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In Memoriam:
John D. MacIsaac

Visitation: Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Service: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 11:00 am
Cemetary: Quantico National Cemetery

John Douglas MacIsaac, 67, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at Mary Washington Hospital following a long illness.

John was born Nov. 8, 1944, in New York, the son of the late John A. and Eleanor Dailey MacIsaac. Due to his father's Air Force assignment, John received his high school diploma from the American Academy (ACS) in Athens, Greece, thus beginning his long love affair with that country. He received his bachelor's degree in classics from Fordham, his master's in archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in classics from Johns Hopkins. While at Hopkins he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to work on his dissertation in Rome. He taught at several institutions of higher learning in Italy and the U.S. including, between 1993 and 2007, the University of Mary Washington.

John served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, flying over 100 combat missions while on active duty as a navigator-bombardier during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Reserve at the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1996.

John is survived by his wife Liane Houghtalin; his sisters Kathleen Scherrer (and Neil) and Mary Scott (and Ron); his brothers Steven (and Nancy), Joseph, Christopher (and Kelley), and Patrick (and Nancy) MacIsaac; and numerous beloved aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

The rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. There will be a eulogy at 6:30 p.m., with visitation following until 8 p.m. A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will follow in Quantico National Cemetery.

Contributions in the memory of John, a lover of cats and history, may be made to the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, the James Monroe Museum, or the charity of the giver's choice.

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Information has now been posted for the 2012 CAV Latin Tournament, the CAV English Essay Contest, and the CAV Latin Essay Contest.

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Caligula Comes To Life At VMFA
by Peter J. Schertz, Ph.D., Curator of Ancient Art, VMFA

For nearly a year, a team of international scholars has been doing new research focused on VMFA’s star example of ancient sculpture – the statue of Emperor Gaius, a.k.a. "Caligula." The results will be presented at the symposium "Caligula 3-D: Man, Myth, Emperor" at VMFA on Sunday, December 4, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the Leslie Cheek Theater at the VMFA in Richmond. [I NEED MORE INFORMATION!]

The President's Message
from Andrew Becker

Salvete omnes,
See you all soon–10 September 2011 in Charlottesville–for the fall meeting of the academic year, though we need a catchy name: "centennial + one" doesn’t quite have a ring to it.

We will have two speakers at this meeting , about whom you will read elsewhere in this newsletter. Both are new to the Classical Association of Virginia, and this highlights a new effort we have begun to spread the influence and presence of our association in the schools and colleges of the state. The most immediate manifestation of this effort is the appointment of two new membership chairs... [READ THE ENTIRE MESSAGE]

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit ~ Vergil's Aeneid, I.203