KENNETH-LEWES-Obituary

KENNETH LEWES

New York, New York

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LEWES--Kenneth A. June 8, 1943-April 17, 2020 died of complications of COVID-19. Born in the Bronx, and after graduating from Bronx High School of Science, earned a BA from Cornell and PhD from Harvard in English Literature. After several years as professor of Renaissance Literature at Rutgers,...

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I was a good friend of Kenneth. We went to junior high together and moved on to Bronx science He was brilliant And hilariously funny I enjoyed so much the time my parents and I spent with Ken Noreen and joe and ann Truly some of the best memories of my younger years in the Bronx I looked him up on google because "mambo Italian o was playing and it reminded me so much of that family I wish that I had done it sooner He was a great friend

I took a great course with KL, circa 1975, at Rutgers. Paradise Lost still resonates as an epic that I understand from that class! He showed how convincing Satan's temptation speeches are....and, siding with Blake, that satan is a figure of magnificent energy! (it's hard to lose a contest, be a good winner, etc). He was kind, and witty, and as a nervous, easily intimidated kid, found talking to him a relief: he would listen, he cared. Never great friends, but I once visited him when he lived...

I am so saddened by Ken's death. Ken and I got to know each other in 1980 while we were serving on an inter-disciplinary diagnostic/treatment team in Adult Out-patient Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Health System. Ken was a brilliant scholar of psychology, literature, philosophy, history, science. Ken was a wonderful human being--friendly, playful, kind, generous. He had a profound impact on me and on so many others. I will miss him very much. Love and peace to all Ken's family.

Kenneth shared his warmth and intelligence with others. We honor him for his generous spirit and kindness. May you Rest In Peace Ken.

I feel blessed to have known Ken, and to have enjoyed his wit, brilliant mind, and gourmet cooking many times over the past several years. Sending love and warm wishes to Gary and the rest of his family.

A beautiful remembrance. Ken will be missed for his warmth, intelligence, and of course! his fabulous culinary gifts
Love, Joe & Bob