Akers Memories
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004 @ 12:00 pm
Filed Under Lost Friends, Obituaries, Political Process, Stories
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What I think the portrait misses is that Owen's heavy workload was fairly seamless; I had contacts with him in several of his roles and he was always the same person, working on the same causes, and finding reinforcement from his friends and colleagues as he moved from meeting to meeting. A strenuous life, yes, and not everyone loved Owen Akers, but many did.
Bob Teeter
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2004 @ 8:25 am
Filed Under Obituaries, Political Process
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A short note to honor the passing of a pioneer.
Doug Pappas
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 @ 12:51 pm
Filed Under Baseball, Lost Friends, Obituaries
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Doug Pappas, chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee, has passed away. Doug, a knowledgeable, sardonic, and passionate expert on baseball's economics, was often quoted in the press on baseball's business follies. Commissioner Bud blessed him with a not-particularly-convincing phone call during the contraction controversy. He was also a fine researcher, and SABR's expert on players and managers ejected from ballgames.
Millie Jeffrey
Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 @ 10:14 am
Filed Under Michigan, Obituaries, Political Process
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Millie was a key player in Michigan and national politics before I was born, and remained active pretty much forever. Her friends and her causes will miss her. We all owe her for a life well lived.
You Gotta Believe
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 @ 10:54 am
Filed Under Baseball, Family, Obituaries, Stories
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The day after we moved her home, the nurse from the hospice called to inquire whether Mom understood how sick she was; her caretakers were convinced she wasn't showing the proper gravity or something. I assured Marilyn that Mom was well aware of her prognosis. Mom, an occasionally witty but never particularly cheerful person, was quite certain that she'd not survive if she let the illness defeat her spirit; she was, by insisting on relentless optimism, fighting on, even in her last days.
