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From: Kathryn Green <kgreen@pc.edu>
List Editor: Kathryn Green <kgreen@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Editor's Subject: OBIT: Harold Marcus: reply
Author's Subject: OBIT: Harold Marcus: reply
Date Written: Mon, 20 Jan 2003
Date Posted: Tue, 20 Jan 2003 08:05:23 -0500

        Pikeville College

I was shocked when I heard from Mel Page on Thursday morning that Harold
had passed away the night before.

I am sitting here this morning editing H-Africa because of Harold
Marcus.  When Susan Tschabrun and I launched our website on African primary
sources back in 1998 very shortly thereafter Harold gave me a call, full of
excitement and praise.  And it is through this excitement, that was always
so contagious, that Susan and I were brought on board the H-Africa crew,
she as one of our web page editors and me as an on-line editor.

I was not a formal student of Harold, but my debt to him for involving me
in this wonderful community of dedicated Africanists is as great as though
I had been.  I will never forget his kindness to me and his
encouragement.  He is and will remain sorely missed.

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