[Missouri-l] [leadership] A Loss in the ACB Family

[peter altschul]

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From: "Mitch Pomerantz" <mitch.pomerantz at earthlink.net
Subject: [leadership] A Loss in the ACB Family
Date sent: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:36:06 -0700

Colleagues:

It is with an extremely heavy heart that I let everyone know of 
the sudden
passing of Barry Levine last evening of a heart attack at his 
home in
Illinois.  As many of you know, Barry had a counseling practice 
and was
extremely active in literacy and library-related matters.  It is 
ironic that
he died while reading, one of his favorite passtimes.

I asked Barry to assume the role of ACB-L list moderator a year 
or so ago
and while initially reluctant to do so, he took it on and to my 
mind, did an
outstanding job of overseeing an active list with diverse points 
of view on
many issues.

I got to know Barry Levine better during our most recent Midyear 
Board
meeting and as it turned out, we shared similar opinions and 
perspectives on
many issues.  I will personally miss him and I'm sure that 
everyone who knew
him sends our heartfelt condolences to his family.  We have no 
information
on services as of this posting.


Mitch Pomerantz, President
American Council of the Blind