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: Andre Norton Nears End
: http://trufen.net/sf/05/02/23/0541218.shtml
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: News Andre Norton, who had been hospitalized with flu and
: pneumonia prior to her 93rd birthday on February 17, unfortunately is
: not expected to survive and according to her wishes has returned home
: under "hospice care."
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: "She is losing the battle with her illness and is tired of fighting,"
: wrote Sue Stewart on a Norton message board. "I made the decision late
: yesterday evening to bring her back home to be with us, her cat and
: her books when she departs... You're more than welcome to send your
: cards and flowers here. I want you all to know that she's aware that
: you care and she appreciates it." The address published on the SFWA
: News site is: Andre Norton c/o Sue Stewart, 1007 Herron Street,
: Murfreesboro, TN 37130.
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: In the meantime, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
: (SFWA) announced on February 20 that it has created the Andre Norton
: Award, a new literary award to recognize outstanding science fiction
: and fantasy novels that are written for the young adult market.

I think that most of us who in our fifties were exposed to her writings.

Her condition sort of illustrates what I have been saying in another thread
that most people die because they give up....