Post by Verbivore on Jul 28, 2008 15:17:23 GMT
Some of the posters who came here from the APS board will remember a good friend of mine, one Peter (H)aitch, who posted there for a few months.
Peter was an great linguistic wit, a writer, editor, artist/illustrator (and car restorer extraordinaire, and house builder ... ) - something of a polymath. I recall sending someone a copy of Peter's play Asylum that I published for him in 2006.
Peter died yesterday morning (Monday 28 July), aged 71, of emphysema and post-operative complications from oesophageal cancer surgery.
His dying wish was to listen to Victor Borge's 'Phonetic Punctuation' routine - a request I was privileged to assist with. Within seconds of the recording's end, Peter's laboured breathing - difficult enough without having to support laughter - failed him. But he died laughing: way to go!
I have been left a large pile of his MSS to publish, and I look forward to putting my colophon on some of the best writing I've had the privilege to process.
Peter was an great linguistic wit, a writer, editor, artist/illustrator (and car restorer extraordinaire, and house builder ... ) - something of a polymath. I recall sending someone a copy of Peter's play Asylum that I published for him in 2006.
Peter died yesterday morning (Monday 28 July), aged 71, of emphysema and post-operative complications from oesophageal cancer surgery.
His dying wish was to listen to Victor Borge's 'Phonetic Punctuation' routine - a request I was privileged to assist with. Within seconds of the recording's end, Peter's laboured breathing - difficult enough without having to support laughter - failed him. But he died laughing: way to go!
I have been left a large pile of his MSS to publish, and I look forward to putting my colophon on some of the best writing I've had the privilege to process.
