Edith M Dixon
December 26, 1951 - January 16, 2014
Obituary
MADISON-Edith M.”Edie” Dixon, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Edie was born on December 26, 1951, in Morristown, NJ, the daughter of Warren and Jessie Dixon. She grew up in Verona, NJ, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The George Washington University in 1974 and received her Master of Library Sciences degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1977. Edie moved to Madison and began working at the Memorial Library in 1987, where she was a senior academic librarian with the library technology group at the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was very dedicated to her work and deeply valued her coworkers. Outside of work Edie loved any and all dogs, especially her Irish Wolfhounds, Rhonda, Grady and Claire. When not working, Edie was an avid recreational reader with a special love for murder mysteries and science fiction novels featuring female protagonists. Edie is survived by her partner, Joan Ward and her siblings, Susan Sample, Martha Rekrut, Leslie (Larry) Cook and David (Daryl) Dixon. She was preceded in death by her parents. A Celebration of Edie’s Life will be held at the At&T Lounge of the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Thursday, January 23, 2014. For online condolences please visit, www.gundersonfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dane County Humane Society, Madison Public Library or the UW Memorial Library. Edie very much mattered in her own quiet way. She will be deeply missed.
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Lori Hubbard
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Dear Joan,
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Lori Hubbard
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AH
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"Edie very much mattered in her own quiet way." - That is touching and heartbreaking. It speaks volumes about a woman I've never met. Condolences and peace to those who love her.
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laura
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Edie was as inspiration to many of her colleagues around the world. She was generous with her time and always helpful. I will miss emailing her about the weather. It's funny that I was at the UW for many years, but never knew her, and then moved to Colorado and she became a good and valued friend. I will miss her humor and kindness.
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Helene
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Edie handled her tech support work with great skill and kindness and a wicked sense of humor, all of which meant alot to both technophobes like me and those who knew what they were doing. This is a terrible loss to the library and everyone who knew her even slightly.
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Jill
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I loved needing help from Edie who was always so good-humored and knowledgeable. What an incredible loss for the library.
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Ian McGregor
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I never knew Edie in person. I just wanted you to know that her generosity of spirit in sharing her knowledge with us all via the e-lists will be greatly missed. Sometimes, we write about people having 'global influence' without really understanding just how widespread that influence has been. Edie's influence certainly extended to Australia.
In sympathy.
Ian McGregor
Lending Services Librarian
Monash University Library