94- a good run at life. And a life well lived. I was never Goldhor's student,
but nobody of my generation doing research could possibly be unaware of his
work.
Charley Seavey
The Professor
Ranganathan said it all!
Quoting "Unsworth, John M" <[log in to unmask]>:
> It is with considerable sadness that I write to report that Dr.
> Herbert Goldhor, former director of the Graduate School of Library
> Science at Illinois, former director of the Library Research Center,
> and professor emeritus of library and information science at the
> University of Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, at his home
> in Seattle, Washington. He was 94 years old. A memorial service will
> be held in Seattle for family and close friends later this spring.
> A fuller obituary is on the GSLIS web site, at:
>
> http://bit.ly/g6sbW9
>
> I had an enjoyable visit with Herb on his 94th birthday: his spirits
> were good and his wits were sharp right up to the end.
>
> John Unsworth
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