USA Africa Dialogue Series - News about Professor Lionel Cliffe

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Subject: News about Professor Lionel Cliffe

Dear LUCAS friends and colleagues (apologies for cross-posts)

We write with terribly sad news: our esteemed colleague and very dear friend Professor Lionel Cliffe died last Wednesday evening. Lionel had been unwell but his death was not expected, and he continued to work and participate in LUCAS and other Africanist activities, as well as his research, with his usual dedication and enthusiasm.

Lionel will be cremated at Grenoside Crematorium, 5 Skew Hill Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8RZ  on Monday 4th November at 12.30, followed by a celebration of his life, with reflections from friends and family, at Wortley Hall, Wortley Village, Wortley S35 7DB  from 1.30pm.  All those who knew Lionel are welcome to both or either event.

Family flowers only.  Donations in Lionel's memory may be given to the 'Lionel Cliffe Memorial Research Scholarship', (mark donations accordingly please) to Co-operative Bank, sort code 089075, account no. 50181461.

Plates for donations will be available at both venues.

This is a great loss to us, and we will have a fuller dedication and obituary in the LUCAS Bulletin which is due out shortly. We also plan to hold a memorial event which we will anounce in due course. We enclose an attachment, for now (and which remains fitting), which was written when Lionel 'retired' in 2001.

Please distribute the message to other friends and colleagues- with many thanks

With best wishes and in solidarity,
From all at LUCAS

Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) Director, Prof Jane Plastow, Deputy Director Prof Ray Bush Room 3.01a Hillary Place University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 343 5069