Harold. H. Ames, Jr., 86, a resident of Washington, DC since 1964, died January 16, 2011 at Sibley Memorial Hospital from complications caused by advanced stage cancer. Dr. Ames married Rose Marie Proulx in Pullman, Washington on May 31, 1954, beginning a fifty-six-year mutual commitment to cross cultural understanding and social justice.
Born in the State of Washington on January 22, 1924, Dr. Ames received Bachelor's (1949) and Master's (1955) degrees in Sociology and Social Studies from Washington State University with added graduate study to obtain his public teaching credential. From 1949 to 1951, he lived in Italy and studied Italian culture at the University of Florence. He earned graduate credits for a public school teaching credential.
In 1957, Dr. Ames received a Fulbright Grant to train Italian teachers of English in Bologna, Italy in 1957. He earned both Master's and PH.D. degrees in Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1968 and 1976, respectively.
Dr. Ames enlisted in the US Army in March, 1943 and trained at Camp Hale in Colorado, volunteering for the ski patrol. In 1944, he joined the 10th Mountain Division in the Appenine Mountains of northern Italy. He became fluent in Italian, spending months after the war helping in the reconstruction of the village of Maresca which awarded the keys to the village to Dr. and Mrs. Ames in 1995 upon the fiftieth anniversary of the end of WWII.
Dr. Ames' teaching career began in eastern Washington State, where he taught in several public schools. In addition to teaching under his Fulbright Grant in Italy, he taught adult courses in Rome for the Italian-American Society. He taught for the Libyan government and at the Men's Teacher Training College in Tripoli under the auspices of USIS/USAID.
Dr. Ames taught in the Peace Corps training program for Tunisia. He was Director of English Training for the first Peace Corps program for Libya at Princeton University. He served as Supervisor of English Teachers at the Iranian Navy School in Rasht, Iran.
Dr. Ames taught in the Refugee Services Program of Montgomery County, Maryland, retiring in 1992. For the rest of his life, he tirelessly volunteered in the DC Southeast Asia refugee community as a teacher, counselor, and advocate. He was one of founders and shareholders in Three Continents, which published many authors from developing nations, and brought their voices to America for the first time.
Dr. Ames is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Proulx Ames of Washington, DC; daughter Thoa Kim Pham of Laramie, Wyoming; sister-in-law Lucille Marie Proulx Mattis of Richland, Washington; nephew Gerald L. Mattis of Portland, Oregon; nephew Thomas W. Mattis of Walla Walla, Washington and his wife, Theresa; nephew Marine General James N. Mattis of US Central Command; grand-nephew Peter Mattis of Arlington, Virginia and his wife, Mai; and, grand-nephew Nathan Mattis of Sacramento, California. He is also survived by a worldwide family of friends and teaching colleagues; the many students from the US and abroad who lived with him and Mrs. Ames while pursuing their education and early careers; and the members of the Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant communities in the DC area.
Burial with full military honors will be held at a private family/friends ceremony in the Washington Cemetery on Saturday, January 22, 2011.
A public celebration Dr. Ames' life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Our Lady of Viet Nam Catholic Church, 11814 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Published in The Washington Post on January 21, 2011.
Born in the State of Washington on January 22, 1924, Dr. Ames received Bachelor's (1949) and Master's (1955) degrees in Sociology and Social Studies from Washington State University with added graduate study to obtain his public teaching credential. From 1949 to 1951, he lived in Italy and studied Italian culture at the University of Florence. He earned graduate credits for a public school teaching credential.
In 1957, Dr. Ames received a Fulbright Grant to train Italian teachers of English in Bologna, Italy in 1957. He earned both Master's and PH.D. degrees in Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1968 and 1976, respectively.
Dr. Ames enlisted in the US Army in March, 1943 and trained at Camp Hale in Colorado, volunteering for the ski patrol. In 1944, he joined the 10th Mountain Division in the Appenine Mountains of northern Italy. He became fluent in Italian, spending months after the war helping in the reconstruction of the village of Maresca which awarded the keys to the village to Dr. and Mrs. Ames in 1995 upon the fiftieth anniversary of the end of WWII.
Dr. Ames' teaching career began in eastern Washington State, where he taught in several public schools. In addition to teaching under his Fulbright Grant in Italy, he taught adult courses in Rome for the Italian-American Society. He taught for the Libyan government and at the Men's Teacher Training College in Tripoli under the auspices of USIS/USAID.
Dr. Ames taught in the Peace Corps training program for Tunisia. He was Director of English Training for the first Peace Corps program for Libya at Princeton University. He served as Supervisor of English Teachers at the Iranian Navy School in Rasht, Iran.
Dr. Ames taught in the Refugee Services Program of Montgomery County, Maryland, retiring in 1992. For the rest of his life, he tirelessly volunteered in the DC Southeast Asia refugee community as a teacher, counselor, and advocate. He was one of founders and shareholders in Three Continents, which published many authors from developing nations, and brought their voices to America for the first time.
Dr. Ames is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Proulx Ames of Washington, DC; daughter Thoa Kim Pham of Laramie, Wyoming; sister-in-law Lucille Marie Proulx Mattis of Richland, Washington; nephew Gerald L. Mattis of Portland, Oregon; nephew Thomas W. Mattis of Walla Walla, Washington and his wife, Theresa; nephew Marine General James N. Mattis of US Central Command; grand-nephew Peter Mattis of Arlington, Virginia and his wife, Mai; and, grand-nephew Nathan Mattis of Sacramento, California. He is also survived by a worldwide family of friends and teaching colleagues; the many students from the US and abroad who lived with him and Mrs. Ames while pursuing their education and early careers; and the members of the Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant communities in the DC area.
Burial with full military honors will be held at a private family/friends ceremony in the Washington Cemetery on Saturday, January 22, 2011.
A public celebration Dr. Ames' life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Our Lady of Viet Nam Catholic Church, 11814 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Published in The Washington Post on January 21, 2011.
Harold. H. Ames, Jr., 86, a resident of Washington, DC since 1964, died January 16, 2011 at Sibley Memorial Hospital from complications caused by advanced stage cancer. Dr. Ames married Rose Marie Proulx in Pullman, Washington on May 31, 1954, beginning a fifty-six-year mutual commitment to cross cultural understanding and social justice.
Born in the State of Washington on January 22, 1924, Dr. Ames received Bachelor's (1949) and Master's (1955) degrees in Sociology and Social Studies from Washington State University with added graduate study to obtain his public teaching credential. From 1949 to 1951, he lived in Italy and studied Italian culture at the University of Florence. He earned graduate credits for a public school teaching credential.
In 1957, Dr. Ames received a Fulbright Grant to train Italian teachers of English in Bologna, Italy in 1957. He earned both Master's and PH.D. degrees in Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1968 and 1976, respectively.
Dr. Ames enlisted in the US Army in March, 1943 and trained at Camp Hale in Colorado, volunteering for the ski patrol. In 1944, he joined the 10th Mountain Division in the Appenine Mountains of northern Italy. He became fluent in Italian, spending months after the war helping in the reconstruction of the village of Maresca which awarded the keys to the village to Dr. and Mrs. Ames in 1995 upon the fiftieth anniversary of the end of WWII.
Dr. Ames' teaching career began in eastern Washington State, where he taught in several public schools. In addition to teaching under his Fulbright Grant in Italy, he taught adult courses in Rome for the Italian-American Society. He taught for the Libyan government and at the Men's Teacher Training College in Tripoli under the auspices of USIS/USAID.
Dr. Ames taught in the Peace Corps training program for Tunisia. He was Director of English Training for the first Peace Corps program for Libya at Princeton University. He served as Supervisor of English Teachers at the Iranian Navy School in Rasht, Iran.
Dr. Ames taught in the Refugee Services Program of Montgomery County, Maryland, retiring in 1992. For the rest of his life, he tirelessly volunteered in the DC Southeast Asia refugee community as a teacher, counselor, and advocate. He was one of founders and shareholders in Three Continents, which published many authors from developing nations, and brought their voices to America for the first time.
Dr. Ames is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Proulx Ames of Washington, DC; daughter Thoa Kim Pham of Laramie, Wyoming; sister-in-law Lucille Marie Proulx Mattis of Richland, Washington; nephew Gerald L. Mattis of Portland, Oregon; nephew Thomas W. Mattis of Walla Walla, Washington and his wife, Theresa; nephew Marine General James N. Mattis of US Central Command; grand-nephew Peter Mattis of Arlington, Virginia and his wife, Mai; and, grand-nephew Nathan Mattis of Sacramento, California. He is also survived by a worldwide family of friends and teaching colleagues; the many students from the US and abroad who lived with him and Mrs. Ames while pursuing their education and early careers; and the members of the Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant communities in the DC area.
Burial with full military honors will be held at a private family/friends ceremony in the Washington Cemetery on Saturday, January 22, 2011.
A public celebration Dr. Ames' life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Our Lady of Viet Nam Catholic Church, 11814 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Published in The Washington Post on January 21, 2011.
Born in the State of Washington on January 22, 1924, Dr. Ames received Bachelor's (1949) and Master's (1955) degrees in Sociology and Social Studies from Washington State University with added graduate study to obtain his public teaching credential. From 1949 to 1951, he lived in Italy and studied Italian culture at the University of Florence. He earned graduate credits for a public school teaching credential.
In 1957, Dr. Ames received a Fulbright Grant to train Italian teachers of English in Bologna, Italy in 1957. He earned both Master's and PH.D. degrees in Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1968 and 1976, respectively.
Dr. Ames enlisted in the US Army in March, 1943 and trained at Camp Hale in Colorado, volunteering for the ski patrol. In 1944, he joined the 10th Mountain Division in the Appenine Mountains of northern Italy. He became fluent in Italian, spending months after the war helping in the reconstruction of the village of Maresca which awarded the keys to the village to Dr. and Mrs. Ames in 1995 upon the fiftieth anniversary of the end of WWII.
Dr. Ames' teaching career began in eastern Washington State, where he taught in several public schools. In addition to teaching under his Fulbright Grant in Italy, he taught adult courses in Rome for the Italian-American Society. He taught for the Libyan government and at the Men's Teacher Training College in Tripoli under the auspices of USIS/USAID.
Dr. Ames taught in the Peace Corps training program for Tunisia. He was Director of English Training for the first Peace Corps program for Libya at Princeton University. He served as Supervisor of English Teachers at the Iranian Navy School in Rasht, Iran.
Dr. Ames taught in the Refugee Services Program of Montgomery County, Maryland, retiring in 1992. For the rest of his life, he tirelessly volunteered in the DC Southeast Asia refugee community as a teacher, counselor, and advocate. He was one of founders and shareholders in Three Continents, which published many authors from developing nations, and brought their voices to America for the first time.
Dr. Ames is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Proulx Ames of Washington, DC; daughter Thoa Kim Pham of Laramie, Wyoming; sister-in-law Lucille Marie Proulx Mattis of Richland, Washington; nephew Gerald L. Mattis of Portland, Oregon; nephew Thomas W. Mattis of Walla Walla, Washington and his wife, Theresa; nephew Marine General James N. Mattis of US Central Command; grand-nephew Peter Mattis of Arlington, Virginia and his wife, Mai; and, grand-nephew Nathan Mattis of Sacramento, California. He is also survived by a worldwide family of friends and teaching colleagues; the many students from the US and abroad who lived with him and Mrs. Ames while pursuing their education and early careers; and the members of the Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant communities in the DC area.
Burial with full military honors will be held at a private family/friends ceremony in the Washington Cemetery on Saturday, January 22, 2011.
A public celebration Dr. Ames' life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Our Lady of Viet Nam Catholic Church, 11814 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Published in The Washington Post on January 21, 2011.
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