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The GMU History Department faculty, mid 1980s: front row: Roy Rosenzweig, Marion Deshmukh (chair), Jack Censer; back row (2): Josephine Pacheco, Peter Henriques, Mian Saeed, Randolph Lytton, Martin Cohen; back row (3): John D'Amico, Jeffrey Stewart,…

Roy introduced me to Carol Lasser at a clam bake in 1976. Four years later Carol and I were married at Cambridge City Hall.

Roy introduced me to Carol Lasser in 1976. Four years later Carol and I were married at Cambridge City Hall.

As grad students, Roy and I worked together on the Radical History Review. He forever after helped me make my way in the discipline, introducing me to new historical approaches and steering me toward professional opportunities.

Beginning in 2001, when he was thirteen, my son Simon spent time each summer at Roy and Deborah's home and worked at the Center for History and New Media. Roy was a great mentor, and Simon is a better person for having Roy as a role model.