Comments on: The Passing of My Father, Howard M. Greenspan http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/ The shining light of reason in this dark lost world. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Robert Glover http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-4447 Robert Glover Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:35:31 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-4447 Through this page I have just discovered that my university friend and class mate Howard Greenspan passed away just over a year ago. Although I hadn't seen Howard for years, I really am saddened by this discovery and want to offer you, your mother and your family my condolences. As a young student at the Faculty of Architecture Howard was an absolutely amazing force of intellect and energy who just never fit into the boxes. He burst them; he overflowed them. He is a loss for everyone. Robert Glover Through this page I have just discovered that my university friend and class mate Howard Greenspan passed away just over a year ago. Although I hadn’t seen Howard for years, I really am saddened by this discovery and want to offer you, your mother and your family my condolences. As a young student at the Faculty of Architecture Howard was an absolutely amazing force of intellect and energy who just never fit into the boxes. He burst them; he overflowed them. He is a loss for everyone. Robert Glover

]]> By: adam berel wetstein http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-4074 adam berel wetstein Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:50:44 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-4074 Mike it has now been a year please send my heart felt memories to your uncle brian Mike it has now been a year please send my heart felt memories to your uncle brian

]]> By: Duane Clarridge http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-1622 Duane Clarridge Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:07:42 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-1622 Sir, I am most sadden by your father's passing, for he was helpful to me and I admired his thinking. Although our last exchange of messages was less felicitious than usual, we seem to be talking by each other, particulalry as to definitions of terms. Contrary to much of what you write and we can discuss it in detail if you wish, I did not reject his definitions of Jews - ie Jews and the Jews following the Torah. I am not erudite enough to contest anything on the subject. But fellow understand something very clearly if you wish to get into a further exchane with me on the subject you badly discuss in your article, I am an expert on the Jewish Khazars, the Russian revolution, the Soviet various secret police, the Soviet spies who did in the USG on the atom bomb and other things, the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe and on and on. You may not know it fellow, but it was a near run event whether when Israel became a State whether it would look for support from the Soviet Union or the US. I am a graduate of the Russian Institute at Columbia so don't take me for a fool. You deal with me with facts not feelings. Case in point your father did not know that Lenin's chief killer and founder of the Cheka, Felix Dzerzhinsky, was a Polish Jew. My mistake was that I used the word "atone" which obviously had special meaning for your father not me. My point was that Jews whether of your father's definition or mine have done much to hurt people and countries trying to help them and the Jewish leadership has never stepped up to acknowledge the fact. That Jews have not received credit for their accomplishments is nonsense. Look at the Nobel Prizes. That they are not labelled Jews but by nationality should have pleased your father or maybe not. If you want to debate this further, pls advise but pull up your socks because I don't take prisoners and anyone can tell you. Dewey Clarridge Sir, I am most sadden by your father’s passing, for he was helpful to me and I admired his thinking. Although our last exchange of messages was less felicitious than usual, we seem to be talking by each other, particulalry as to definitions of terms. Contrary to much of what you write and we can discuss it in detail if you wish, I did not reject his definitions of Jews – ie Jews and the Jews following the Torah. I am not erudite enough to contest anything on the subject. But fellow understand something very clearly if you wish to get into a further exchane with me on the subject you badly discuss in your article, I am an expert on the Jewish Khazars, the Russian revolution, the Soviet various secret police, the Soviet spies who did in the USG on the atom bomb and other things, the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe and on and on. You may not know it fellow, but it was a near run event whether when Israel became a State whether it would look for support from the Soviet Union or the US. I am a graduate of the Russian Institute at Columbia so don’t take me for a fool. You deal with me with facts not feelings. Case in point your father did not know that Lenin’s chief killer and founder of the Cheka, Felix Dzerzhinsky, was a Polish Jew. My mistake was that I used the word “atone” which obviously had special meaning for your father not me. My point was that Jews whether of your father’s definition or mine have done much to hurt people and countries trying to help them and the Jewish leadership has never stepped up to acknowledge the fact. That Jews have not received credit for their accomplishments is nonsense. Look at the Nobel Prizes. That they are not labelled Jews but by nationality should have pleased your father or maybe not. If you want to debate this further, pls advise but pull up your socks because I don’t take prisoners and anyone can tell you. Dewey Clarridge

]]> By: Judy http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-1560 Judy Sat, 30 May 2009 18:36:44 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-1560 My teary daughter announced to me on this past Friday when I picked her up from work that a client had passed. A man named Howard Greenspan from Canada had suddenly passed away. Was this someone you knew well out of all the 100's of accounts you cover I asked her? Yes, she said he was different. For about a year Howard called her every day or so just to say hello and chat about really mundane things. At first I, the typical protective mother, replied if he had a family or anything, not trying to sound too leary. Oh yah, a wife and family whom he always talked about. He used to make me laugh and thought he just wanted to talk with someone. It sounds like to me I said that you were being kind hearted and so was he in this often cold and cynical world. Yah, she replied, he didn't call for a long time. I had a sinking feeling someone was wrong so called his business line and got no response. A brother later called back and matterly of factly said that Howard was dead sending a shockwave through her and others connected to the business she works for. No one had a clue. She later discovered through this blog who Howard was indeed. I am proud of my daughter who took the time out of her business life to have compassion for someone she had never met, a kind soul in the earth sharing moments of hearty conversation. The moral to this story..............a Jew and a Christian, countries apart had become friends..........perhaps more of us could make an effort to bless each other and get along. Our condolences in your loss. My teary daughter announced to me on this past Friday when I picked her up from work that a client had passed. A man named Howard Greenspan from Canada had suddenly passed away. Was this someone you knew well out of all the 100′s of accounts you cover I asked her? Yes, she said he was different. For about a year Howard called her every day or so just to say hello and chat about really mundane things. At first I, the typical protective mother, replied if he had a family or anything, not trying to sound too leary. Oh yah, a wife and family whom he always talked about. He used to make me laugh and thought he just wanted to talk with someone. It sounds like to me I said that you were being kind hearted and so was he in this often cold and cynical world. Yah, she replied, he didn’t call for a long time. I had a sinking feeling someone was wrong so called his business line and got no response. A brother later called back and matterly of factly said that Howard was dead sending a shockwave through her and others connected to the business she works for. No one had a clue.
She later discovered through this blog who Howard was indeed. I am proud of my daughter who took the time out of her business life to have compassion for someone she had never met, a kind soul in the earth sharing moments of hearty conversation. The moral to this story…………..a Jew and a Christian, countries apart had become friends……….perhaps more of us could make an effort to bless each other and get along. Our condolences in your loss.

]]> By: Shaina http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-1548 Shaina Thu, 28 May 2009 17:13:11 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-1548 I was your father's account rep for his math style website...i processed all his pi orders :)....we probably talked just about every day....he'd call just to say hi....or tell me something funny about politics...then he stopped calling...i tried to call him a couple times...because i knew my buddy wouldn't have just stopped calling me....i tried to call him yesterday morning...no answer....and then his brother called me yesterday afternoon to tell me the sad news....i cried....i'm so sorry for your loss....howard was a brilliant man, with crazy but great ideas....and i miss his random calls and jokes....and just his way about him. I was your father’s account rep for his math style website…i processed all his pi orders :) ….we probably talked just about every day….he’d call just to say hi….or tell me something funny about politics…then he stopped calling…i tried to call him a couple times…because i knew my buddy wouldn’t have just stopped calling me….i tried to call him yesterday morning…no answer….and then his brother called me yesterday afternoon to tell me the sad news….i cried….i’m so sorry for your loss….howard was a brilliant man, with crazy but great ideas….and i miss his random calls and jokes….and just his way about him.

]]> By: Eric http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-893 Eric Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:52:09 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-893 I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of your father and I think its great that you put this together... and you did just that... you gave him justice. I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of your father and I think its great that you put this together… and you did just that… you gave him justice.

]]> By: Ilan Mann http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-774 Ilan Mann Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:20:27 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-774 Strong words and a powerful call to action from two brilliant generations of the family Greenspan. It certainly hit home with me. - Ilan Strong words and a powerful call to action from two brilliant generations of the family Greenspan.

It certainly hit home with me.

- Ilan

]]> By: Yulia http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-750 Yulia Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:12:40 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-750 Mike, Despite what you say, your writing skills are quite intact and you were able to portray your father in a clear manner for someone who's never met him. He sounds like a great and humble man and I'm impressed with his level of involvement. I can now see where you got those qualities from :) Once again I am very sorry about your loss. Yulia Mike,
Despite what you say, your writing skills are quite intact and you were able to portray your father in a clear manner for someone who’s never met him. He sounds like a great and humble man and I’m impressed with his level of involvement. I can now see where you got those qualities from :)
Once again I am very sorry about your loss.
Yulia

]]> By: Gubu World http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-746 Gubu World Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:54:19 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-746 Mike You have my deepest sympathies on the passing of your father. It appears he was a very kind and intelligent man. His exchanges with Duane clearly illustrate this. I wish I could do more other than offer sincere condolences. Ted Mike

You have my deepest sympathies on the passing of your father. It appears he was a very kind and intelligent man. His exchanges with Duane clearly illustrate this. I wish I could do more other than offer sincere condolences.

Ted

]]> By: Josephine http://thentherewaslight.com/760_passing-father-howard-greenspan/#comment-741 Josephine Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:38:54 +0000 http://thentherewaslight.com/?p=760#comment-741 I'm very sorry for your loss. Your father sounds like an exceptional man. I’m very sorry for your loss. Your father sounds like an exceptional man.

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