"It is with great sadness that I inform the University community that Dr. Tracey Gladstone-Sovell, professor in political science, passed away last night. Tracey was an energetic, engaging faculty member of our campus and her friends were many. Please join me in extending our sincerest condolences to her husband, Jim." Connie Foster, UWRF interim chancellor, February 5, 2009

"You can never have enough chocolate" Falcon Daily, Feb 6, 2009

"Tracey had some of the broadest and longest wings of anyone I've known." Davida Alperin memorial address

"Tracey loved UWRF." Tricia Davis memorial address

A Memorial Program will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in the Kleinpell Fine Arts Lobby. An informal reception is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. to be followed by a program at 4:00 p.m. Memorial donations are preferred for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Ramsey County Humane Society, or the UW-River Falls Foundation to support the Political Science Department in memory of Tracey Gladstone-Sovell.