Raised in a Helotes house without water and electricity, John Igo became a distinguished poet, author, theater critic and teacher. He died Tuesday at age 89.
Igo reigned for decades as San Antonio's genial literary uncle, generously mentoring, nurturing and critiquing local writers.
Igo also produced plays, taught poetry to deaf adults, managed the Theater Archive at the San Antonio Library and took great pride in having a branch library on Kyle Seale Parkway named in his honor.
But his true life's passion was perhaps best known to the college students to whom he revealed the wonders of English literature in sometimes unscripted lectures that led them to places unimaginable.
"He taught at San Antonio College for 47 years and he saw himself foremost as an English teacher. All the books and awards were secondary," said his niece Christine Kiesel.
A descendant of 19th century settlers, Igo was a lifelong student of the history and culture of San Antonio. His death Tuesday of heart failure at age 89 triggered a flood of memories of those who had known him.
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Aug. 11, 2016
Igo reigned for decades as San Antonio's genial literary uncle, generously mentoring, nurturing and critiquing local writers.
Igo also produced plays, taught poetry to deaf adults, managed the Theater Archive at the San Antonio Library and took great pride in having a branch library on Kyle Seale Parkway named in his honor.
But his true life's passion was perhaps best known to the college students to whom he revealed the wonders of English literature in sometimes unscripted lectures that led them to places unimaginable.
"He taught at San Antonio College for 47 years and he saw himself foremost as an English teacher. All the books and awards were secondary," said his niece Christine Kiesel.
A descendant of 19th century settlers, Igo was a lifelong student of the history and culture of San Antonio. His death Tuesday of heart failure at age 89 triggered a flood of memories of those who had known him.
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Aug. 11, 2016
Raised in a Helotes house without water and electricity, John Igo became a distinguished poet, author, theater critic and teacher. He died Tuesday at age 89.
Igo reigned for decades as San Antonio's genial literary uncle, generously mentoring, nurturing and critiquing local writers.
Igo also produced plays, taught poetry to deaf adults, managed the Theater Archive at the San Antonio Library and took great pride in having a branch library on Kyle Seale Parkway named in his honor.
But his true life's passion was perhaps best known to the college students to whom he revealed the wonders of English literature in sometimes unscripted lectures that led them to places unimaginable.
"He taught at San Antonio College for 47 years and he saw himself foremost as an English teacher. All the books and awards were secondary," said his niece Christine Kiesel.
A descendant of 19th century settlers, Igo was a lifelong student of the history and culture of San Antonio. His death Tuesday of heart failure at age 89 triggered a flood of memories of those who had known him.
[email protected]
Aug. 11, 2016
Igo reigned for decades as San Antonio's genial literary uncle, generously mentoring, nurturing and critiquing local writers.
Igo also produced plays, taught poetry to deaf adults, managed the Theater Archive at the San Antonio Library and took great pride in having a branch library on Kyle Seale Parkway named in his honor.
But his true life's passion was perhaps best known to the college students to whom he revealed the wonders of English literature in sometimes unscripted lectures that led them to places unimaginable.
"He taught at San Antonio College for 47 years and he saw himself foremost as an English teacher. All the books and awards were secondary," said his niece Christine Kiesel.
A descendant of 19th century settlers, Igo was a lifelong student of the history and culture of San Antonio. His death Tuesday of heart failure at age 89 triggered a flood of memories of those who had known him.
[email protected]
Aug. 11, 2016
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