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Susan H posted a condolence
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Dr. Riemers was my Professor and advisor at Collins College while I worked on my German BA . I will be forever indebted to her for her teaching, mentorship and friendship during that time. Miss you.
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Robert L. Maronic posted a condolence
Monday, November 20, 2023
Miss Reimers was that rare professor who could turn an indifferent German student into a German major or minor. She was that good. I took two semesters of German with her as a Roanoke College exchange student in 1979. During the first semester there were only two students in the class. My second semester was a one-on-one tutorial in her Turner Hall office so I always had to be prepared. She was rather demanding but fair. I especially remember studying German Romantic poetry from the 1830s and watching Leni Riefenstahl films from the 1930s. I especially remember her criticism of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt whom she jokingly thought glued his hair onto his head. She also placed a lot of emphasis on good pronunciation and spoken German. In retrospect, I wish I had minored in German.
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Susan Hudson posted a condolence
Sunday, April 12, 2015
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Theresia Reimers. I was a German major at Hollins from 1977-1979. Theresia was my professor, advisor, mentor and friend. She provided me a wonderful academic education. More importantly she taught and guided me through so many life lessons. I will always carry a piece of her in my heart.
I will always remember her flamboyance, flaming red hair, the long purple velvet cape and cruising with her in the vintage red Triumph Spitfire, classes in her office surrounded by plants and my kittens stalking make-believe critters in that jungle. She even got me to listen to and appreciate Wagner!!!! And I could talk to her about anything. She understood everything. I e-mailed her at Hollins a few years ago, in German and she was so proud that I could still converse in German. She was my blessing. My sincerest condolences to Everett and family and all of the students she touched in that way only she could do. Tschuss meine Freundin!
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Tudy Cox Hill posted a condolence
Monday, February 16, 2015
Dr Reimers was one of three memorable teachers for me at Hollins. She taught Wagnerian opera the fall of my freshman year; I had grown up listening ( in the background) to my father enjoy radio every Saturday afternoon broadcast from the Met. I didn't know anymore about Wagner than another composer, but after 4 months of listening to this wonderful scholar open my mind to the 'other' ( creativity, passion, and possibility), I still recall the Wagnerian musical themes and some of the powerful folk tales that inspired them. Dr Reimers seemed 'other-worldly' and magical to my naive, young mind- her voice, her radiant hair, and her academic grasp of a subject. My impressionable spirit was fed so completely by this woman whom I never saw again, but never forgot. Thank you, Theresia.
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Dwight Holland, MD, PhD posted a condolence
Friday, February 13, 2015
Dear Family and Friends of Dr Reimers:
Very sad to hear the news of this outstanding faculty member's passing.
I submitted an article in tribute to Dr Reimers to the Roanoke Times this afternoon. They are going to publish it ASAP.
She was a wonderful person, with a colorful personality, a bright faulty member, and a member of my master's thesis committee.
I will bring a copy of the article I submitted tomorrow to her service.
With sympathy,
Dwight
Dwight Holland
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Angela Watkins posted a condolence
Friday, February 13, 2015
"Angela, you're not just a student who gets good grades, you have ideas," Dr. Reimers told me one day. She always believed in my abilities and never hesitated to write letters of recommendation for me to top doctoral programs in German.
I recall her love for the music of Richard Wagner and also the picture of King Ludwig II that she kept in her office. I remember when I was just a "pup" in the study of the German language, she had us beginners watching T.V. programs and listening to jingles in German. It was thrilling. I had wanted to study German ever since I was 11, but had no opportunity to do so until college. By the end of freshman year, I was a confirmed German Romanticist!
I also got to watch movies by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl and the home movies by Hitler's mistress Eva Braun. We had intelligent conversations about these, not at all what I expected.
Dr. Theresia Reimers made my sojourn at then-Hollins College special. I'm glad she was my teacher!
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annie dillard posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
I was one of her students. The course was German literature in translation.
There were 3 of us. We met in her office. She assigned reading. We read Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parcifal or Parcival, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and I forget the rest--but I sure read it all.
An English major and poetry fan, I had read the WasteLand and never understood it, though I had also read Jessie L. Weston's From Ritual to Romance. But Parcifal? THERE it was! The QUESTION the knight had failed to ask. The question was, "Are you okay?" The knight comes across a dying king. Acting literally on advice, he keeps quiet. But he should have said, Hey buddy, you okay?
The important thing is: it was the SIXTH course she taught that semester!!! (I became a university teacher for 26 years. Once I had to teach 2 courses. TWO!) She taught SIX! courses--from her good heart, love of teaching and love of knowledge.)
My heartfelt condolences to you!. She was learned and warm-hearted, kind.
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Alison Ames (Hollins College 1966) posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Unfortunately I did not have the foresight to study German with Dr. Reimers, since I always intended to go to Paris on Hollins Abroad. Quite a whle after graduation, I began working for Deutsche Grammophon records in NYC, and worked for its parent company in Hamburg for three years, during which I learned German a lot better than I had learned French. On several return visits to Hollins, I encountered Dr. Reimers on campus and introduced myself in German. I was flattered that she remembered me, and it was fun to speak German with her. By all accounts, she was a terrific teacher. My condolences to her family and friends.
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Anne Pogue Donohue posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Dr. Reimers was my advisor at Hollins. I took at least one class with her almost semester, until I graduated in 2002. She encouraged me to apply to law school and helped me decide the best classes to take to prepare for it. She encouraged me to study abroad, to apply for a Fulbright, to get a double major in Classics, and in general to expand my educational experience as much as possible. Thanks to her I became fluent in German and had a wonderful study abroad experience in Berlin (including several visits to the opera). I also used to house-sit for her and knew how much she loved her pets. She thoroughly charmed my family whenever they came to visit and even included me at a few events that she hosted in her home. She was a brilliant and confident woman, and a very gracious lady; she was a wonderful role model. It was a true loss for Hollins and her students when Dr. Reimers retired, and a much more devastating one now to have her gone. I hope I can live up to her example.
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Melanie Whitcomb McComb posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
I attended Hollins University, graduating in 1977. Sophomore year I decided that as a music major, I needed to take some German classes. After one semester, I was hooked. I took not only every German class I could from Dr. Reimers, but also a short term study of Richard Wagner. Dr. Reimers was one of those people who you never forget. Still, years later, when I think about her, I smile. She instilled in me the desire to not just learn the basics of the language, but to learn all that I could about it, including the culture and the people. Thank you Dr. Reimers. May you rest in Peace.
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Sandra Brown Kelly posted a condolence
Monday, February 9, 2015
Dr. Reimers was one of the more interesting professors I encountered in many years of study. She constantly challenged students and then fed them delightful desserts that she made herself. Her trademark red hair was an inspiration to be individual -- wish I could wear it in my older years. I am grateful for the opportunity to have studied with her. She even helped me like opera.
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Amy Sharistanian Teachout posted a condolence
Monday, February 9, 2015
I am sorry to hear of Frau Reimer's passing. She was a huge part of my Hollins experience. It is a credit to her that my language skills flourished during my time at Hollins. I fondly remember German opera at 8 am in her office. She was a lady of her own style, a true Hollins woman.
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Syreeta Combs-Cannaday posted a condolence
Monday, February 9, 2015
One of my favorite professors, Dr. Reimers was one of the first people to truly teach me about feminism, and she awakened my love of theatre. Visits in her office with my friend Anne Pogue stand out as some of my fondest Hollins memories. Those bright print dresses, that unbelievable hair! I've missed her all these years, and even more now. Rest in peace, Professor Reimers. With much love and admiration for a one of a kind woman. XOXO
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