During those trips Charles and Jane enhanced the local
color by performing scenes from Antigone when they visited Te Greek Islands and reciting poetry in the Lake District of England. Tese trips can also be credited with transforming student/professor relationships into lifetime friendships. When Linda Reed Atkins ’59 moved back to Charlotte in 2008, she was thrilled to discover that Charles still lived in Te Queen City — better yet on her street. For the next twelve years, she and her husband, Murrey, went on alumni trips, growing closer to Charles and Jane with each journey. “It was one of the best things about moving back to Charlotte,” Linda said. Tough Janet Preyer Nelson ’77 graduated from Queens
and regrets that she didn’t take a class with Charles, she’s grateful she got to know him through her father, Norris Preyer, a history professor at Queens from 1957 through 1990. In the late 2000s, she and her husband, Lowell, began accompanying her parents on the New York City trips. Lowell and Charles hit it off immediately, as they shared a love of movies that resulted in the Hadleys delivering a basket full of curated films to Lowell while he was recovering from a quadricep injury. As Janet’s mother aged, she accompanied her to the
Trough the Pages Book Club, where Charles and Jane frequently appeared to put on literary performances for the group. “Tey enriched the lives of so many people, young and old,” she said, “from all walks of life.”
A delightful mix of regional and international influences,
Charles remembered and loved where he was from. Te North Carolina native wielded many artistic and social gifts, and they came from an effective and authentic place. “I think he could find enjoyment and truth and value
wherever he was in whatever setting, be that geographical or human,” said Jane. “When you hit the mark, it’s because your truth has found something that’s already planted there, and then you help it grow. Sharing something you love and helping other people love it, too, that’s what teaching and life are about.” Tat’s what Professor Charles Hadley was all about, and
through the seeds he planted, the Queens community will continue making connections in honor of its leading man. ■
Te Hadley International Fund has been established to support the Queens community by further enhancing its global awareness and by providing a variety of cultural learning opportunities, experiences Professor Emeritus Charles Hadley believed were crucial to a well- rounded education. For more information, visit
www.queens.edu/hadleyfund.
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