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Don Treworgy of Mystic Seaport
From: Carl Herzog
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 05:53 -0800
From: Carl Herzog
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 05:53 -0800
I'm very sad to have to pass on this news from Mystic Seaport: Don Treworgy, the longtime head of the planetarium at Mystic Seaport, has been diagnosed with a very quickly progressing cancer, cholangiocarcinoma. Sadly, his outlook may be a few months, at most. NavList members will be familiar with Don's hospitality and contributions during the Celestial Navigation Weekends held at Mystic, but it is difficult to sum up his many, many contributions to astronomy and navigation education through the Seaport Planetarium over the last 35 years. Mystic Seaport will be renaming the planetarium in his honor. A tribute to him was planned for next week at the Seaport, but Don's doctors have prescribed "no crowds" due to his lowered immunity while undergoing chemotherapy. The Seaport hopes to do the tribute in January sometime. Don's mailing address for cards or notes is: 91 Noble Ave Noank, CT 06340 or don.sky@att.net In addition, Don and Lynn have set up a webpage to allow friends to be informed of Don's progress. The page is on a site called CarePages. You DO have to become a "member": list your e-dress and compose [and verify] a password. There is a photo gallery, and the opportunity to select that your message be viewed only by the page's "manager"(Don), rather than the full "membership". To access this information, log on to CarePages at: http://www.carepages.com/ select CarePages website name = dontreworgy Don has received many gratifying notes, cards, calls, plus well-wishes through messengers. Obviously, he cannot respond to each in a timely manner, and so the CarePages postings can be a connection that might otherwise not be made. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---