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My own memories of Kevin and working with him go back for 3 or
more years. As long as I have been with the ALC Kevin has been there, a
willing worker, always willing to help, always willing to learn, always
willing to be supportive of ideas needed for the ALC. He has helped with
presentations, workshops and colloquiums. He was a great team player
and led quietly, humbly and intelligently. He was someone I knew I could
count on, someone who was very competent and very trustworthy. I will
miss his quiet, eager and willing spirit at our ALC activities. He was
an inspiration in his own quiet way.
-Janet Pierce
Janet Pierce (third from the right) with Kevin Cleary (second from left) after TESOL Colloquium 2013
Debbie, Maria and Kevin at the TESOL ALC Assembly 2013, Dallas, TX
TESOL International would like to pay tribute to Kevin Cleary,
president of our sister association in Japan, JALT, who sadly passed
away in January. As TESOL France president, I (Debbie) would describe
Kevin as a true professional. Kevin was a dear friend of many in TESOL
and IATEFL. Together with Maria Trapero of TESOL Mexico, Kevin and I
spent the last 3 years lobbying TESOL International with the aim of
increasing benefits for all its affiliates. Despite our cultural ELT
differences—JALT, MexTESOL, and TESOL France—the three of us formed a
unique professional and personal bond.
-Debbie West and Maria Trapero
Kevin Cleary and Debbie West
Kevin Cleary and Maria Trapero
With Kevin,
we made efforts that have since borne fruit, with entry to the Annual
Convention, for example, now free to all affiliate members. We all recognise
the significant contribution Kevin made to the ELT community as a whole,
helping to bring together trainers from across the world to share and grow as
one. Maria and I miss him so much, as probably many others do. He was also our
friend and his departure has saddened us.
-Debbie West and Maria Trapero
Kevin, Maria and Debbie at the TESOL ALC Assembly 2012, Philadelphia, PA
Find Kevin Cleary’s obituary here. |
