Comments on: RIP Peter Lyman

By: anon

anon — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:05:49 +0000

I have only regrets

By: Chris Giddings

Chris Giddings — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:03:59 +0000

It is the few who can incite energy within us to push for change and the few who help us to understand it to be truly possible.

I am truly sorrowful for the loss of Peter Lyman and his possible future contributions to our great, but flawed world.

May his passing inspire you to do your greatest work, to incite the same fervor and energy in your students and in yourself to bring about the forms of radical change you and he had so hypothesized in public and private venues.

By: Sarah Price

Sarah Price — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:18:27 +0000

Peter – a giant who casts a long shadow. Very very sorry.

Sarah (Edinburgh)

By: Diana Nicholson

Diana Nicholson — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:46:53 +0000

I have had a quote by Peter Lyman on my office wall for several years. Today I decided to re-search his work to see if I could locate the source of the quote I have long since misplaced. His words:
“The tension between theory and practice becomes a chasm of alienation when private sorrows are suffered silently, unredeemed by collective reflection and response.”

I am sorry to hear of his passing. His words live on even among those such as I who did not know him personally.

By: Matti Rantanen

Matti Rantanen — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:18:09 +0000

I join you in this grief. I am heart broken. I will always remember Peter as a person who did not believe in the status quo, who redefined circumstances, who braved to include people from the fringe of systems, who saw beyond the surface, who made people feel as one, who included, not excluded, who saw boundaries where others did not, and who redefined the boundaries others lacked knowledge of. Peter was a person who lived by such high standards, who went to the field and changed the life for the benefit of his students and who did not think twice at the cost of that effort. Missing Peter, Matti

By: Bodhi

Bodhi — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:36:56 +0000

I am so sorry…I remember when I met you a couple months ago, you told me about your situation with your advisor and his failing health. I really appreciated reading what you wrote here about him, and I can get a taste of what your experience with him was like and also your loss. You are so right about few people having a close relationship with their advisors, as I can attest. Thank you for sharing this, and remember that Peter’s lessons live on through you.

By: Bertil

Bertil — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:14:24 +0000

Sincerest sympathies; condolences to his family.

By: bob carlton

bob carlton — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:11:57 +0000

I met Peter once – he welcomed me into his home, listened as if he profoundly cared, was generous with his time and ideas. The universe is in motion because of folks like Peter – their hope and dreams fuel stuff, in a way that fossils just can not.

Thoughts & prayers to you & all others who mourn his passing.

By: Alice Robison

Alice Robison — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:54:26 +0000

danah, thanks for sharing such a loving account of Peter. I’d never met him personally but am a big fan and can see his influence in all the people from the Digital Youth project. Thankfully I have not lost my greatest mentors but the way you communicate your respect and love for Peter is something I sincerely share. I hope that Peter’s death reminds us all to continue to show our mentors how much we appreciate their friendship and support.

By: sacha pearson

sacha pearson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:57:28 +0000

Thanks for your wonderful post. It’s been several years since I’ve seen Peter but this really reminded me of what a gem he was. He’ll be very much missed.