John McKay Cammett: Left historian, dies at 81

Husband, father, grandfather, teacher, respected scholar, activist against social and political injustice, died at home after numerous illnesses. Lover of all things Italian, he devoted his life to its history, culture, politics, beauties. U. S. Navy Signal Corps, 1944-1945. Professor of History at Wayne University, Middlebury College, Hunter College, Rutgers University and John Jay College - CUNY (1967-1991) where he served as Provost and Dean of Faculty (1969-1974) and helped build an institution to serve New Yorkers, to invent the emerging science of criminal justice and to integrate liberal education into the training of professionals. Mourned by wife, Sandi E. Cooper, daughters Lisa, Ann (Marcia Gallo) and Melani, (Angelo Manioudakis), grandchildren, Mena, Alex and Lena, countless friends and colleagues. Memorial to be announced. Contributions to appropriate social or political organizations.