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LEONARD NEWCOMB Obituary
Graduating from Amherst College with a B.A. in English Literature, Leonard was sustained throughout his life by his love of literature, art, and music. He was a skilled woodworker, draftsman, and artist. He will be missed by many friends, as well as former colleagues and students at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, where he was Professor of Landscape Architecture and Design from 1976-2009, serving also as Chief Critic for the Rhode Island School of Design in Rome from 1998-2000.
Services will be private. For more information and online condolences please visit www.HamelLydon.com In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.
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Rebecca Tuttle
July 10, 2019
My late brother, Dan Tuttle, a RISD landscape architecture student in the early 80's, came to know and greatly admire Leonard. Thanks to their enduring friendship, I found myself spending a memorable afternoon with Leonard looking at art in Boston including a small exhibit of Julian Schnabel plate paintings. I am not an artist, but Leonard was so respectful of my thoughts and impressions and so generous, yet modest, in sharing his. That my memory of that lovely afternoon has persisted for 30 years, speaks to Leonard's unique character. Today, two months after Leonard's passing, I finished booking a trip to Providence to tour RISD with my daughter and decided to reach out to Leonard to see if we could meet again. Alas. To Leonard's family I am truly sorry for your loss.
James Heroux
May 21, 2019
While at RISD, Leonard was never my professor, my critic, or my professional advisor, but somehow he became my greatest teacher. His calming demeanor, measured observations when he glanced at the thoughts on my desk, and ability to look beyond the defined task broadened my view of our profession and taught me that design existed in the subtleness of life around us and, if we chose to, we could learn from everyone, and everything we came in contact with. Thank you, Leonard for being there then, and now.
Diego Ramirez-Lovering
May 20, 2019
I am very sore to hear of Leonards passing. He was my thesis advisor at RISD in 1997 and was a great influence in my thinking and my career overall. He was brilliant and witty, and was also a voice of reason and a calming force within the madness of late 90s RISD. I will forever remember him in this way.
My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. Diego Ramírez-Lovering
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