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My friend Kent Davy died of cancer this week on the 29th of July, just 8 minutes past midnight. He was only 69, too young for a man to die these days.
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posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 7:25 AM
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I am a retired professor. I last taught at Ewha Womans University, mostly composition, research writing, and cultural issues, but also the occasional graduate seminar on Gnosticism and Johannine theology and the occasional undergraduate course on European history. My doctorate is in history (U.C. Berkeley), with emphasis on religion and science. My thesis is on John's gospel and Gnosticism. I'm also an award-winning writer, and I recommend my novella, The Bottomless Bottle of Beer, to anyone interested. I'm originally from the Arkansas Ozarks, but my academic career -- funded through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., Fulbright, Naumann, Lady Davis) -- has taken me through Texas, California, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and Israel and has landed me in Seoul, South Korea. I've also traveled to Mexico, visited much of Europe, including Moscow, and touched down briefly in a few East Asian countries. Hence: "Gypsy Scholar."
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Knowing that he was battling cancer, I was still shocked to hear of his death. He was a physically strong and fit man until an aggressive cancer robbed him of his health, vitality, and thej his life within six months of diagnosis.
Yes, that's pretty much how it transpired. In retrospect, we could see that there had been signs of cancer months prior to his diagnosis. If only we had put 2 and 2 together early on, Kent might have had a fighting chance.
Jeffery Hodges
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