[AZ-Observing] Re: Valerie Goff
- From: Skylook123@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:44:02 EST
Thank you, Dean. I was only privileged to know Valerie for a few years,
but when you met her it was like she knew you forever. I'll miss her
terribly at GCSP, brightening every moment she was around, both with her
helping
out where and when needed and with her loving reminiscences about Bob, and
Orion. What a joy to be around!
Jim O'Connor
In a message dated 2/23/11 1:44:24 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx writes:
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Thanks, Dean, for passing the word along about Valerie. That's probably
the worst news I've heard in a long time. She was a wonderful, caring person
and I personally will miss her greatly. I knew she was ill, but didn't
realize the extent of her condition. I trust she has joined Bob in the Orion
Nebula, which I just looked at tonight! No wonder it looked better than
usual...
Clear skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
---------- Original Message ----------
From: ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Valerie Goff
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:56:12 -0700
Hi All-
Valerie Goff, a long-time TAAA fixture before her husband Bob passed,
died this
evening peacefully at home after a 7 month battle with lymphoma. At the
Grand
Canyon Star Party, she revelled in serving as some combination of den
mother
and campground hostess. She pointed out to me just this last week that she
didn't know beans about astronomy, but was a groupie for the nerdy types
who
did! After Bob died she established a "Bob Goff Lecture in Optics" at the
Riverside Telescope Makers Conference, sponsoring several well known and
popular talks at the weekend meeting over the last 8 years. We were all
fortunate for knowing her. Services are pending - I'll post the
details when I
know them...
-Dean
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