Rose-Marie Chierici

Alex, thank you for the time I got to spend with Rosemarie while we were in DC in 71-72. You guys live in Gaithersburg and I would go visit with Nellie almost every week. My godmother was such a caring person and though I did not see her often, I loved her dearly and always called her "ma marraine". Once she was on a layover in Orlando and she called and I took our kids with me to see her near the gate (pre 9/11). What a joy it was to see her and how loving she was to our kids. I will...

Dear Alex and Family, The world lost a unique individual when your dearest Rose-Marie died. I was so saddened when I learned this and regret very much that Rose-Marie and I were barely in touch these recent years. She was more than a neighbor and friend; more than a fellow Graduate Student. She was clearly a role model: her concern for the people of Haiti was an extension of her concern for the world. I will always remember her laugh and her smile and her ability to listen and provide...

I will always remember Rose-Marie as a wonderful professor and a colleague who inspired a love of social justice and who taught about the origins of exploitation in colonial practices rooted in racism. We came to a Geneseo in the same year, both as older people who came to college teaching after working in jobs that carry forth our ideal of creating a beloved community.

Always a gentle soul, she taught by example and carried her classroom work and her students with her into the...

I will always remember Rose-Marie as a wonderful professor and a colleague who inspired a love of social justice and who taught about the origins of exploitation in colonial practices rooted in racism. We came to a Geneseo in the same year, both as older people who came to college teaching after working in jobs that carry forth our ideal of creating a beloved community.

Always a gentle soul, she taught by example and carried her classroom work and her students with her into the...

Borgne will not forget your work and the love you have shown us as you have helped our people and continue to help us.

OBOY SE POU NOU TOUT
As you used to say “We are BORGNE. And so are you.”

Rose-Marie inspired many students at SUNY Geneseo, not only to learn about anthropology, but also to engage in service to others. I cherished her as a colleague because she was always so generous with her time, her wisdom, and her heart. I am very sorry to learn of her passing and extend my condolences to her family.