Posts tagged Obituary

Robert Kroetsch: 1927-2011

I’ve been trying to think of something poignant, something to encapsulate the wounding blow the writers community here in Canada suffered yesterday with the passing of Robert Kroetsch yesterday at the age of 84.

He was a friend to many and a mentor to many more.

As I write this, I find that I keep referring back to Ariel Gordon’s post about his passing, and I’ve decided that for words on the life of Robert Kroetsch, it should be Ariel’s post that you should read …