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BillPatterson
Heinlein Biographer
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:33 pm Posts: 1024
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Jeanne Robinson, RIP
I got an e-mail from Spider Robinson this a.m. saying Jeanne had passed away about 4:45 p.m. yesterday, Sunday May 30, 2010. Ave atque vale. He will notify local friends of the memorial service in a few days.
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Mon May 31, 2010 6:54 am |
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RantzH
Joined: Sat May 08, 2010 11:08 am Posts: 31 Location: Orange County, CA
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Ah, jeeze. I knew she was not doing well, but that is still such a horrible loss. My prayers are with her and Spider.
_________________ Make Art like it's a Weapon from the Gods
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Mon May 31, 2010 9:41 am |
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RobWright
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:20 am Posts: 156 Location: Cloudcroft New Mexico
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Bugger Rob
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Mon May 31, 2010 10:27 am |
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JamesGifford
PITA Bred
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 pm Posts: 2402 Location: The Quiet Earth
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
I don't know that it would be okay to repost Spider's email - on the one hand, he did send it to all of us on his general contact loop, but OTOH, he did only send it to his contact loop, as far as I know. Perhaps he'll add it to his web site.
I'll simply say that it's one of the finest bits of Spider-scrawl I've read in a long time.
_________________ "Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders." - Luther In the end, I found Heinlein is finite. Thus, finite analysis is needed.
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Mon May 31, 2010 10:28 am |
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BillPatterson
Heinlein Biographer
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:33 pm Posts: 1024
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
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Mon May 31, 2010 2:35 pm |
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JusTin
Centennial Attendee
Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:09 pm Posts: 186
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
He does have something up on his website: http://www.spiderrobinson.com/index2.html One of the highlights of the Centennial for me was the unexpected pleasure of meeting Jeanne and finding out what a great lady she was. Sigh.
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Mon May 31, 2010 2:36 pm |
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JackKelly
NitroForum Oldster
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:57 am Posts: 669 Location: DC Metro
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Very nice lady. Condolences to Spider.
_________________ "Being right too soon is socially unacceptable." - Heinlein, Expanded Universe
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Mon May 31, 2010 3:44 pm |
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georule
Joined: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:18 pm Posts: 345 Location: Minnesota
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
A sad day. Not unexpected, but no less sad because of it.
_________________ "Rub her feet." --Woodrow Wilson Smith
"Hey, if I'm going to pass on the timeless wisdom of the ages in a Sig, that pretty well qualifies, in my experience." --Geo Rule
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Mon May 31, 2010 7:00 pm |
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antonio4231
Joined: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:43 am Posts: 19
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
My Condolences to Spider. Knowing the inevitable is coming, may allow a person time to steel their nerves and gather their resources, but in the end the grief is just as strong.
Upon, reading his blog, it seems that he has garnered some small measure of relief from the letter to 4e that is currently circulating. I know that Spider is the ultimate RAH fan, and I'm glad that this letter came to him at this time. Hang in there Spider! We are all wishing you the best in your time of grief.
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Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:32 am |
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PeterScott
Heinlein Nexus
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:10 am Posts: 2236 Location: Pacific NorthWest
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Sigh.
Did she take the zero-g flight that Peter Diamandis offered at the convention? I did not check.
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:48 pm |
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JamesGifford
PITA Bred
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 pm Posts: 2402 Location: The Quiet Earth
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
I don't know if she was on the flight, but a dancer under her supervision did get a flight to try out the planned choreography. That was always as intended as Jeanne tacitly admitted her dancing days were past... I wonder now how long Spider and Jeanne might have known of her illness.
"Nunnie," as my Bawstun cousins would have said. (I asked what it meant. "Nunnie-ya-fuggin-bidness"...)
_________________ "Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders." - Luther In the end, I found Heinlein is finite. Thus, finite analysis is needed.
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Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:28 pm |
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JusTin
Centennial Attendee
Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:09 pm Posts: 186
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
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Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:01 am |
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
And now Spider and Jeanne's daughter has cancer . . . .
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sakeneko
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:22 am Posts: 603 Location: Reno, NV
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Unfortunately true. :/ I'd heard about this a few days ago; should've posted here. Terri won't ask directly, and she has good health insurance so her family probably isn't facing bankruptcy, but there's a LOT with this sort of diagnosis that insurance simply doesn't cover. So any donations that people can afford to give can go here: http://gracefulwomanwarrior.org/contact.htmlIf (like me) you avoid PayPal, you can mail a check here: gracefulwomanwarrior PO Box 80055 Dartmouth. MA 02748 I know that they'll appreciate anything that people can spare.
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Terri has now entered care.
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
Has Spider Robinson retired? I don't see anything by him on the ISFDB since about 2010. And his website hasn't been updated with anything other than statuses of the illnesses of his family in some time.
Between his own health problems and his family losses, I can understand how writing and publishing might not be what he wants to do, but it would be a shame if he has stopped.
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mostlyclassics
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:33 pm Posts: 131 Location: Evanston, IL
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
_________________ Tom Kendall www.mostlyclassics.net tom.kendall@mostlyclassics.net
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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JusTin
Centennial Attendee
Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:09 pm Posts: 186
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Re: Jeanne Robinson, RIP
That was entertaining. And yep, I bet Jeanne would have liked it.
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