Editor:
I am writing to you regarding the recent layoff of Dr. Laurence E. Devlin, the Director of Research and Development in Continuing Studies.
In the UVic PEA Chapter Executive, we received the news of Dr. Devlin's layoff with surprise and sadness. It was difficult for us to believe that one of the first people to be covered by our first contract's layoff language would be our first president! It is hard to summarize the appreciation we have for his service to the UVic community. He has filled so many roles here at UVic from student to Alma Mater Society president to professor to senior administrator to president of our chapter of the PEA, and may other roles in the former Professional Staff Association as well. Larry's PEA colleagues, and this university as a whole, owe him a great debt of gratitude for his many years of dedicated service. He helped to create and nurture the collegial atmosphere that still persists on the UVic campus. Our thanks go out to Larry for that legacy.
We will miss Larry's presence and his influence.
Glen Darling, M.Sc., President, UVic Chapter P.E.A.