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   From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <17bf6ae2d6b8207f$41799$3716115$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>,   
   Michael Benveniste   wrote:   
   >Dr. Deborah M. Geisler (Deb) passed away today at the age of 66 after a   
   >long battle with lung and heart disease.  She was resting comfortably   
   >under hospice care at home before passing.   
   >   
   >Deb was, at her core, a teacher.  As a professor of Communication and   
   >Journalism at Suffolk University, she touched the lives of students for   
   >over 30 years.  Deb never stopped caring profoundly about her students   
   >and the material she taught.  She was also a science fiction fan and   
   >conrunner and made many friendships in that community.  She was chair of   
   >Noreascon 4, the 2004 Worldcon, and volunteered her time, experience,   
   >and snark to many other conventions.  She was also the love of my life   
   >-- we would have been married 33 years this October.   
   >   
   >Deb is survived by her sister Libby and brother Doug as well as her   
   >extended family.   
      
   [Hal Heydt]   
   My condolences.  It's tough to lose a long term partner, no   
   matter what the cause.   
      
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