Robert Dale Richardson III

Another additional thing was that after I read his biography of Emerson I sent him a complimentary letter, and after a few weeks he called to thank me for writing. I remember saying to him that I always thought of Emerson as being “Red-Shifted,” that is, part of the expanding mental universe. He laughed and said, “Oh, Tom, I love that!”

After I read his book about the life of Emerson, I wrote to him to tell him what a great job he did on a person who had so positively affected my own life. We exchanged written correspondence a number of times.
It turned out that I had two very expensive leather bound editions of Emerson’s essays that I wanted to donate. He very kindly got that done for me. So sorry to hear of his passing.

One of the finest human beings and literary biographers I have known. Enjoyed his company and conversations as a cardiac patient and friend. Will greatly miss our many lunches together when he was in SW Virginia. So blessed to have known him personally and through his literary work.