[Coco] Re: News of Kevin Darling

[Richard E. Crislip]

Hello John

I met Kevin at the last Penn Fest. I am very saddened by this news. I will
be my prayer for his total recovery.

On 03/20/2006, John A Podraza wrote:
> Friends, 
>
> I've been in contact with Kevin, recently.  With his permission, I
> would like to pass on the following:
> "Kevin, you are family, a quiet member, but family none the less to the
> CoCo Community.  May I pass on the news about your surgery?  I know
> that others would like to know about it, and many would keep you in
> their thoughts and prayers.  I know that I will."
> Reply:
> "Yes, I can definitely use all the prayers I can get!
> It's esophageal cancer, which is becoming way too common with
> programmers who work late and eat poorly.  The operation removes the
> esophagus and draws
> the stomach up as a replacement.  Two weeks minimum in hospital, and
> perhaps
> months to learn how to eat again.   I've already been through a couple
> months of chemo and rad, which knocked down the cancer pretty well, but
> the
> operation will improve my chances even more.
> My best to everyone at the show!
> Thanks!
> Kev"
>
> At Kevin's request, I will not give out his address (he commented that
> it was so hard to keep addresses free from spam, these days) but I
> might be able to forward your responses to him, so he knows just how we
> feel.  Keep the Subject header as it is, as I will set up an assistant
> that will shuttle all of the "Kevin" emails into their own folder. 
>
> By the way, there are now nine exhibitors confirmed for the FEST!.
>  They are :
> FWD Computing                         Tux Driver 
> Hawksoft                                    Bargeman Research Labs    
> Luckey's Corner                          Dave & Sue Poitras
> Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crislip       Malcolm Cleveland
> and Roy Justus!
>
> Tell your friends and relatives about it.  Come One, Come All.  If you
> Google "Glenside color" you can get to the Glenside website really,
> really easily.  Read previous editions of the newsletter, send club
> members e-mails...see my really, really seriously looking picture (I
> asked Gator to replace it...fat lot of good THAT did).
>
> Tony Podraza, CoCoFEST! Co-Ordinator
> Glenside  Color Computer Club, Inc (which is the)
> Sponsor of the 15th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! 
> April 29th  & 30th 2006--Same Familiar Place
> Visit our website---http://members.aol.com/clubbbs/glenside
>
Regards
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