{"id":6404,"date":"2021-02-02T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6404"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:28:48","slug":"remembering-the-late-john-haley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/02\/02\/remembering-the-late-john-haley\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Late John Haley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John Haley was an Aroostook County native. John received his bachelor\u2019s degree from the Aroostook State Teachers College, which was one of the University of Maine at Presque Isle\u2019s former institutional names prior to joining the University of Maine system.\u00a0 He went on to earn his master\u2019s degree from the University of Maine at Orono. John came back to family farm and worked in agriculture for decades.\u00a0 But his true passion was teaching.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Haley.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John was a mentor and adjunct instructor at UMPI for 15 years. He taught English and first year seminar\/university experience classes, where he influenced and inspired others. \u201cHe was the kind of professor who helped us outside of the classroom. He could tell if his students were having a bad day, and he would be the first to try and make everyone else feel better,\u201d UMPI senior Marissa Valdivia Reagle said. \u201cAs my English professor, he helped us relate our schoolwork to our personal lives. He always made an effort to talk to us about our lives and how we were doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Lowman, aka Dr. J, was one of John\u2019s colleagues. \u201cHe had this great effect on many people,\u201d she said. \u201cMany people shared stories about how if you were talking to John in the hall, you knew that you\u2019d have this very interrupted conversation because students would come along, and John would have to stop and give them a hug.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Throughout his time at UMPI, he made a lasting impression by his kindness. Whether it was a quick Hello passing by in the hallway or checking in with his colleagues and students, John was a kind man. \u201cPersonally, John was always kind to me,\u201d Dr. J said. \u201cHe was always helpful.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dr. J shared a story of a time John stopped by her office in Spring of 2020 searching for a tissue. \u201cHe was teaching in Folsom\/Pullen and he stopped at my door and wanted to know if I had any tissues,\u201d she said. \u201cI said that I was down to literally my last tissue. I had one left in this box and I said, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m so sorry! I\u2019ve only got one. I can split it with you\u2019\u2026. But I was happy to share.\u201d Instead of taking her last tissue, John politely declined. Later that day, he returned with a surprise. \u201cHe had one of those like, your grandfather\u2019s box of tissues,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, this great big box of 300 tissues and then all these little portable packs so that I could take them in with me to class. I don\u2019t remember how many of these that he got, but he got many of these and this <\/span>giant<\/b> box of tissues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John, known to his students as Professor Haley, was the type of professor first year students felt lucky to have. Students\u2019 first composition class can feel quite daunting, but John made students feel at ease with his stories and jokes. In class, he would encourage students to voice their opinions, fears and\/or anything they felt they wanted to share. Nothing was ever wrong, though. He genuinely just wanted to know what his students had to say. \u201cIf I had to describe him in one word, it would be caring,\u201d UMPI senior Roni Shaw said. \u201cHe was the type of professor to always keep class light and fun. Everyone was just happy with him around. He was a great man.\u201d Dr. J added, \u201cHe didn\u2019t go out and conquer the world. But he was so kind. He really cared about people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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