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Through the CMU grapevine, I heard that Randy Pausch, one of the professors there, has only several months left to live due to pancreatic cancer. Randy is married with three young children and I believe we both attended the same church when I lived in Pittsburgh. His final lecture on Achieving Your Childhood Dreams will be this Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 4:30 pm (EDT) at CMU. It will also be webcast live at that time.

I wish the Pausch family comfort and strength.

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