A remembrance of Mary K. Oyer
June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024
GOSHEN, Indiana, June 12 -- Goshen College issued the following news:
Mary K. Oyer '45, professor emerita of music, died on January 11, 2024, at the age of 100. These are the edited remarks President Rebecca Stoltzfus shared at Mary's memorial service on March 10.
Mary K. Oyer in 2016.
AT A MOMENT like this, it is natural to lionize Mary. A lion -- imagine a female lion -- is an appropriate metaphor. But I also want to humanize Mary.
. . .
Mary K. Oyer '45, professor emerita of music, died on January 11, 2024, at the age of 100. These are the edited remarks President Rebecca Stoltzfus shared at Mary's memorial service on March 10.
Mary K. Oyer in 2016.
AT A MOMENT like this, it is natural to lionize Mary. A lion -- imagine a female lion -- is an appropriate metaphor. But I also want to humanize Mary.
. . .