IT User Support Services Director and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker delivers comforting words to a congregation of mourners in honor and remembrance of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Those who spoke at the ceremony recalled Hose being a positive influence not only on students of DSPS but on the staff as well. (August Lawrence)
IT User Support Services Director and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker delivers comforting words to a congregation of mourners in honor and remembrance of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Those who spoke at the ceremony recalled Hose being a positive influence not only on students of DSPS but on the staff as well.
Silence fell on City College’s campus as friends and faculty members stood in remembrance of the life and impact of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose at a flag lowering ceremony on Monday, Oct. 18.
Individuals from across the campus community joined in an intimate gathering, sharing their stories and memories of Hose, with many echoing her kindness, work ethic and genuine care for everyone she came in contact with.
“A person becomes etched in our emotional memory when they employ in their daily life the most valuable currency of all — kindness,” said DSPS Director Jana Garnett about what makes a person memorable.
DSPS Director Jana Garnett recalls times she shared with deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor Hose’s life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Hose’s friends and colleagues spoke of her, with the reoccurring theme of how cheerful and helpful she was. (August Lawrence)DSPS Counselor Michele Bass recalls the unique style of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose alongside IT User Support Services Director and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker during a flag lowering ceremony to honor Hose’s life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Bass said that she will always remember Hose while putting on her shoes every morning because they had a similar pair, which was odd because her taste was “one-of-a-kind” according to Bass. (August Lawrence)IT User Support Services Director and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker delivers comforting words to a congregation of mourners in honor and remembrance of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Those who spoke at the ceremony recalled Hose being a positive influence not only on students of DSPS, but on the staff as well. (August Lawrence)Ron Taylor wipes a tear from his eye as his wife, retired Learning Disability Specialist Lesley Taylor, recalls the times she shared with deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor Hose’s life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Many speakers teared up while remembering their time spent with Hose. (August Lawrence)IT User Support Services Director and Campus Chaplain Jason Walker opens the podium to the public during a flag lowering ceremony to honor deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose’s life and her services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Many colleagues and friends of Hose came up to the podium and said they would never forget the fond times spent with her. (August Lawrence)Campus Safety and Emergency Response Director Erik Fricke lowers City College’s flag to half-staff in remembrance of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. The flag is put half-staff to metaphorically make room for the invisible flag of death. (August Lawrence)Retired DSPS Learning Disability Specialist Lesley Taylor, center, surrounded by friends and colleagues of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose, examines a table laden with pictures of Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Hose’s family, who live on the east coast, told City IT User Support Services Director and College Chaplain Jason Walker they were sad they could not attend. (August Lawrence)Retired DSPS Learning Disability Specialist Lesley Taylor embraces assistant DSPS tech service provider Lyn Paulos during a flag lowering ceremony to honor deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose’s life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. “She was my dear friend,” Taylor said about Hose. (August Lawrence)Academic Senate President and Chemistry Department Chair Raeanne Napoleon and her 6-year-old son Elroy look over the pictures of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony honoring Hose’s life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Around 30 of Hose’s friends and colleagues congregated in remembrance of her. (August Lawrence)A table laden with pictures of deceased DSPS faculty member Janet Hose during a flag lowering ceremony to honor her life and services to City College on Monday, Oct. 18 outside of The Luria Library in Santa Barbara, Calif. Apart from helping students, Hose worked to improve the DSPS’s online and software programs during her time at City College. (August Lawrence)
