Alan L. Selman
Alan was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was very proud of the accomplishments of his two children, Jeffrey and Heather, and nurtured them by example. Likewise, he encouraged me in my academic pursuits. And he always had room in his heart for his five grandchildren, Sarah, Elana, Benjamin, Rebecca, and Eliza. We met in college on April Fool’s Day almost 61 years ago, a day before his 19th birthday and 3 days before my 17th birthday. He was a scholar, having rec