Paying Tribute to Dr. Walford

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I am collecting ( & receiving) some of the most heartfelt

messages paying tribute to the genius and courage of

Dr. Roy L. Walford, the now deceased founding father of the

modern Calorie Restriction Movement.

Some tribute messages are from the news media, some are

contained on other email lists, some are off the Internet,

and some are in newspapers and magazines.

Are we allowed to post tribute messages here? We all loved

our pioneer-adventurer CR Father. I thought, maybe every day

or two, I might post such a message (if no one else posted one).

I will never ever tire of these messages, even when I lie

down on my deathbed, but others may see differently.

Note: Some tribute messages are just short ones, some longer.

Some messages come from ALL the CR related lists, and some

from Lists not related to CR too, as well as messages from

various sources and authorities who call Dr. Walford the most

extreme of the extremists (I love these types of messages).

I would post messages that might be alarmist or even anti-CR,

or that show bias and prejudice, as well as opinionated ones.

And if some wanted to post anonymously, then I would be happy

to post those too, since some of those are emotion filled.

All these message types (I believe) are the greatest tribute

of all, in retrospect, testifying to the greatness of this

hero scientist-researcher, who confounded his peers, and

who had the courage to pursue (and document, and popularize)

an " extremist " health program, despite raised eyebrows from

his researcher peers, and despite a torrent of criticism

from the media, who often condemned him for his extremism --

a true mark of courage and genius for a modest man who

seldom hit back.

Dr. Walford " could take it " , until ALS finally took him.

-- Warren