1 - November 6, 2009 9:20 am

Name: Gary W. Sjolander
Location: Littleton, Colorado

Know Don from: Lake Oswego High School

Comments: I just learned of Don's passing. Don and I had great fun competing for the highest grades in Mr. Hadley's physics classes in high school. As I recall, we traded being president of the science club one year to the next. I never became interested in esperanto, but I'm sure Don tried to convert me. I never saw Don after high school, but I looked for him at class reunions. He never attended. I had often thought of him over the years, and am saddened I didn't get to know him later in life.

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2 - November 2, 2009 1:05 pm

Name: Elliot Zais
Location: Portland

Know Don from: I met Don when we were both undergrads at Caltech. Our paths crossed on a few occasions since then. He got me interested enough in Esperanto to actually learn it well enough to use it when traveling.

Comments: I found a news item recently that I thought would amuse Don. I was very sad to find that he had died more than a year and a half ago. Sincere if belated condolences to Angie and the rest of the family.

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3 - August 21, 2009 11:20 am

Name: Randall W Robinson
Location: Katy, TX

Know Don from: Worked with Don and WhyNot Creations, Inc.

Comments: I just found out.... Don added his own brand of "Don" to Ynot. He was a unique and wonderful person. He had kindness, and caring. His joy and humor was always present. I miss his reviews, and miss our exchanges. He will be with me always, and I feel the loss deeply, with terrible sadness.

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4 - June 23, 2009 11:37 pm

Name: Dmitriy
Location: Usono

Know Don from: http://donh.best.vwh.net/Esperanto/EBook

Comments: Ni cxiam mankos vin...

Nur rekte, kuraĝe kaj ne flankiĝante
ni iros la vojon celitan!..

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5 - June 2, 2009 11:45 pm

Name: Jesús López
Location: Tijuana , Mexico

Know Don from: In the web

Comments: Don was one of the most important esperantists in the world, he always followed the way of his dreams. dankon Don pro via belega laboro por disvastigi la veran internacian lingvon...

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6 - February 28, 2009 1:22 am

Name: B.L.
Location: USA

Know Don from: "The Esperanto Book"

Comments: I was stunned and saddened to learn of Mr. Harlow's passing. As a young Esperanto student, I have been greatly inspired when reading his opinions on the language. He has left behind a fine legacy. Because of him I will never relinquish my hold on knowledge.

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7 - January 22, 2009 11:21 pm

Name: Josemari Sarasola
Location: San Sebastian (Spain)

Know Don from: Interested in auxlangs.

Comments: Zure lana jarraituko dugu.

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8 - November 18, 2008 10:49 am

Name: Evelyn Woolston
Location: Grimsby

Know Don from: Dank al la verkoj de Don Harlow, mi lernis Esperanton antaux 30 jaroj kaj ankoraux gxuas la lingvon.

Comments: La kontribuoj de S-ro Harlow estis libere donitaj al la homaro. Li pliricxigis la vivon de multaj homoj kaj tiun ricxigon dauxras kaj dauxros.

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9 - October 6, 2008 10:47 pm

Name: Oleg
Location: Hayward, CA

Know Don from: Ynot.com, 9 years ago.

Comments: I accidentally looked up Don only to find out he had passed away. I will always remember him as an erudite programmer, passionate Esperanto writer and gentle soul.

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10 - July 7, 2008 7:53 pm

Name: Jens Wilkinson
Location: Tokyo

Know Don from: Auxlang mailing list

Comments: I was really saddened to hear of his passing. I really enjoyed reading Don's posts on the auxland list. Although we didn't always agree on everything, I always found him to be an interesting and challenging friend and debater. It's too bad that he didn't live long enough to see the more general acceptance of an international auxiliary language, and I hope that our dream will come true someday.

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11 - May 9, 2008 8:51 pm

Name: Joyce Granville
Location: Pittsburg, CA

Know Don from: I worked with Don at the Election Dept. in Martinez, CA during the 2002 & 2004 Elections

Comments: Don was delightful to work with. Everyone liked him. We were seasonal clerks at the election Dept and Don and his wife worked there for a brief time. Don always knew the answers to questions we had about the election procedure. I mentioned my husbands parents in England had wanted to learn Esoeranto, but they didn't pursue it. I was facinated hearing Don call his wife on the phone from work and speak Esperanto. It was a lyrical sound and he sounded so natural. When I heard Don was ill I would occassionally email him. He always wrote back. All of us at the Election Dept sent Don a thinking of you card in early January with a giraffe on it, and we all signed it. I will relay his passing to all my co-workers. My heart goes out to Dons family. Take care, Sincerely,
Joyce Granville

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12 - April 18, 2008 5:33 pm

Name: Ken Nahigian
Location: Sacramento

Know Don from: Fandom, the Mythopoeic Society, the SCA, and a curious synergy of life, so that I keep meeting people who knew Don, or whom Don has influenced, profoundly and positively, in some way.

Comments: I've been far, far out of the loop. The news has just reached me. I am grabbing for words -- no, they elude me. Words may come later. For now, let me express my condolences and sorrow to Angie and the Harlow family, and the wide skein of friends and associates affected by this loss.

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13 - April 4, 2008 9:19 am

Name: R.CREMASCHI
Location: Brasil

Know Don from: Esperantujo

Comments: Bedaŭrinde mi ne povis ekkonatiĝi kun DH persone, sed multe admiris lian klerecon.
Mi sincere partoprenas en la doloro de la familio kaj amikaro.

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14 - February 18, 2008 8:47 am

Name: Scott Starkey
Location: Dayton, IN

Know Don from: Esperanto movement (Internet only)

Comments: Back in 1999 when I first became interested in Esperanto, Don was instrumental in helping me learn the fundamentals of the language. Despite not knowing me from Adam, he was always quick to help and had a knack for explaining things well. I will remember him as a kind teacher who helped spark my enthusiasm en Esperanto. I often found myself reading his blog entries and terrific website. He will be missed, and his legacy is an inspiration to us all.

To Don's family and close friends, I send my warmest condolences.

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15 - February 17, 2008 9:53 am

Name: John Carter
Location: Danville, CA

Know Don from: High School

Comments: I knew Don when we were both 13. We caddied at the golf course in Lake Oswego. As you know, he was the brightest person any of us have ever known. I was really happy to see that he found Angela and had a good life. He never really got me interested in Esperanto, but he was working on it even in high school.

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16 - February 15, 2008 8:55 am

Name: Christopher Mumma
Location: Sacramento

Know Don from: We were friends.

Comments: Don was a good friend and I shall miss him.

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17 - February 13, 2008 4:24 pm

Name: Arthur Maass
Location: Long Island, NY

Know Don from: from AUXLANG and the ELNA newsletter

Comments: Don will be greatly missed.
While I have often deleted email without having read it, I never, never deleted a Don Harlow msg without reading it first. They were always very informative and, for me, an inspiration to keep up my Esperanto studies over the years. His devoted work for Esperanto is immeasurable.
Adiaux,
Arthur Maass

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18 - February 13, 2008 10:59 am

Name: Michael
Location: Boston

Know Don from: On line only.

Comments: Although I never met Mr. Harlow in person, I wanted to let his family know that, even from my "contacts" with him in cyberspace, I knew that he was a wonderful person with a powerful intellect and a kind heart.

I read his "Esperanto Book" with enormous interest and gratefully sampled the riches of Esperanto literature he made available through his work. He also took the time to help me resolve a problem with UEA during its recent time of troubles, and generously provided me with pointers when I sought advice for a project I was working on.

I send you my sincere condolences. His family and friends will doubtless miss him the most; but there are many others who will long feel his absence.

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19 - February 13, 2008 7:36 am

Name: Peter
Location: Hungary

Know Don from: From the internet.

Comments: I read his book on Esperanto and it stimulated me to learn Esperanto. I admired what he wrote and did in an age when there is so little to admire in US ploitical life. I send my condolences to his family.

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20 - February 10, 2008 2:23 pm

Name: Peter McCorquodale
Location: Berkeley, Kalifornio

Know Don from: SFERO

Comments: Mi revenis al Esperantujo post 20 jaroj, post kiam mi legis la "Esperanto-Libro" de Don. Mi renkontis cxi tiun gxentilan, modestan homon en kunsidoj en Berkeley kaj San Francisko. Mi bedauxras, ke mi ne bone konatis lin.


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21 - February 10, 2008 10:06 am

Name: Brian Batch
Location: Columbus, OH

Know Don from: Don and I had communicated about Esperanto in the late 90s. He encouraged me to learn the language and had commented on my website, learn-esperanto.com.

Comments: I read Don's website over the years (and his online book) to encourage my enthusiasm with Esperanto. I'm so saddened to hear of his passing and wish his family the best. Don was and will always be an inspiration to me. Gxis la revido, S-ron Harlow.

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22 - February 7, 2008 10:38 am

Name: Valdas Banaitis
Location: Lithuania

Know Don from: While bowsing the internetI admired the immensity of His work and even got some advice from Him just a few months ago...
From internet

Comments: I wish His library stays in the Internet as a kind of monument for every samideano to visit and get inspired by His devotion



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23 - February 6, 2008 5:47 pm

Name: Jeff Chase
Location: Miami, FL

Know Don from: His incisive and instructive writings.

Comments: It's hard to imagine that you can miss someone you've never met or even communicated with, but Don's writings have been an inspiration to me in learning Esperanto. His writings on Esperanto both instructed and entertained. Warm thoughts to his family upon their loss. I don't know what language they speak in the hereafter, but I won't be surprised if suddenly a lot of angels are wearing green flag pins!

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24 - February 6, 2008 12:11 pm

Name: Richard A Antonius
Location: Stockholm -Sweden

Know Don from: From Auxlang forum

Comments: I lango Atlango:
Kun grana tristo mi konis pri farpaso di Don Harlow.
Mi memoro Hi kome sapya esperantisto kay samem le homo komprinanta otra proyektoy langall. Mi memoro Hi pro ha jentilejo kay molta intresiga komentadoy sul forumo Auxlanga.

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25 - February 6, 2008 3:31 am

Name: Albert Reiner
Location: Vienna, Austria

Know Don from: I never met him and just know him superficially from a few e-mails.

Comments: Not long after starting to finally learn Esperanto, I came across Don's collection of on-line literature, which proved immensely valuable for myself as, I am sure, for many others. At one point I mentioned to him a way that would make the site more easily navigable for users of text-based browsers, and he changed things at once; at other times, I sent him a few corrections for "misskanajhoj", and he always reacted in a very kind way. - Apart from that, our ways also crossed in various mailing lists.

Obviously, this is a huge loss for those interested in Esperanto, and even more obviously for the family. My heartfelt condolences!

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26 - February 5, 2008 6:05 pm

Name: Mathew Senander III
Location: Sacramento, CA

Know Don from: I met Don at the annual Esperanto convention in Emeryville in August 2007.

Comments: I enjoyed meeting you at the Emeryville convention in 2007 and reading some of your publications. Best wishes to you and your loved ones at this time.

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27 - February 5, 2008 2:12 pm

Name: William B. Schwzrtz
Location: San Diego

Know Don from: I met Don shortly after I "esperantig'is in 1971 and have met him over and over, in many contexts,throughout the years since.

Comments: From the beginning I always ejoyed speaking Esperanto with him because his manner of speaking Es-o was so fresh, creative and masterful.

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28 - February 5, 2008 12:50 pm

Name: Kinlaso
Location: Sacramento, CA

Know Don from: Mi renkontis lin somere 2008 en Emeryville. Tamen, mi aŭdis pri fama li antaŭ tiu festo.

Comments: En Emeryville, li estis tre pacience pri mia Esperanto kaj tre helpema. Mi feliĉas ke mi povas renkonti li.
Kondolencon al postlasitoj.


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29 - February 5, 2008 7:33 am

Name: ALFONSO BORREGO
Location: madrid (España) (Spain)

Know Don from: Per interreto

Comments: Mi tre regretas la forpason de Don Harlow.
Danke al li -per liaj bonegaj interretaj pagxoj pri Esperanto- mia emo al Esperanto pli kaj pli fortigxis.
Li estis unu el la plej elstaraj esperantistoj en la tuta mondo.
Miajn elkoran kondolencojn al la familio de Don.


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30 - February 4, 2008 3:49 pm

Name: Istvan Ertl
Location: Luksemburgio

Know Don from: Ni konatigxis en auxgusto 1990, en Kalifornio.

Comments: Kaj ekde tiu tempo mi cxiam pensis pri Kalifornio kiel la loko kien mi reiros por denove paroli kun Don.
La hispana literaturo havis Don Quijote, ni havis Don Harlow. Sed Don ne batalis kontraux ventomueliloj. Li laboris pacience, konstrue, kundivide. Kion ni farus sen lia pagxaro?
Kondolencon al la postlasitoj.

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31 - February 4, 2008 12:40 pm

Name: Mark Lungo
Location: Middleburg Heights, Ohio, USA (near Cleveland)

Know Don from: My dabblings in Esperanto.

Comments: I talked to and corresponded with Don a few times, most notably when he helped me with my English translation of Johnny Humphreys' Esperanto comic book "10 Jarojn Poste" ("10 Years After"). Even through such limited contact, I could tell that Don was very friendly, very intelligent, and always willing to discuss his favorite language. I'm grateful for the help he gave me, and I'll miss him.

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32 - February 3, 2008 9:24 pm

Name: Brian McCullough
Location: Sultan, WA

Know Don from: Partopreno en / deĵorado ĉe ELNA.

Comments: Mi memoras diskutojn kun Don post diversaj Esperantaj kunvenoj en Berklio, dum kiuj mi lernis pri ne nur lia grandega sindediĉo al la Esperanta movado, sed ankaŭ lia egale vasta sperto kaj intereso pri scienca kaj fantazia fikcio. La usona movado devas nun senti la mankon, kiun li postlasis.

Kim, Anya, kaj mi mem esprimas niajn elkorajn kondolencojn al Angela kaj la familio Harlow.

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33 - February 3, 2008 4:29 pm

Name: George Baker
Location: San Francisco, CA

Know Don from: Mi konatiĝis kun Don ĉe la kunveno de la esperanta klubo SFERO.

Comments: Kiel komencanto mi miris pro lia parolkapablo, kaj rimarkis lian ĝojon pri la sono de la lingvo. Ofte li paŭzis antaŭ ol paroli, kaj tiam elbuŝigis veran lavanĝon da voroj, lerte kunmetitaj, pri ia ajn temo.

Mi neniam forgesos lian bonkorecon kaj lian kuraĝigon de mia intereso por traduko kaj verkado.

Ho, vintra vento!
Ĉu ni frostighu? Ne, ek,
honore al li.

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34 - February 3, 2008 12:35 pm

Name: Amanda Higley Schmidt
Location: Sacramento, CA

Know Don from: I've known Don since I first learned Esperanto, seeing him from time to time at local Esperanto meetings and conferences.

Mi konas Don ekde mia esperantistigxo, cxe lokaj kunvenoj kaj kongresoj.

Comments: Don has been an impressive example of how one person can make a difference. I knew him as an eloquent authority on the language, a pillar in the Esperanto community, and a thoughtful man with a wonderful wry sense of humor. My last memory of his kindness is from the national Esperanto conference last summer, when he and Angela kindly let this exhausted mom and her 5-yr-old nap in their hotel room. I woke up to find him peacefully reading a book beside us in the room. Anjo, Sybil and other loved ones, I'm so sorry for your loss. May Don find peace and joy in the next phase of life.

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35 - February 3, 2008 10:54 am

Name: Steven Brewer
Location: Amherst, MA

Know Don from: Esperanto

Comments: Although I had corresponded with Don Harlow occasionally for 20 years about Esperanto, I met him only a couple of years ago. I first encountered Don reading his thoughtful and respectful replies to public misinformation about Esperanto. I was in California for a conference and wanted to attend a local Esperanto meeting. He picked me up at the train station, gave me a tour of the "Centra Oficejo", and took me to the Esperanto meeting in Golden Gate Park. Unassuming, gracious, and warm, I will miss him tremendously.

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36 - February 3, 2008 9:47 am

Name: James Piton
Location: Campinas, Brazilo

Know Don from: Mi havis la plezuron ne nur ĝui lian multjaran laboron por literaturo kaj Esperanto en la reto, mi havis ankaŭ la bonŝancon persone renkonti lin en ELNA-oficejo kaj dum partopreno en E-renkontiĝo en norda Kalifornio en 1994.

Comments: La perdo de Don, por ni esperantistoj, egalas al la perdo de trankvila kaj sobra voĉo, laborema en sia amo al Esperanto. Li estas pro siaj kvalitoj unu el tiuj esperantistoj, kies memoron mi konservos dum mia tuta vivo. Dankon, Don, pro ĉio, kion vi faris por Esperanto!

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37 - February 3, 2008 7:49 am

Name: HOS^IDA Acus^i
Location: Japan

Know Don from: by Esperanto

Comments: I'm surprized very much and sad.

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38 - February 3, 2008 6:59 am

Name: tomasz chmielik
Location: swidnik (pollando)

Know Don from: ccefe interreto, ankaux renkontoj dum e-konkresoj

Comments: granda sxoko kaj bedauxro. forpasis giganto. homo de nobla koro, cxiel helpema, malfermita al cxiuj sagxaj iniciatoj. vi mankegos al ni, don. sed mi esperas, ke la memoro pri vi kaj via admirinda verko dauros cxe tiuj, kiuj plu portos la torcxon de la Zamenhofa idaro. esprimojn de kompato al la familianoj

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39 - February 3, 2008 2:08 am

Name: Nicole
Location: Australia

Know Don from: I started to exchange emails with Don when I worked for the Esperanto book service in Australia and Don worked for the book service in America

Comments: I am grateful to Don for the information he made available to us on the net.

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40 - February 2, 2008 10:50 pm

Name: Gordono
Location: Eugene, OR

Know Don from: His contributions to the WWW (Esperante).

Comments: Li estis mia mentoro.

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41 - February 2, 2008 8:50 am

Name: Reni Porter
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Know Don from: el liaj multaj laboroj por la movado

Comments: Mi renkontis Lusi en Vermonto k Florenco.
Don estas konata nur per lia laboro. Li laboris multe kaj langdaure. Tio estas vere testamento -
konata al multoj kiu nneniam renkontis lin.

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42 - February 2, 2008 1:15 am

Name: Cvi Solt
Location: Kibuc Gaaton, Israel

Know Don from: Internet only

Comments: Mi nur konis Don tra la interreto. Ege impresis min lia granda laboro en sia literatura retejo. Mi neniam komprenis kie li trovas la tempon kaj energion fari tion. En la retmesaĝoj li estis ĉiam logika kaj konvinka.

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43 - February 1, 2008 9:55 pm

Name: Marco Trevisan
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Know Don from: Esperanto kaj astronomio

Comments: Mi jxus legis pri lia forpaso en Libera Folio, kaj tio tre malfelicxigis min. Mi vere bedauxras, ke mi neniam persone konis lin. Mi kontaktis lin retposxte plurfoje, cxefe pro la malaperinta Astronomia Esperanto-Klubo, kaj li cxiam estis tre helpema kaj vigla. Fakte, tre strangis al mi, ke mi ne auxdis pri li lastatempe, kaj mi pensis pri tio kelkfoje en la lastaj monatoj. Esperanto ja perdis gravan stelon.

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44 - February 1, 2008 5:49 pm

Name: Jane Marshall
Location: Minneapolis, MN

Know Don from: Esperantujo

Comments: Mi ĵus legis pri la forpaso de Don Harlow. Eble vi trovos iom da paco pro tio, ke li estis tiom amata kaj estimata per Espertistoj, ne nur en Usono sed ĉirkaŭ la mondo. Kvankam multaj neniam lin renkontis, ni sentis lin amiko. Legante liajn artikojn kaj retmesaĝojn, oni kvazaŭ konis lin….sindonema, ĝusta, kompatema. Tutcerte ne estas alia homo, kiu libere sindonadas al Esperanto. Li daŭros esti la unua amiko de ĉiu nova Esperantisto.

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45 - February 1, 2008 2:58 pm

Name: Andrew Wheatley
Location: Blackpool, England

Know Don from: his writing and websites

Comments: Over the last 5 years or so I only exchanged a few messages with Don; these always received a friendly and helpful response. In addition to that, I read many of his other writings. He will always have my respect and admiration.

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46 - February 1, 2008 1:58 pm

Name: Dimitrije Janicic
Location: Beograd

Know Don from:

Comments: Mi partoprenas en cxagrenon okaze forpaso de bona homo kaj homo kiu kulte faris por Esperanto.

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47 - February 1, 2008 10:27 am

Name: José Pinto de Sousa
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Know Don from: From Internet

Comments: I'm an Esperanto speaker and I knew his site about Esperanto literature. Only one time we have exchanged e-mail. I admired very much his work for Esperanto and I am very, very sad.

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48 - February 1, 2008 9:20 am

Name: Silvia Garnero
Location: ITALIO

Know Don from: MI ekkonis Sinjoron Don Harlow pere de sia tttpagxo

Comments: Mi tutkore partoprenas en via doloro kaj en la doloro de la tutmonda esperantistaro pro la forpaso de via karulo

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49 - February 1, 2008 6:51 am

Name: José Antonio Vergara
Location: Puerto Montt, Chilio (Sudameriko)

Know Don from: Pere de Esperanto. Mi konatighis kun li en Berkeley, en neformala kunsido de la lokaj amikoj de Esperanto.

Comments: Li impresis min kiel tre valoran kaj inteligentan homon, memdiscipline engaghitan en la informado pri Esperanto en medio aparte malfacila por tio, nome Usono kaj anglalingvujo. Kaj li plenumis tiun nepran taskon admirinde.
Ni perdis grandan homon.

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50 - February 1, 2008 6:50 am

Name: José Antonio
Location: Puerto Montt

Know Don from: Pere de Esperanto. Mi konatighis kun li en Berkeley, en neformala kunsido de la lokaj amikoj de Esperanto.

Comments: Li impresis min kiel tre valoran kaj inteligentan homon, memdiscipline engaghitan en la informado pri Esperanto en medio aparte malfacila por tio, nome Usono kaj anglalingvujo. Kaj li plenumis tiun nepran taskon admirinde.
Ni perdis grandan homon.

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