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David Demarest
October 2011
Obituary: Emeritus Professor of English David Demarest
Emeritus Professor of English, author and activist David Demarest, longtime editor of the faculty and staff publication titled “Focus,” died Oct. 15 at the age of 79. Demarest, who joined the CMU faculty in 1964, was a social historian who taught journalism, working-class literature and social geography.
His play in the 1980s "Gift To America" publicized Croatian-American artist Maxo Vanka and his Millvale Murals at St. Nicholas Croatian Church, which depicted the struggles of Croatian immigrant workers in America. In the 1990s, his work to document and preserve industrial landscapes resulted in “The River Ran Red,” a book commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Homestead Strike of 1892 and the historic restoration of the Pump House of the Homestead Steel Works.
Demarest, who retired from CMU in 1999, was a founder of the nonprofit Battle of Homestead Foundation that promotes awareness of labor history. He championed the restoration and preservation of the Carnegie Free Library of Braddock, the first Carnegie library in the U.S., built in 1888.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene; children, Victoria, James and Elizabeth; and grandsons William and David.
An event celebrating his life will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Braddock Carnegie Library, 419 Library Street, Braddock, Pa. 15104. Donations can be made to the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals or the Braddock Carnegie Library.
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