[meteorite-list] "Meteorite" Magazine

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Dear Friends and Listees:

I have been in frequent contact with Joel's wife, Christine Schiff, and 
she tells me that Joel's condition is "serious" but that "he will get 
better."

I began writing for "Meteorite" in 1998 and had the great good fortune 
to become closely involved with it over the succeeding years. As many 
of you know, I wrote regular feature articles, news stories, book 
reviews, designed ads for a number of you good people, and worked with 
Joel on re-designing the magazine's logo and cover back in 2000 (the 
first issue with the new look was Feburary, 2001). As I said in an 
interview with Paul and Jim of "Meteorite Times," "my professional 
relationship with the magazine remains one of the most satisfying 
aspects of my life."

Having worked in some form of publishing pretty much non-stop since I 
was a teenager, I know what a Herculean effort it is to produce, at 
home, with a limited budget, a magazine of such quality. Just getting 
the thing out on time every three months was a massive accomplishment, 
but Joel, Christine, Aaron, and their associate editors and supporters 
also maintained an extremely high level of accuracy and integrity -- 
not to mention the translations, subscriptions, mailings, etc. It's a 
mammoth task and I salute the Schiff family and friends for making that 
magazine so well and for so long. That kind of sustained effort really 
takes a lot out of you, and now that publication has ceased, it's time 
for Joel and family to enjoy lots of free time with the knowledge of a 
job well done.

I should point out that neither Joel nor Christine are on the Meteorite 
List, so they may not yet have seen your kind posts of support. I will 
personally forward every one of those posts to Christine, as well as 
any others that may be forthcoming. I gather Joel is not up to 
answering email at the moment, so it might be best to post your thought 
to the List, rather than send them to him personally.

I'm sure you will all join me in sending Joel our most sincere wishes 
for a rapid recovery.


Sincerely,

Geoff N.