[AZ-Observing] dean ketelsen

> > Dear Friends of Dean,
> > 
> > As some of you know and others will just now be learning, Dean Ketelsen 
> > is gravely ill with a dissected ascending aorta.  He is at University 
> > Medical Center in Tucson, room 4829 bed 1.  The dissection extends from 
> > his heart down to his legs.
> > 
> > Surgery may occur as soon as Monday (he was admitted to the hospital 
> > Thursday and we learned the full gravity of the situation Friday 
> > afternoon).  There is a very distinct possibility that he will not 
> > survive the surgery.  It is a lengthy, risky procedure, full of danger.
> > 
> I 
> > if you would like to call me, my phone number is 520-293-3443.
> > 
> > Alternatively you can call Valery Vance-Goff at 
> > 520-405-3550/520-790-1452; or Jane Tongate at 520-403-8398.
> > 
> > At present, Dean looks very well and seems for all the world to be just 
> > fine.  Alas, this is not so.  If you can, I would urge you to come visit 
> > or call him on Saturday or Sunday before the surgery.  I don't have the 
> > direct telephone number, but you can get it by calling the hospital at 
> > 520-694-0111.
> > 
> > I'm sorry to bear such bad news at such short notice.  Please spread the 
> > word to any close friends of Dean's whom you know.  We don't want to 
> > alarm him further, but we would like him to hear from his good friends 
> > before Monday.
> > 
> > Roger Ceragioli
> > Steward Observatory Mirror Lab

--
See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please 
send personal replies to the author, not the list.

Other related posts: