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From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject: Re: Deb Geisler -- 1957-2024
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Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:28:02 GMT
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In article <17bf6ae2d6b8207f$41799$3716115$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>,
Michael Benveniste  <mhb@murkyether.com> 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.