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hello cynthia,
my thoughts are with you.
you can, indeed, be very proud of your father. he
achived a lot in his life!
best regards,
Bakis.




--- ~Morbius~ <morbius@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> My thoughts are with you-
> ~Morbius~
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Cynthia 
>   To: The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 4:52 PM
>   Subject: [The_Cyndustries_List] And the Wheel of
> Life Keeps Turning...
> 
> 
>   In the heydays of broadcast televison, before
> there was cable TV
>   DVD and VHS, when there was only ABC, CBS, and
> NBC...
>   An entire Nation of Americans were completely
> stunned
>   watching my Father's sensitive and passionate
> portrail of the
>   the plight of, and prejudice towards African
> Americans in 1961.
> 
>   His documentary "WALK IN MY SHOES" was a total
> eye-opener
>   for millions and millions of people, and helped to
> set the stage
>   for Dr. Martin Lurther King's famous "I have a
> Dream" speech,
>   and for the Civil Rights Movement in America
> itself.
> 
>   It was the very first time that a documentary crew
> picked the
>   camera up off of it's tripod and leaped right into
> the middle of
>   Harlem to show the stark truth of the black
> condition in America
>   as told by real people and not actors, living
> their own real lives
>   hoping for the faintest hint of respect or
> dignity, and struggling
>   so incredibly hard at the time simply to survive.
> 
>   This in my mind is his single greatest
> achievement, however he
>   did the same bringing understanding and deep
> compassion to
>   a variety of subjects including to the mentally
> handicapped in his,
>   "The Long Childhood of Timmy" a documentary for
> which he
>   was asked by President Kennedy to join him
> personally for a
>   private dinner and screening at the White House.
> 
>   Later he made "Who Serves?" the very first
> documentary
>   questioning the Draft during the Vietnam War to
> appear on
>   network television. Unlike today, he made
> documentaries that
>   were not affraid to empower ordinary people to
> really *think*
>   and to take action in solving the real and
> important issues of the day.
> 
>   He also directed everything from episodic shows
> like "Bonanza",
>   "The Waltons", and "Get Smart" to televison
> commercials,
>   and features including "Gone are the Days" Purlie
> Victorious
>   and even the cult classic "Santa Clause Conquors
> the Martians".
> 
>   He interviewed everyone from Indira Ghandi Prime
> Minister of
>   India, to Peter Sellers, and Sophia Loren, from
> the Maharishi
>   meditating in Big Sur - to the Pope himself
> praying in the Vatican,
>   and he traveled eight times around the world doing
> it.
> 
>   Words can barely say how very proud I am of my
> Father, and
>   how much we will all miss him since his passing
> away at
>   6:28 AM this morning... He is finally resting in
> peace.
> 
>   Nicholas Webster
>   1912 ~ 2006
> 
>   Friends have started a website dedicated to him
> 
>   http://www.nicholaswebster.com/bio.html
> 
>   While ensuring that he has been at peace, this has
> been a
>   totally stressful time around here for me, and I
> thank all of
>   our customers for being so patient and
> understanding, (while
>   perhaps privately wondering, what was taking so
> long with
>   their orders?)
> 
>   For the past three-months Dad lingered-on, fading
> slowly
>   while I visited him in the hospital three-times a
> day, driving
>   back and forth between the hospital, the office
> here at
>   Cyndustries, and to my Parent's house to take care
> of my
>   aging Mother. Now 94 years old, the doctors never
> expected
>   him to last so long, and because of this I
> apologize for
>   recent delays as I have had my hands and my heart
> quite full...
> 
>   While work here has never stopped, (we continue
> shipping
>   orders daily) we are reorganizing here at the
> company to get
>   production back into ~full~ swing and tighten-up
> delivery times
>   once again. I guess the timing is perfect as most
> people are on
>   holiday this time of year, so please give us a
> little time to get it
>   together (a week or two) so we can move onward and
> upward
>   towards more great things!
> 
>   Dad was very proud of us all here as well, and
> took great
>   pleasure in seeing our ZOs on the front cover of a
> magaine!
>   I just hope that I can someday be a ~fraction~ as
> successful
>   in making the world a better place, as he was.
> 
>   If you are by any chance moved to honor my Father,
> perhaps
>   do something unexpected and extra kind for someone
> today,
>   anyone.
> 
>   Peace on Earth,
> 
>   Cynthia Webster
> 
>   cyndustries.com
> 
>   http://www.parentswish.com/site03/big.html
> 
> 
> 
>    


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