Quoting Rowdy Yates <[log in to unmask]>:
Very good, Rowdy
Eric, now in Budapest
> Eric
>
> I think this is a really good suggestion. As you will have heard, Eddie
> Killoran died earlier this month. I've been wondering whether there
> shouldn't be an old friends page on the new EFTC website to commemorate
> people like this. I'll talk to the EFTC Board about it.
>
>
> Rowdy Yates
> Senior Research Fellow
> Scottish Addiction Studies
> Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Section
> Department of Applied Social Science
> University of Stirling
>
> W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/scot-ad/
>
> T: +44(0)1786 - 467737
>
> M: 07960 - 403392
>
> > ----------
> > From: Therapeutic Communities on behalf of Eric Broekaert
> > Reply To: Therapeutic Communities
> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:34 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Donald Ottenburg
> >
> > Quoting Rowdy Yates <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> >
> > Dear All
> >
> > As you all know there was at the end of 2005
> > a tribute to Don published in the journal of therapeutic communities. It
> covers
> > a lot of Don's life and scientific work. Why not to put the text on the
> websites
> > of EFTC and Scottisch Addiction. I guess it cannot to difficult to get the
> > publication rights from the journal.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > > Some of you will remember that when Donald died, i organised an on-line
> > > "Book" of Rememberance:
> > >
> > > http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/DRUGS/donaldtributes.php
> > >
> > > http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/DRUGS/don.php
> > >
> > > Obviously, that was some time ago and I had been thinking about writing
> to
> > > the list and asking people what they thought we should do with the
> collected
> > > memories and messages. But, as with many of the things I think about
> doing,
> > > I have never got around to it! Anthony Slater and Eric Broekaert and I
> did
> > > discuss a short monograph on Donald's life and work but nothing really
> > > happened, it was not clear where the funding would come from and
> obviously we
> > > are all busy. One other option which I would be happy to put together
> would
> > > be some sort of downloadable tribute document (or a CD, but that would
> > > involve costs for the materials and for the postage). If we went for a
> > > downloadable document, it could be included on the new EFTC website (we
> are
> > > in the process of overhauling and redesigning the old EFTC website - so
> it
> > > could be just added to the list of tasks.
> > >
> > > I would be interested to hear what you all think. Don was a major figure
> in
> > > the development of addiction TCs and in the establishment and growth of
> the
> > > EFTC. It would not feel right to simple dispose of all the thoughts
> people
> > > have submitted about him - though obviously, the "book" cannot stay there
> for
> > > ever.
> > >
> > > What spurred me to writing about this to the list was the message below
> which
> > > i recently received. I will add it to the "book" when I get time but I
> > > recognise that many list members would be unlikely to see it because the
> site
> > > has been untouched for over a year now.
> > >
> > > Here is the message I received:
> > >
> > > My memories of Don: It surely saddens me to say that I, as well as
> several of
> > > my friends,such as Jeff Powell and Charley Johnson have grown so far
> away
> > > from our Eagleville family and it has taken us so, so, long to learn of
> our
> > > "Great White Father's" death. Don Ottenberg continues to be our
> inspiration
> > > in spirit and in our memories forever. He was our teacher about life. He
> was
> > > even my mentor during the start of the Eagleville-Lincoln Master's
> degree
> > > days. Oh, how I remember the old days when I was in a marthron with Don
> that
> > > lasted for 85 hours. He was sensitive, caring, loving and a giant pillar
> to
> > > lean on during the emotional storms in the group. We love you Don. You
> are
> > > our hero.
> > >
> > > Theodora "Teddy" Cox
> > >
> > > Retired Social Worker
> > > Philadelphia, PA, USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rowdy Yates
> > > Senior Research Fellow
> > > Scottish Addiction Studies>
> > > Department of Applied Social Science
> > > University of Stirling
> > >
> > > E: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > T: 01786 - 467737
> > >
> > > W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/scot-ad/
> > >
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