In Memoriam: Carl Markgraf, 1928-2015 arl Markgraf was born in Portland. He graduated from Jefferson High School, and served in the US Navy from 1946 to 1949. He later served as first lieutenant in the US Army National Guard’s combat engineers. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Portland. Carl and his wife-to-be Mary Barbara Irene Fleming were active in the University of Portland Theater. They were married in 1951. In 1954, he received the University of Portland’s first master’s degree in theater arts. He taught and directed English and Drama at Wy’East High School in Hood River and at Marylhurst College. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Riverside in 1970. Professor Markgraf joined Portland State University’s English faculty in 1966. He taught courses in drama, including Shakespeare, and nineteenth century literature. Much of his scholarship was focused on British literature of the last decade of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was author of several books, scholarly articles and reviews, and encyclopedia entries. As Portland State University’s English teacher certification adviser, he helped hundreds of students meet the requirements to teach in public high schools. He was an amateur and professional actor on stage and on television. At Portland State, he performed in George Bernard Shaw’s Don Juan in Hell. Professor Markgraf was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara in 1991. They had seven children: Cecily Schoning, Elinor, Karl, Lise, Thomas, Paul, and Anna Gregory, twenty-two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. A funeral Mass was held on June 5, at Holy Rosary Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blanchet House or to the St. Francis Dining Hall. RAPS extends sincere condolences to Professor Markgraf’s family. --John Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English In Memoriam: Robert Williams, 1929-2014 obert Williams, Associate Professor Emeritus of English, was born in San Francisco in 1929 and grew up with his brother in an Episcopal boys’ home. He died in Portland in November 2014. He earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a teaching assistant at Berkeley for four years before receiving his doctorate. He taught at Central Washington University for three years before joining the faculty of the Portland State College Department of English in 1967. Professor Williams’ academic specialties included literature of the Renaissance, especially Renaissance drama, satire, and comedy. He was an active member of the Pacific Northwest Renaissance Conference, presenting several papers before it and chairing a session of the conference at Portland State University. He also produced a performance of a Renaissance play for the Conference and another play performed at the New Theater, Portland. While at Portland State, he developed an interest in technical writing while preparing reports for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bonneville Power Administration. Technical writing has become a stable offering of the Portland State University English Department. Professor Williams loved working with wood, both as a carpenter and home remodeler and a sculptor. He helped remodel the houses of several colleagues, and he produced a number of fine woodcarvings. His daughters, Christine Laennec of Glasgow, Scotland and Sarah Wayland of Portland; an older sister, Evelyn, of Mountain View, California; and five grandchildren survive Professor Williams. A memorial service was held at the home of Gregory and Jane Goekjian. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street. Portland. RAPS extends sincere condolences to Professor Williams’ family. --John Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English 6 C R
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