Leonard 'Aryeh' Faltz, 80, passed away on December 28, 2020. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from The City University (CCNY) of New York, a master’s in mathematics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in linguistics from and The University of California at Berkeley. He taught at ASU from 1979 until his retirement in 2005 as Emeritus Professor. He taught first in the English Department then in the Department of Computer Science/Engineering. After his retirement, he continued to teach classes in linguistics and mathematics at ASU and Scottsdale Community College. In summers, he assisted the effort to preserve the Navajo language by conducting workshops on Navajo verb structure for The Navajo Language Academy, Window Rock, AZ, (Theodore B. Fernald, Swarthmore College, director). Prior to his arrival at ASU, Aryeh taught mathematics at Harvard, Boston University, and The University of Massachusetts-Boston, and linguistics at UC Berkeley and UCLA.



His publications comprise Reflexivization: A Study in Universal Syntax, The Navajo Verb: A Grammar for Students and Scholars, and, with E.L. Keenan, Boolean Semantics for Natural Language, as well as journal articles and conference papers.



Aryeh is survived by his wife, Maureen Schmid, two step-children and two step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law. Due to COVID restrictions, a memorial service will take place at a later date. (Source: Arizona Republic)