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Sad News
I haven't posted here for a long time and this is hardly a cheery way to break that silence. But I just thought I should say that my much loved elder brother, Joel Rosenberg, died last night very suddenly. He popped in here from time to time and I know that some on my f-list were fans of his work. He was the sci-fi/fantasy novelist Joel Rosenberg, not the evangelical Christian novelist Joel C. Rosenberg.
I still can't believe he's really gone. I was thinking this morning "It's so sudden. It's just like when Uncle Bob died when we were in high school - such a shock. I have to call Joel and tell him it's like when Uncle Bob died. He's the only one who will remember that." And then, of course, realized how absurd that was.
I'm off to Minneapolis middle of tonight/early tomorrow morning.
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Date: | June 3rd, 2011 04:11 pm (UTC) |
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Oh my. I'm so sorry to hear that. May you be comforted with all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:05 pm (UTC) |
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Thanks. I'm still reeling. And so, so sad. But I'm ready to go tonight. I got plane reservations, did laundry, handed off work and volunteer assignments, made arrangements for a post-shiva memorial thing when I get home, etc. And I called my mother and the estranged siblings to tell them. Not that I expected a response, but I think they should know. I am very sorry for your loss. Please take care of your own health. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:05 pm (UTC) |
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Thanks, Dana. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:05 pm (UTC) |
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I'll take them! Thanks. Oh, I'm so sorry. Travel safe. *hugs* ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:06 pm (UTC) |
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I'll do my best to be safe. Thanks for the hugs. I'm so sorry. Please be safe as you travel. *hugs* ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:06 pm (UTC) |
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Thank you! i'm so, so sorry to hear that :( *hug* ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:06 pm (UTC) |
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Thanks, Martin. I'm having a hard time believing it. I'm so sorry for your loss. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:07 pm (UTC) |
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Thank you! I saw the news this morning and thought of you. Please know how sorry I am for your loss. Honey, I'm so sorry for you loss. You and your family have my deepest sympathies. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:07 pm (UTC) |
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Thanks so much. I am so sorry.
My condolences. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:07 pm (UTC) |
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Thank you. Thoughts and prayers for you and yours. So sorry to hear. Travel safe. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/26200169/3134774) | From: | mofic |
Date: | June 3rd, 2011 11:08 pm (UTC) |
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Thanks, Terry. Oh no! I'm sorry for your loss, and as a fan of his SF, I'm sorry for the world's loss, too. Your story about wanting to call Joel and remember your uncle with him made me realize that each loved one's death means we lose a piece of our memory. I wish you and rest of Joel's family peace and strength. May you share memories of Joel at the shiva and thus help each other recover something of the loss you are each experiencing. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/106611518/27093571) | From: | soukup |
Date: | June 4th, 2011 03:34 am (UTC) |
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Not absurd at all! I wish you could talk about it with him, because I completely understand the impulse. I didn't know your brother or his work, but it sounds like he meant a lot to you. I'm so sorry this has happened. All my sympathy to you and your family, and to Joel's family. |
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