Emmeneau (Forwarded from Bob Goldman)

[Dominik Wujastyk]

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>> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> 
> I am afraid I must report to you the sad passing of one of the giants of our 
> field. Murray Barnson Emeneau has passed away at his home in Berkeley 
> California at the age of 101.
> 
> The following is a message I have just had from Bh. Krishnamurthi, one of 
> Professor Emeneau's oldest students.
>
>>  > Very sad news. Guruji (Prof MBEmeneau) is no more. It seems he passed
>>>  away in sleep and the doctor said that it could have happened  around
>>>  7am this morning. His caretaker Diana called my son on his mobile and
>>>  told the news. When I saw him on the 17th I got the feeling that his
>>>  end was approaching. I was glad to have seen him but unhappy to see
>>>  him in that condition. The caretaker does not know even the University
>>>  address. Maybe you could call the important people and tell the news,
>>>  the Linguistics Dept, UC, Berkeley and the LSA, etc. We are leaving
>>>  for India tomorrow. My telephone no here is 623-561-1207, son's
>>>  (Nataraj's) mobile: 623-694-3640. I am copying this to some of
>>>  contacts that know Guruji.
>>>  Krishna
>>> 
>>>
>>>  Bh. Krishnamurti
>>>  12-13-1233, Street 9, Tarnaka
>>>  "Bhaarati", Hyderabad 500017 (AP)
>>>  India
> 
> 
> --
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> and
> Director
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