[Blindtlk] Adrian Ashe
Paul Wick
wickps at gmail.com
Wed Nov 20 00:17:01 UTC 2013
Mike and All,
I only met Adrian once when I was in college, and I remember her quite
well (we had a long conversation about Peter Singer) I second the
comments already made, and may her contributions to the field and our
movement not be forgotten.
Best,
Paul
On 11/19/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, Mike,
> Wanna call me? 408-209-323911/19/2013, you wrote:
>>Amen. That was a great tribute, David, and I echo Bryan's sentiments below
>>also.
>>
>>I remember Adriene as a person with a razor-sharp mind and an impeccable
>>sense of logic. And she expressed my feelings as a baby-boomer who thought
>>the World was his Oyster until he hit the wall of discrimination.
>>
>>If an afterlife exists (I personally think one does not), give 'em hell,
>>Adrienne. Don't let God or The Gods grind you down!
>>
>>Mike Freeman
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> BrianMiller
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:42 PM
>>To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'; nfbwnews at nfbwis.org
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Adrian Ashe
>>
>>Thanks David for this lovely tribute... Adrienne had a powerful mind, an
>>immense heart, and was unfailingly generous and encouraging... She's left
>> us
>>far too soon, and I will very much miss her. She was always super
>>supportive of me as I slogged my way through my doctoral studies... She
>>always made me feel that the work I was doing was meaningful and
>> important,
>>all the while it was her work that served as the foundation to so much
>>scholarship that followed and will continue to follow.
>>
>>Brian Miller
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde,
>> David
>>W. (ESC)
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:13 PM
>>To: 'nfbwnews at nfbwis.org'; 'Blind Talk Mailing List (blindtlk at nfbnet.org)'
>>Subject: [Blindtlk] Adrian Ashe
>>
>>I just heard of the passing of Dr. Adrian Ashe who served for many years
>>with me on the NFB scholarship committee. She was one of those whom I
>> always
>>enjoyed. She was a professor of bio ethics, a field which I know little
>>about, and Adrian threatened to explain it to me on numerous occasions. To
>>my mind, though, she was important for an entirely different reason. She
>> had
>>absolutely no sense of direction, which she freely admitted, and yet
>>traveled successfully using just a cane and her wits. I have used her
>>numerous times when talking about travel, and learning how to ask for
>>assistance, and still remain in control. She is one of the most
>> intelligent
>>people I know, and I will miss her. So, as a final direction, Adrian, go
>> in
>>the direction of your head when you are standing. You'll find someone to
>>give you more direction as you go up. Thank you for being.
>>
>>
>>
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