JAMES MICHAEL LARKIN

Thinking of you, Marie, on this sad anniversary. I still use Jim´s expressions in my teaching. He lives on! Love to you.

Dear Jim and Family, I simply cannot believe I just learned of Jim's death. I am shocked and saddened. Jim and I worked together at GSE and came to regard him a friend. I left GSE in 1986 and Jim, I still owe you.

I had not been in regular contact with Hatch for the last 20 or 30 years but for some reason, a week or so ago, I looked him up on the Internet and found that he had passed away! A big shock. For some reason I took him for a guy that would go on forever-he always seemed to know what he was doing and what he was about.
I feel privileged to be his friend at Edinboro. I met him in 1960 and roomed together with him for a time in 1961 and also in 1963. After college, I remember visiting him...

Dear Marie, Colin, and Jonathan,
We are shocked to learn, just today 8/22/14, of Jim's passing over a year ago. We should have known something was awry when we did not hear from him for a while. We are driving back to PA and were hoping to have a visit. Unable to reach you by telephone or email, we resorted to the internet and learned of Jim's death.
Please know that we are feeling your loss anew and that are hearts are heavy for having lost a lifelong friend. Please call or email us...

Hatch has been a friend since 1962 at Edinboro State College. He was such an individualist. I can see him now with a long winter scarf wrapped round his neck. I was on the debate team with him and his depth of knowledge and dry humor remained through his life. He came out here to AZ several times. I send much love and thoughts to you' his beloved family.

Reading Jim Larkin's condolences reminds me of the essence of what he taught me about leadership: "The best measure of a true leader is if they matter when they are NOT there". Jim, you clearly matter when you are not here! You have greatly influenced me as a father, husband, and business professional. Your family should be very proud of your legacy. Thank you!

I recently learned that Jim had passed away. He was one of my favorite teachers in the graduate school of education. One afternoon, he, Marilyn Cochran Smith and I plotted how to get my boyfriend to propose to me! Jim told me to play hard to get!

Dear Marie, Colin and Jonathan,

I have been living in Ireland for the last number of years and regretfully just learned of Jim's passing. Jim was my Secondary Education Professor back in 1997 and for many years after he used to check in on me at University City High School where I taught Social Studies. He was always inspirational - encouraging us to challenge injustice head on and push out boundaries. His teaching was humane, ethical and just. He was a fantastic role model for how to...

Jim was one of best teachers ever. I just found out about his passing last night and am so, so sad. Every time I passed the Larkins' house, I thought, I should stop by and have a chat. How I wish I had! Jim welcomed me to the Independent Schools Master's program with open arms. When I went back to class, 28 days after having my daughter, he made sure I was "with him." Jim gave me all the time I needed to finish the work, while I was learning to be a new mother, which he deemed the most...