ICAR Mourns the Loss of Wallace Warfield, a Dear Colleague, Friend, and Teacher
August 21st, 2010
Dear friends:
I want to share with all of you and the 
ICAR community at large that our respected colleague and friend Wallace Warfield passed away early this morning. As many of you know he was a special man and our community will deeply miss him in many ways. Wallace has been our close colleague for years, and all of us loved him dearly. He has such a place in so many hearts, and has mentored so many of us over the years, that it has been hard to convey how sad this makes us. Wallace is an inspiration and a pillar of the experience of many of us at ICAR. Many did not realize the extent to which Wallace was ill and found that what strength and hope we could offer could only come from afar.
The family has asked to have a memorial service with the ICAR Community at Point of View. We will follow up with details about the service as well as the creation of memorial funds. This occasion will provide all of us and the many friends around Wallace an opportunity to come together once more with him and his legacy. I am sure that the whole community will join me in supporting his family, especially his daughter Anjua, his partner Alicia, sister Vivian, brother Arthur, and nieces Kim and Laila.
Wallace reminds us that there are many forms of greatness; his form has always involved paying total attention to other people, transcending all limited identities, laughing at life's nasty jokes, and acting like that rarest of creatures, a grown-up. It's hard to think about starting a new term without him and yet we need to begin. Today is orientation, the start of a new semester, and we will carry on with Wallace in our hearts.
In friendship,
Andrea Bartoli
ICAR Director
Related Information and Links:
Memorial Tribute
Wallace’s family and his colleagues at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University extend a warm invitation to gather on Saturday, August 28th at 4:00 pm for a reception with the commemoration program to begin promptly at 5:00. Together, we will celebrate Wallace’s exuberance and share the beauty and serenity of Point of View, a place he loved. Point of View is located at 7301 Old Spring Drive Lorton, Virginia.
For Inquiries and Floral Delivery Please Call: 703-993-1300
Directions to Point of View Individuals with special needs please email [email protected].
Parking at Point of View is limited and guests are encouraged to carpool. So that Wallace's family members may be given priority parking near the house, we ask that friends and colleagues park in the nearby Gunston Elementary Schoolparking lot (address below). Shuttles will regularly circulate between the school and Point of View before and after the service.
Gunston Elementary School
10100 Gunston Road
Lorton, VA 22079
To RSVP to the memorial tribute, email [email protected]m
Share Your Memories
To convey public condolences and share memories of Wallace, please post a comment athttp://wallacewarfieldmemorial.blogspot.com/
To share photographs, please e-mail photographs to[email protected]
To share a video tribute, please email [email protected] and ask for assistance. Video tributes from Dr. Warfield's retirement can be viewed on the W2 Appreciation Channel on YouTube.
The Wallace Warfield Scholarship for Practice has been established to support students interested in building expertise in the practice of Conflict Analysis and Resolution as an expression of appreciation for Wallace's own expertise as a practicioner and his exceptional commitment to students. To donate, please visit the Wallace Warfield Scholarship for Practice Fund and specify the purpose in the Comments Field as "Wallace Warfield for Practice Fund."
Related Links
Obituary in the Washington Post
Faculty Profile at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Video from the Mini-Festschrift honoring the retirement of Dr. Warfield | Part 1 | Part 2
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution
ICAR Newsletter Article: Wallace Warfield: a Celebration of Contribution and Influence
Appreciation Videos on YouTube - Collected on the Occasion of his Retirement