Date:    Thu, 5 Mar 1998 14:59:42 -0600
<br>From:    Joan Houston Hall  jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: Fred Cassidy
<br>
<br>Dear Allan,
<br>As soon as Fred picked up the phone, I knew it would not be a good idea to
<br>ask him to go to Las Vegas.  His speech was more slurred than it has been
<br>the last few times I've called, and I actually had to remind him who Tom
<br>was.  Once he remembered, he said the appropriate things, but I think we
<br>would risk putting him in a very embarrassing situation if we asked him to
<br>go.  I did mention that there would be a service, and said it wasn't exactly
<br>close to him, and he quickly agreed that it was not close at all.  I'm
<br>afraid that his public speaking days may be over.    Maybe I was too
<br>optimistic after the last times I spoke with him, or maybe this is just a
<br>good illustration of how variable things can be; it was pretty distressing,
<br>though, today.
<br>
<br>Did Rudy Troike know Tom?  Tucson is further away than Scottsdale, but
<br>perhaps he would be willing to go and represent ADS.
<br>
<br>Joan
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