X-Message-Number: 1361
Date: 26 Nov 92 17:53:11 EST
From: Brenda Peters <>
Subject: CRYONICS 

From: Brenda Peters
To: Keith Henson

You said you heard "one member of the (Investment) committee was embarrassing 
the others to the point that they quit". You also said you heard it 
"indirectly from Michael Riskin". I talked to Michael Riskin today and he said
it's a lie to say you (or anyone else) heard such a thing from him. He said he
called you up today when he had heard about your misrepresenting him on the 
net last night and you appologized. He also said you admitted you didn't 
believe the rumour when you posted it. I'd like to ask you Keith, why you 
would choose to post somthing which you believed to be both untrue, and a 
rumor and which you clearly did not attempt to verify. I believe it is grossly
irresponsible of you to do so. I'd like to know your motives for doing such 
things.

Keith, you say that information was not forthcoming to the Investment 
Committee from Alcor "partly because of the arrogant and obnoxious way (Eric) 
asks for anything". Are you telling me that my future and my life is dependant
upon someone refusing (for personality reasons) a Board elected Committee with
the information it requires to do it's job? That may be the way you operate 
but I hope (and I don't believe) it's the way Alcor in general, operates. I 
have been refused things in the past which I had a legal right to have, but it
was not Alcor's doing. It was the action of a single misguided individual. I 
hope those days are over.

Keith, you ask Courtney to "get a legal opinion that the trust fund is 
seriously vulnerable". I challenge you to get a legal opinion that the fund is
not vulnerable. Carlos tried and he couldn't do it. The fact is that we still 
have not taken appropriate action to protect the patients' assets but I hope 
to see that happen in the next month or two. Frankly it doesn't matter whether
you "take (Courtney's) comments seriously" or not. There are enough people in 
this organization who are aware of the merit of them that I am confident we 
will get these things done whether you care to offer your serious 
consideration or not.

You say "it is ok by me for Brenda to let (Courtney) read (the Keith Henson 
memo regarding his violation of member confidentiality)". 

Frankly, Keith, I am amazed that you would want anyone to see it. My 
interpretation of your memo was that you (for the second time) bragged about 
violating member confidentiality and implicitly said you'd do it again if you 
felt like it. And the worst part of is, your midnight violation was totally 
unnecessary according to the excuse you used as your justification. You seemed
to have chosen the clandestine method rather than the honest and 
straightforward.

By the way, I am also a member of Alcor's Board and I do not recall passing a 
motion (or a "decision") that said it was ok to violate members' 
confidentiality. You refer to such a motion in a recent memo of yours. It 
doesn't make sense that we would vote on such a thing. Did I space out? Does 
any other member of the board recall voting on such a motion? If not, Keith 
I'd like to know your motivations behind claiming such a thing. 

 

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