MARCIA COLISH

Marcia played an invaluable role in my life, as I worked on my dissertation. Always kind, always wise in pointing the way forward, and always supportive in my journey through life. May her memory be eternal!

We at Joint Effort continue to miss our friend, Marcia, for her wit and intelligence. What fun we would all have as she tried to figure out the days riddle and trivia questions. She would get so disgusted at times and roll her eyes at the stupidity of some of the answers that did not meet with her approval. She was one of a kind and she is very much missed and still talked about from 4 to 5 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Fondly, Janice Rosenberg

Marcia was my next door neighbor. She was selfless, respectful and kind. She is greatly missed by me as well as our Seaview Terrace community.

I was a student of Marcia Colish at Oberlin over 60 years ago, a wonderful lingering memory of her class was her rendering of the papal bull of Boniface VIII to King Philip IV of France, "Ausculta fili" when she characterized the Pope's admonition in her Long Island accent as, "Listen, sonny." That will linger in my memory forever. I so wish Marcia could have been my mentor.

Although I was an American Studies major at Oberlin, I took several Medieval History courses with Marcia Colish from 1969-1973. She was a brilliant lecturer and gave wonderfully original exams. I've always remembered her with great esteem.

One of the best courses I encountered during my Oberlin years, in 1969. Prof. Colish opened my eyes to many things, which I was dearly grateful for.

My heart is broken my dear friend of many years has gone to heaven you will be dearly missed Marcia , my wife and I will miss you dearly and all the great trips you were on and hearing about it , my love to Faith your sister

I was in Ms. Colish's seminar on the Classical Tradition in the Medieval Ages and Renaissance and then her survey history course. Her delivery was so dazzling it was like she had lifted a veil, revealing a joy in learning I had scarcely imagined possible. She asked questions that I am still investigating, nearly 50 years later. In the seminar, I first put together a string of ideas - of causality in history - that was a major step to my work as a writer. Another thing I admired was her...

Have many fond memories of Marcia at our chosen gym, Joint Effort, in Guilford, CT. Her knowledge was astounding and it was great fun to watch her answer riddles and trivia that changed daily and to observe her mind working to find the right answers and her disgust when what she perceived to be the answer wasn´t what she had in mind. Marcia, we will miss you.