<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I visited him in the hospital yesterday. He is doing well. Apparently it was cancer surgery somewhere in the abdominal cavity. He reports that his surgeon said he got it all. He was preparing to go for his first assisted walk down the hallway after the operation.<BR>
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Dick shared a little about himself with me(we had never met before). He plays bass, keyboard, and reeds. He had played with a jazz trio that worked with Frank Sinatra, & part of the ritual of the gig was Frank had to cook breakfast for the group at the end of the party at his house. Dick also states that he is a registered psychiatric nurse, but he hasn't had time to work in that profession in 13 years (too busy with other stuff). He is in good spirits. He was also a little surprised that someone on the mailing list came to see him.<BR>
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He also said he is not likely to return the DJML because it so active and therefore takes a lot of time. If any you wonder why he will be off the board, that is the reason.<BR>
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Tom Loeb<BR>
Riverside California</FONT></HTML>