[ExI] Memorial for Lee Corbin Sunday Oct 16

[John Clark]

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016  Forrest Bennett <fhb3.evolute at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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.


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That is tragic. And that is exactly why I think the legalization of
euthanasia is the single most important libertarian issue in the world
today, and why I found it so interesting that Hillary Clinton's
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official position on it is more libertarian than of the Libertarian party
candidate.

 John K Clark







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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