Demetrius Delane McDowell *99

After a long illness, Demetrius McDowell died in NYC Aug. 17, 2003. He was 38.

He had all but completed his doctoral dissertation in American literature on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James. In the course of his graduate work, McDowell went blind as a result of encephalitis. He was able to continue his studies by means of the computer-aided transformation of written materials into vocal playback. McDowell also contributed articles on film, theater and music to the Rutgers Observer. He is survived by his parents, John and Virginia McDowell, and by his companion, Laurence R. Taylor.

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