[lit-ideas] Re: Death of David Myers
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:58:12 +0100
That should be: "without disliking them personally"
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yes, somebody posted about this here. I had also known about his cancer
> for a while before he died because he wrote about it, and some of what he
> wrote was posted at Arts and Letters Daily.
>
> I cannot say that I found him a likable man, and it perhaps wasn't just
> the matter of differing political opinions. (Although that certainly had to
> do with it, but I had rather vehement political disagreements with other
> people with disliking them personally.)
>
> O.K.
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Lawrence Helm <
> lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I just now ran across the following on David Myer’s Blog (if someone
>> already posted this information I apologize):
>>
>> *Dear All,*
>>
>> *This is Cynthia, I am David's sister in law and Naomi's sister. I am so
>> sorry to tell you that David passed away Friday evening. He was at home,
>> comfortable, and surrounded by his family, friends, and his books.*
>>
>> *Flowers are not a part of the Jewish funeral tradition., If you wish to
>> make a charitable donation in David’s memory, Naomi asks that your direct
>> your contributions to the options below:*
>>
>> *A. Zusman Hospice, care of Wexner Heritage Village. They have been a
>> huge help in the last few months to the family.*
>>
>> *1151 College , Columbus, OH 43209*
>>
>> *B. The Research fund of Dr Steven Clinton (researcher in prostate cancer
>> and David's oncologist in Columbus)*
>>
>> *Checks should be made out to:*
>>
>> *James Cancer Hospital. Please write on the memo line "Fund #302024 or
>> Prostate Cancer Prevention Fund*
>>
>> *Mail to:*
>>
>> *The James Development Office*
>>
>> *660 Ackerman Road*
>>
>> *P.O. Box 183112*
>>
>> *Columbus, Ohio 43218-3112*
>>
>> *C. Congreagation Torat Emet*
>>
>> *2375 E. Main Street*
>>
>> *Bexley, Ohio 43209*
>>
>> Some years ago Phil-Lit ended and was replaced by two forums, one founded
>> but not participated in by David Myers (long since dissolved as far as I
>> know), and the other, this one, founded but no longer participated in by
>> Andreas.
>>
>> From section B we can guess that David died of prostate cancer. He was
>> 62. Here is his obituary:
>> *http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=172612882*
>> <http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=172612882>
>>
>> Lawrence
>>
>>
>>
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