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Update on Audiogon Member Almarg

I have some very sad news and information to share.

Al ( @almarg ), through his wife Margaret, asked me to post the following...

{"The attached letter to you was dictated at his bedside to me earlier today. I hope I got his words down precisely as he desired."}

"Unfortunately Al has an extremely aggressive form of Mantle Cell Lymphoma coupled with a mutation of gene TP53 (known as tumor suppressor gene). He has received outstanding advanced treatment with the latest and greatest chemo drugs at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale in New Haven. Unfortunately it appears that he only has a few weeks to live.

Please feel free to post a substantive update [on Audiogon]. He has not been able to do that because of his condition. Please indicate that he has enjoyed solving problems, researching others,’ and learning a good deal himself while developing his answers.

He and I wish everyone all the best of health and success in audio endeavors, in that order.

Al [and Margaret]

September 9, 2020"

I will post my very personal response tomorrow.
david_ten
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ivan_nosnibor
1,047 posts
 
Very shocking and sad news. I have been reading through the heartfelt posts above and it has helped me.

But it will be hard for me to read posts here from now on minus my awareness of Al's continued presence out there, somewhere quietly in the background, and knowing just when and where to so kindly drop in, as he has so eloquently done, and enlighten us on a technical point in a way that allows everyone in the discussion to consider a subject, perhaps in varied ways, and yet always for us without pressure toward a conclusion. Grace personified. An example of the highest order for myself and for us all.

Al, I know you will be missed by all of us here. May God bless and comfort your family and Godspeed on your journey, Al.
timlub
2,039 posts
 
Al,  I hope that you can read this or that this gets to you..... It is said that the measure of someone is not how well they love,  but how they have been loved.... Al,  Religion is nearly banished on forums,  yet look at the people,  one after another praying for you.  We all reach our hearts and prayers out to you and your family.  You have always been incredibly appreciated and now you know that you are loved.  Tim 
terry9
2,333 posts
 
Al, thank you for your greatness of spirit. You have always been a force for knowledge and civility.

You are already missed. Be at peace.
glupson
7,842 posts
 
Al, others have already said it better so I can just thank you for being the gentleman that you are.

You have many feathers in your Audiogon cap, all deserved by your knowledgeable and eloquent posts. As I write this, you are placing yet another one right there.

You know how we are and we must have made you shake your head at times. Right now, you managed to do what you might have not thought was possible. You put the entire crowd of us irritable kindergarteners in one line, coming one by one and thinking and saying exactly the same thing. And, for the first time ever, we are all right and stating verifiable facts.

That is The Power of Al.

Really, thank you for being you.
wolf_garcia
6,693 posts
 
A guy whose seemingly endless knowledge is matched by his gracious demeanor...I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to read his writings.
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