Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:07:06 -0400 (EDT) From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Fwd: Celebration of Paul's Life Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> From: "Susan \(Aly\) W. Parsons" <alypar at erols.com> Paul Parsons died of a sudden, massive heart attack on May 18, 2008 at the age of 55, two weeks after retiring. We are holding a celebration of Paul's life, for family and friends, on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 12 noon to 6 PM at the Weidler and Holmberg residence. This will be an open-house-style event so that turnover among attendees will allow more people to come than could possibly fit all at once. Our informal formalities, when individuals may share their memories of Paul with us all, will be from about 1:00 to 2:30 PM. We might have a second session in late afternoon. Below are: -- directions to the location; -- a URL where people can post thoughts and memories of Paul that, thanks to Carl Holmberg, should remain on the internet in perpetuity; and -- two suggested recipients for donations in Paul's memory. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DIRECTIONS TO THE HOME OF: MILT WEIDLER WENDY WEIDLER & CARL HOLMBERG 1007 Parrs Ridge Drive Spencerville, MD 20868 301-421-4418 FROM THE BELTWAY (495): Take Exit 28 North onto New Hampshire Avenue. Cross Randolph Road and Norwood/Briggs Chaney Road (the town of Cloverly). Turn right at the traffic light onto Spencerville Road (Maryland 198). Pass the first road (Stabler) on your left. Turn left onto the second road, Veitch Road. Go one block, turn left onto Parrs Ridge Drive. SEE final paragraph. FROM US 29 (AKA COLESVILLE ROAD AND COLUMBIA PIKE), INTERSTATE 95, OR THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY: Go to MD198 (Spencerville Road) and turn West. >From the intersection of 29 and 198 go west on 198 about 3 miles, then turn right either on Veitch Road or on Stabler. In either case, go one block. Turn left onto Parrs Ridge Drive. SEE final paragraph. (If you go too far on 198 and reach New Hampshire Avenue, turn around, PASS Stabler, and turn left on Veitch--visibility is poor at Stabler from this direction.) FROM ROCKVILLE: Take Rt 28/Norbeck Road EAST. Past the light at New Hampshire Avenue, the road becomes MD 198/Spencervile Rd. Pass the first left (Stabler), take the second left (Veitch), go one block, and turn left onto Parrs Ridge Drive. ON PARRS RIDGE DRIVE: Go about a mile. The house will be on your left, hidden in a grove of trees; the mailbox at the head of the driveway is marked with their name and address. (If you reach the cul-de-sac, you've gone a few houses too far.) Park in the driveway or on the shoulder of the road. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Here is a link to the Washington Post Guestbook where anyone who wishes to do so can make a permanent entry about Paul: http://www.legacy.com/WashingtonPost/gb/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonID=110148170 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DONATIONS: For those who wish to make contributions in Paul's memory, many worthy causes and organizations would be appropriate. Here are two suggestions: Paul supported and encouraged new writers in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres. For Odyssey, an annual six-week writing workshop, please make the check payable to "Odyssey," write "in memory of Paul Parsons" on the "For" line, and mail to: Odyssey, P.O. Box 75, Mont Vernon, NH 03057. As a member of the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, DC, Paul had been attending their monthly lectures and annual symposia on current findings in archaeology, and he'd planned on becoming more involved during his retirement, especially with helping plan future symposia. The PCSWDC has an educational fund to assist students in defraying the cost of admission to the symposia. To support this, please write a check payable to "Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, DC," note on it, "Gift in memory of Paul Parsons," and mail the check to : Roger Williams, Treasurer, Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, DC, Educational Fund, 13 Brighton Terrace, Gaithersberg, MD 20877-1814. I hope you can join us on June 21. -- Sue Aly Parsons [ Forwarded with permission. The location -- which is also where I last saw Paul, at the PRSFS picnic on Saturday, May 12th -- is marginally transit-accessible, being about a one-hour walk from the Saturday end of the Z2 bus line from the Silver Spring Metro. Note that the Z2 line doesn't run as far on Saturdays as on weekdays. See http://wmata.com/timetables/md/z2-6.pdf for the map and schedule. Also note that Metro is likely to be single-tracking on one or more lines that day. Look at http://wmata.com/ on that morning, and double any delays that they estimate. -- Keith]