I'm posting a link here, appealing to the generosity of Cat fans.
To donate:
http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/keltofund/
Background:
http://www.traverseticker.com/story/community-mourns-passing-of-film-fest-playhouse-leader
http://www.record-eagle.com/news/lo...cle_e39eb559-e601-529a-9548-b888c323dce1.html
A friend* of mine passed away far too soon, at the age of 40, of a sudden cardiac event, on Sunday. He was a wonderful leader in what many of you know to be a wonderful, strange, vibrant, hearty little corner of the world.
He was instrumental in the success of the Traverse City Film Festival, was a prominent actor and volunteer within the arts community, and was truly a connector: hipsters and squares and queers and jocks and drunks and grandparents and preschoolers and bartenders and jazz freaks and gamers and beach bums and artists and capitalists and everyone else gravitated to him, and he helped build unlikely friendships as a result. He and his wife also threw fantastic, creative parties (webstreaming them since at least 2007). In the online appreciations, I've found at least three people who directly credit him with their marriage - an introduction, an inspiration, an idea.
He leaves behind a wonderful wife, two wonderful girls, and a lapsed life insurance policy. He was an independent contractor and small business owner, she stayed home after the birth of child number two, and, as young, healthy people do, they never got around to it. Please consider donating to the family.
His death has hit me pretty hard. (Posting at 330 a.m.!) People this good shouldn't go this soon.
(*Disclosure: I haven't lived in Traverse for nine years, and haven't visited in six, so we've been totally out of contact, but he left an indelible mark. It's amazing to think but, 15 years ago, I probably wouldn't have even heard that this had happened. As it stands, I was grieving for him and his family and sharing stories and memories within hours.)
Thank you for reading. I promise, anything you are willing to part with would be greatly appreciated. The family has a wonderful support structure but a very challenging road ahead. I can't imagine what they're going through.
To donate:
http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/keltofund/
Background:
http://www.traverseticker.com/story/community-mourns-passing-of-film-fest-playhouse-leader
http://www.record-eagle.com/news/lo...cle_e39eb559-e601-529a-9548-b888c323dce1.html
A friend* of mine passed away far too soon, at the age of 40, of a sudden cardiac event, on Sunday. He was a wonderful leader in what many of you know to be a wonderful, strange, vibrant, hearty little corner of the world.
He was instrumental in the success of the Traverse City Film Festival, was a prominent actor and volunteer within the arts community, and was truly a connector: hipsters and squares and queers and jocks and drunks and grandparents and preschoolers and bartenders and jazz freaks and gamers and beach bums and artists and capitalists and everyone else gravitated to him, and he helped build unlikely friendships as a result. He and his wife also threw fantastic, creative parties (webstreaming them since at least 2007). In the online appreciations, I've found at least three people who directly credit him with their marriage - an introduction, an inspiration, an idea.
He leaves behind a wonderful wife, two wonderful girls, and a lapsed life insurance policy. He was an independent contractor and small business owner, she stayed home after the birth of child number two, and, as young, healthy people do, they never got around to it. Please consider donating to the family.
His death has hit me pretty hard. (Posting at 330 a.m.!) People this good shouldn't go this soon.
(*Disclosure: I haven't lived in Traverse for nine years, and haven't visited in six, so we've been totally out of contact, but he left an indelible mark. It's amazing to think but, 15 years ago, I probably wouldn't have even heard that this had happened. As it stands, I was grieving for him and his family and sharing stories and memories within hours.)
Thank you for reading. I promise, anything you are willing to part with would be greatly appreciated. The family has a wonderful support structure but a very challenging road ahead. I can't imagine what they're going through.
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