Daniel P Deneau

SPANISH FORT, ALDaniel Pierre Deneau, age 85, died on February 9, 2017 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He was born on February 2, 1932, in Kankakee, Illinois. His mother, Clara Deneau, died, unfortunately, in 1945, at the age of 37. Throughout their lifetimes, Daniel was particularly devoted to both his maternal and paternal grandparents. After receiving his early education in Kankakee, he attended St. Joseph’s College, Indiana, receiving a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in 1953; he continued his education at the University of Notre Dame, earning an M.A. in English in 1955 and a Ph.D. in English in 1958. In later years, he did postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado, and Harvard University. His teaching career was long: he first taught college students in 1954 and his last in 2009, at the age of 77. For many years he taught in Minnesota and Alabama, as well as briefly in Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey; he also was a Visiting Professor at universities in Canada, Korea, (Senior Fulbright Lecturer), Japan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. His reviews, articles, and monographs on British and French literature were published in English speaking countries and elsewhere in Europe. He traveled widely, was a life-long reader, and had a great concern for the environment. He appreciated being fondly remembered by many of his former students. He is survived by a first cousin, Rosemary Roberts of Normal, Illinois, with whom he spent much time during his childhood. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 370 S. Section St., Fairhope, Alabama 36532 at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Burial will be in Kankakee, Illinois. ARRANGEMENTS BYWOLFE-BAYVIEWFUNERAL HOMES& CREMATORY, INC.19698 GREENO ROADFAIRHOPE, AL 36532(251)990-7775