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November 15, 2002 |
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Mike Andrei
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John T. Masterson, retired Associate Professor of English at Daemen College, died Friday, November 8, after a long illness. He was eighty-three.
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Mr. Masterson taught British literature at Daemen from its founding as Rosary Hill College. In addition to his work on the faculty senate, on various committees and as a faculty mentor, he served as English Department chairperson from 1948 to 1970. He was recipient of the President’s Award in 1978 and was further honored with a scholarship established in his name in 1987, on the occasion of the college’s fortieth anniversary. Even after retiring in 1999, he continued to teach courses each semester on Chaucer and Shakespeare. |
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Buffalo-born Masterson received his A.B. in 1941 from Canisius College
and his M.A. in 1950 from the University of Buffalo, where he wrote
his thesis on “Mysticism and the Poetry of Francis Thompson.”
He completed additional graduate coursework at Cornell University
(1951), Syracuse University (1962-1963), and the University of Buffalo
(1970-1971). Prior to his tenure at Daemen, he taught at Stella Niagara
Seminary (1941-1942), Veteran’s High School (1947), and the
University of Buffalo (1946-1950). Mr. Masterson also served in the U. S. Army from 1942 to 1946. As a paratrooper, he was dropped behind enemy lines during the Normandy invasion. Fittingly, he was buried, with military honors, on Veterans Day. The classically trained Masterson is remembered for his stoic, self-effacing demeanor, his formidable intellect and independence, and, above all, his dedication to teaching. He is survived by his wife Annette Fraustino Masterson, son Marc Masterson, daughter Amy Masterson, sisters Margaret Walsh and Norma Flood, and brother Robert Masterson. |
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