<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: godoy Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:45 AM To: ,All Staff Subject: Edward Said passed away yesterday </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> Dear Colleagues, >  > >  > It is with great personal sorrow that we inform you of the death of >  > Edward W. Said, today, the 24th of September, 2003, at approximately >  > 4 p.m. EST.  Edward had been very ill for the past couple of weeks >  > and last night he was re-admitted to the hospital (he had been >  > released last week and was thought to be recovering).  However, it >  > was not to be and this afternoon, he was taken off the respirator and >  > died shortly thereafter.  For us -- and we know for the entire >  > academic community as well as everyone who had believed in >  > Palestinian sovereignty, not to mention the self-determination of >  > oppressed and exploited people worldwide -- this is a loss that will >  > never be overcome. >  > >  > > > </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>