[Air-l] eulogizers and executors

[Barry Wellman]

The recent discussion of e-eulogies reminded me of my role a few years ago
as e-executor, when my friend died: Judy Merril (the wonderful
science-fiction editor/writer).

It was my sad task to go to her e-addresses every day for a month and
respond to people who were writing to her, unaware that she had died.

Actually, one correspondent WAS aware. A famous science-fiction writer
wrote to Judy, "I have never slept with anyone other than my wife, but if
I did, it would have been with you."

And so it goes.

 Barry
 _____________________________________________________________________

  Barry Wellman         Professor of Sociology        NetLab Director
  wellman at chass.utoronto.ca  http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman

  Centre for Urban & Community Studies          University of Toronto
  455 Spadina Avenue    Toronto Canada M5S 2G8    fax:+1-416-978-7162
	     To network is to live; to live is to network
 _____________________________________________________________________