[ExI] Memorial for Lee Corbin Sunday Oct 16

[Forrest Bennett]

Dear friends of Lee,

Sorry for not providing more details earlier; I didn't quite know what was
appropriate. After talking to Lee's family and a few close friends I
decided to provide more information.

Yes, Lee shot his mother and then himself. He left a note that explained
why he shot his mother: she had extremely advanced dementia and
zero/negative quality of life and was scheduled for another painful
operation. He also explained that he had been planning to kill himself for
5 months, citing the deterioration of his own mind. Lee had severe sleep
problems since 2000. He is now with Alcor, although he didn't explain why
he killed himself in a way that reduced his chances of cryonics success.
His friends and I remain puzzled and troubled by that.

Lee's family wants you to know that Lee loved his mother very much.

For those here who don't know me, I've been a close friend of Lee's since
1988. He and I have been discussing extropian topics and beyond since then.
I was also on alt.extropians back in the 90's.

Forrest


On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Forrest Bennett <fhb3.evolute at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> Lee Corbin died in his house on Aug 18. He is now in cryonic suspension at
> Alcor.
>
> We are going to have Lee's memorial service on Sunday October 16th in the
> early afternoon. The location will be somewhere within ~20 minutes of where
> Lee lived in Santa Clara, CA.
>
> More details on exact time and location soon.
>
> We need help contacting Lee's friends. So far, we have contacted 39 of
> them.
>
> If you want to be on LeeCorbin at yahoogroups.com, please contact either:
> Mark Newbold <mark at dogfeathers.com> or L. William Bradford <
> hyades at roadrunner.com>.
>
> Regards,
>
> Forrest
>
>
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