Comments on: Professor of German Craig Decker ’78, an ‘irascible and quick-witted’ teacher and scholar with ‘great depth and curiosity,’ dies at age 61 /news/2018/03/23/professor-of-german-craig-decker-78-an-irascible-teacher-and-scholar-with-deep-depth-and-curiosity-dies-at-age-61/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jay Burns /news/2018/03/23/professor-of-german-craig-decker-78-an-irascible-teacher-and-scholar-with-deep-depth-and-curiosity-dies-at-age-61/#comment-263101 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:29:00 +0000 /news/?p=113974#comment-263101 In reply to David Klotz.

Thank you David.

]]> By: David Klotz /news/2018/03/23/professor-of-german-craig-decker-78-an-irascible-teacher-and-scholar-with-deep-depth-and-curiosity-dies-at-age-61/#comment-263100 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:14:00 +0000 /news/?p=113974#comment-263100 My condolences to Professor Decker’s family and the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community.
Although he didn’t know it, Professor Decker had a great influence on me. I took his German classes as a first year then went with him to Austria for short term.
I loved the experience so much i spent my junior year in Munich on his recommendation.
My experiences in Austria and Germany have had a profound impact – i met my future wife, learned to travel well, and gained much needed self-confidence.
I will never forget Professor Decker’s gentle style and the twinkle in his eye when discussing anything he was passionate about.
Sincerely
David Klotz ’98

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