James Alan Pletcher

I was a student of Professor Pletcher at Brooklyn College, where I took a Classics course with him, and desperately wish I had taken more. He had a ferocious passion for his subject. He was inspirational. He profoundly shaped my understanding of the ancient world and how it relates to myself and the present world at large. He was admired by many young ladies, as well, for multiple reasons. I wish I had stayed in touch. RIP Professor Pletcher, you were a real one.

James Pletcher was my professor at Brooklyn College and left a great impact in my college career and even beyond. He not only inspired my love for classical culture but I also took a philosophy class with him that I think about to this day. Quite literally the class impacted how I think about the world and my place in it (and in some ways it even impacted my career path). I recently wanted to reach out to James to let him know just that and came across this page. I am sorry I didn´t reach out...

I was just suddenly thinking about Jim and wondering how he was, and I found this. My heart is broken. Gerri, you probably don´t know me, but Jim and I dated in Brooklyn in the early 2000s. He meant the world to me, and I wanted to thank you for raising him to be the kindest, gentlest, funniest, most intelligent, sweetest soul. I will always cherish the memories I have with him.

Professor Pletcher was one of my favorite professors at Brooklyn College, certainly the most enthusiastic and probably the funniest. There is one particular memory that I've always treasured: After returning from Thanksgiving break to our Intro to Classical Cultures class, no one - myself included - seemed to have read up on Aeneid, and there were nearly no hands up for the questions after questions Professor Pletcher asked. In response, he chuckled and said, "Oh no! Sounds like too much...

Dearest Pletcher family,

James and I crossed paths at Brooklyn college where he was my professor. I didn't know at the time, but boy was I in for a treat. Professor Pletcher is someone I remember fondly, our conversations about Greek myth, his fondness for yellow sneakers, and general charisma in the classroom has yet to be matched by any other Professor I've had. He was an absolute gem of a professor and I will cherish the memories of his classroom and our conversations forever. Truly...

Mr Pletcher must have been the one favorite professor I had in Brooklyn College. He had so much passion for Greek history, but that passion bled through for us students and the people around him. He would always ramble on about how things were unjust about current events and how he felt about us and our generation. I remember his last YouTube video for the semester, he shed some tears about missing us and hoping everyone is okay. I will dearly miss him.

I had Professor Pletcher countless times as a undergraduate student in Brooklyn College a decade ago. I wanted to email him about my accomplishments as a teacher since I learned so much from him and he made such a positive impact throughout my college years and my own teaching. As I was looking for his email recently, I saw that he had passed away. This was so sad and devastating. Professor Pletcher was a great person and was very passionate and caring. His love for Classics and his teaching...

I had Professor Pletcher as a lecturer last fall. I remember how personable he was, and how passionate he was in his teaching others. More so, I remember how he would always have time for me, whether it was via email or if it was just happening to meet him on the street. I am extremely saddened to hear of his passing, and the world is now a little worse than it was.

Jim was my professor but he became my friend. We had many great conversations about life, our shared love of film and music, and disdain for the overrated Beatles. He recommended songs for my coronavirus playlist and we exchanged many, many jokes during the difficult times of quarantine. Jim is one of those rare souls that you meet and instantly connect with and know you will be lifelong friends. I only wish I got to know him more. Jim will be an eternal friend that I will never forget. He...