[Leica] in memoriam: Sal DiMarco, Jr.

[frankandaubrey at mindspring.com (Frank Farmer)]

I did not know Sal DiMarco, Jr.  However, I do know that he will be missed 
on this list 
by many, like me, who have never had the pleasure of meeting him.  That is 
the wonderful 
thing about the LUG - you reach people and touch them with your words and 
images
that you probably had no idea were listening and looking.  From what I've 
seen and read,
he had many admirers and students - whether he meant to or not.  From my 
perspective,
the LUG had lost a great member.

Frank Farmer
Jackson, MS 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Jun 12, 2004 11:41 PM
To: LUG@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] in memoriam: Sal DiMarco, Jr. 


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Date: Saturday, June 12, 2004 10:49 PM -0400
From: George Widman <george.widman@verizon.net>
lSubject: Sal DiMarco, Jr.

        Sal DiMarco, Jr. died suddenly Friday afternoon at a local hospital.
        Passing along from Rusty Kennedy's conversation Saturday with Sal's 
brother, Joe, who is his only surviving relative: Sal felt ill Saturday 
morning, called 911 for help, and died about 2 p.m. at a local hospital.
        He had not reported being ill before the event, and his death is 
listed as "natural causes."
        He had been planning to attend memorial services Sunday for fellow 
photojournalist George Reynolds.
George Widman
AP Photos Philadelphia


 From Sal's own Web site < http://member.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr/ >:
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Sal DiMarco, Jr., born in (1947 in) Philadelphia, PA  is an internationally 
known photojournalist. He is a graduate of the Temple University School of 
Journalism.
       Sal was taught photography by his father, a portrait photographer in 
Philadelphia, PA.
       DiMarco joined the staff of the "Philadelphia Evening & Sunday 
Bulletin" in 1967 as a summer intern. While completing his education, he was 
made a full-time staff photographer, later he was promoted to assistant 
picture editor/photographer. Finally, he was promoted to Chief Photographer, 
where he ran a department of thirty photographers, editors and technicians. 
He held the position until the paper ceased publication in 1982.
       After the newspaper folded, he became a full-time free lancer, 
dividing his time between editorial, corporate, and industrial magazine 
assignments.
(MORE at his site, above.)

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