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THANKS FOR THE INFO. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS?
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
                          LASISI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hedi Rudd" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Eugene Parks


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> http://www.channel3000.com/news/4238750/detail.html
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> Visit the above link
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> I agree that Eugene's passing is a great loss - I hope that our
> community uses it as an opportunity to reflect on his work and his
> committment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity. He can never be
> replaced.
>
> Hedi
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 2/28/2005 1:25:24 PM >>>
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> Dear Hedi,
>
> What or who was the source of your information? If true, this is indeed
> a
> great loss to our community.
>
> Daniel Kunene
>
> At 11:59 AM 2/28/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>>** Please visit our website: http://www.africanassociation.org **
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>>It is with a great deal of sadness that I heard today of the passing
> of
>>Eugene Parks. I credit my own personal political involvement to
> Eugene
>>as he caught my attention as a young girl both as a public figure,
> but
>>also as a name I heard my parents speak of often growing up. When I
> got
>>older, he became the bar that I measured myself against - I know for
>>some that sounds strange - but I always appreciated his honesty in
>>addressing issues - even if I didn't like the delivery. So I tried to
>>balance myself using him as the standard. If I could say what Eugene
>>said (which I usually agreed with) and still have people's attention
>>then I knew I was doing a good job.
>>
>>I've had lots of interaction with Eugene, as a young person trying to
>>sneak into Mr. P's and being dismissed because he knew both of my
>>parents or as an adult working for the Mayor and being told that he
>>wouldn't hire me if he was Mayor because I wore a toe ring. I took
> all
>>his words in stride and knew that he was telling me things the way
> they
>>were and it wasn't personal as much as it was his job to be a
>>truth-teller.
>>
>>My own kids have Eugene Parks memories and will similary be affected
> by
>>his passing, which lets me know that it is about what you do on this
>>Earth that people will remember - that you can't be afraid to be
>>controversial and it is okay to stand on something.
>>
>>Having recently come to terms with the passing of my father in
> December
>>- I have similar feelings when I think of Eugene and I reaffirm that
> it
>>is incumbant upon each of us to have our own opinions, but more
>>importantly to know what we're talking about. I know that Euguene did
>>his homework when he spoke and he had experience to back up his
> words.
>>Which is why he was someone I greatly admired.
>>
>>Much respect to Eugene's family and friends.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Hedi Rudd
>>
>>Hedi Rudd
>>Equal Opportunity Analyst
>>Affirmative Action Department
>>Madison Municipal Bldg., Suite 130
>>215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
>>Madison, WI 53701-1626
>>
>>608-266-6511 Phone
>>608-267-1142 Fax
>>http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/affact/AAIndex.html
>>
>>"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."
>>Joseph Chilton Pearce
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