X-Message-Number: 23998 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:40:45 +1000 From: Simon Carter <> Subject: Re: Happy Birthday, Mike Darwin References: <> > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:45:32 -0400 > From: > Subject: Happy Birthday, Mike Darwin > > Today, on the occasion of Mike Darwin's 49th (I think) birthday, I want to > publicly wish him a Happy Birthday. I'll second that Steve, "Happy Birthday!" Mike - and have many more this first time around. > While Mike has had his ups and downs in the cryonics community, we all > owe him a big thanks for all of the work he has done in cryonics over > the past 30 years. Mike was the President of Alcor from 1982-1987 > and an Alcor employee for another four years after that. If Mike > had not energized Alcor in 1982, it might have remained forever > a small discussion group. Which might have meant no CryoNet, > among many other developments over the years. > > Over his 30 years in cryonics, Mike directly brought in dozens of members, > including me, who themselves brought in many other members and leaders. > I met Mike at a science fiction club party in 1976 and have been at > least waist-deep in cryonics ever since (and past my eyebrows more > than once). He remains one of the most interesting and inspirational > people I have ever met. And if we can get this life-saving enterprise > to actually work, I will have the chance to be eternally (or at > least, "indefinitely") grateful to him. And I'll second that also. I hope to link up with you when I next visit the US, Mike. Simon Carter Brisbane, Australia Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23998