If you chose to do so, you would find out very quickly you had met your match. Always a student of history, he could discuss basically any subject with a thoroughness that was very rarely rivaled. He loved being a mentor to aspiring writers as well, happily sharing his decades worth of knowledge, advice and wisdom with the next generation. Arnold was a lover of all types of music and literature, but was a true jazz buff at heart. He knew them all well and could describe in great detail what it was like hearing them all perform live.
Arnold was a devoted and doting father and grandfather, having gone to every soccer and little league game, track meet, rock and roll show, opera performance and anything else involving his children or that his grandchild, Anaya, might be participating in.
He supported them unfailingly in everything that they chose to do. He used to tease that Virginia kidnapped him to the cornfields, but truth be told, he loved his adopted hometown of Yellow Springs. He enjoyed growing tomatoes in his huge garden and then in later years, when he was a bit less mobile, would grow them in large pots on the driveway of the beloved home in Yellow Springs.
Arnold touched so many lives for decades and his bright, shining light will be sorely missed by all. There will be a gathering of friends and family on Friday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p. Full Name will not be published without first and last name required. Email will not be published without valid email required. Village Council eyes Sutton Farm for solar array. Local arts collective Toadstool Shadow releases album.
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Register for a free account. Username or E-mail:. Click here to cancel reply. What's New? We can go beyond the murders and the muddles of the present. In all, he published more than 30 books for children and young adults.
In the mids the couple team-taught courses on writing as distinguished visiting professors at Queens College in New York City, and they lectured at various universities nationwide over the years.
Adoff worked closely with Hamilton on her manuscripts and served as her literary agent negotiating book contracts. And both authors mentored numerous writers as they rose in their own careers. Hamilton died in We all need someone to point out that the emperor has no clothes. I know, too, that I write for children because the child in me is still very much alive. His poetry was lighter than the finest French pastry, and at the same time his words could cut into me with a sharpness that drew blood.
I have never known a man who loved his wife more than he loved Virginia. I will eternally be thankful for his unwavering commitment to stand up for equal rights, even in the face of impossible odds. I am forever in his debt. The Millions. Sign up for our Children's Bookshelf newsletter! Children's Announcements. Stay ahead with Tip Sheet!
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