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   rfdjr1@optonline.net to All   
   Re: John Stewart, 1939-2008   
   21 Jan 08 00:41:02   
   
   On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:07:51 -0500, Valerie L Magee    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >   
   >Rick B. wrote:   
   >> The Kingston Trio's website is reporting that he suffered a massive stroke   
   on   
   >> Thursday and died today (1/19).   
   >> http://www.kingstontrio.com/html/kt_news.htm   
   >>   
   >> No further details, and apparently no mass media obits yet.   
   >   
   >Quite a few details at his web site:   
   >   
   >http://chillywinds.com   
   >   
   >I got an email yesterday from an acquaintance who reported John   
   >Stewart's death, and I spent a long time looking for information. As of   
   >last night, there were no media obits. That's a shame.   
   >   
   >Valerie Magee   
      
   Val, the San Francisco Chronicle, NY Times, AOL News (surprised me), Associated   
   Press. and CBS Sunday Morning have all picked up the story so far. I imagine   
   there will be more to come.   
      
   Rick Daly   
   Folk U.S.A.   
   www.folkusa.org   
      
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