Valley of Life | Online Memorial Blog

Sir Ludovic Kennedy, the journalist, broadcaster, author, and politician, died yesterday at a nursing home in Salisbury, England. He was 89.

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E. Lynn Harris, a best-selling author whose novels explored the lives of black men in gay relationships, died last Thursday night, according to a statement from his publicist. He was 54.

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Oregon based author and poet Art Honeyman died on Monday, December 8, 2008 while visiting friends in Seattle. He was 68 years old. Honeyman was born with cerebral palsy and spent his life battling the barriers and misconceptions about the disease and its limitations. Honeyman had recently been portrayed in the movie “Music Within” by British actor Michael Sheen.

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How strange the world works.  On Friday night, I picked up The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman from off of my bookshelf and started into the first couple of chapters. My father-in-law had given me the book to read several months ago but I had shelved it to finish reading some others I had purchased last year and never got to read.  I was stunned to read this morning that Tony Hillerman who authored dozens of books like the one I started reading, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the age of 83.  Hillerman’s health was declining from what I have read and ultimately, he lost the battle to pulmonary failure.

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The writer of the best selling book “100 Things To Do Before you Die” Dave Freeman died August 17, 2008 at the age of 47.  He tragically died afer hitting his head during a fall at his home in Venice, California.

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