Remembering Allyson Carlye’s lifelong work as a cataloger through her 2010 appearance in the iSchool’s “Librarians Do Gaga” video.
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September 24, 2020 at 6:09 pm
One of the first words that comes to mind when I think of our dear friend Allyson is loyalty. She personified it. I loved that about her. Once you became a friend of Allyson’s you were a friend for life. I can attest to that because she and I met in sixth grade and were friends ever after. In our adult lives we met infrequently since we lived far apart but it always felt as if no time at all had passed whenever we got together.
I admired Allyson’s great success in her chosen field and it has been wonderful reading how many people were helped and changed by having her as a colleague and mentor. In earlier days I remember her often talking about her own academic advisor, Elaine, who was there for her all during the long process of acquiring her PhD. Allyson obviously became just such a strong mentor to her own students. She brought her warmth and generosity to every strand of her life and career. Her devotion to her students and colleagues, many of whom became friends, and her keen intelligence and integrity were always evident.
Allyson built a stellar career but carved out time for other interests beside, and she was the most fun to do things with! I remember when my husband and I visited her when she was living in LA and frantically busy with her job and her studies. She still found time, in the week we spent staying with her, to take us to three plays! She loved city life, the theatre, music, long hikes, interesting restaurants, and our times with her in LA, New York, and Seattle are such a pleasure to recall.
I think of Allyson as a seeker, too. I admired her faith and her patience. And I feel as though her loving, vivid presence will always be with us.
I admired Allyson’s great success in her chosen field and it has been wonderful reading how many people were helped and changed by having her as a colleague and mentor. In earlier days I remember her often talking about her own academic advisor, Elaine, who was there for her all during the long process of acquiring her PhD. Allyson obviously became just such a strong mentor to her own students. She brought her warmth and generosity to every strand of her life and career. Her devotion to her students and colleagues, many of whom became friends, and her keen intelligence and integrity were always evident.
Allyson built a stellar career but carved out time for other interests beside, and she was the most fun to do things with! I remember when my husband and I visited her when she was living in LA and frantically busy with her job and her studies. She still found time, in the week we spent staying with her, to take us to three plays! She loved city life, the theatre, music, long hikes, interesting restaurants, and our times with her in LA, New York, and Seattle are such a pleasure to recall.
I think of Allyson as a seeker, too. I admired her faith and her patience. And I feel as though her loving, vivid presence will always be with us.