- PASSING OF DR JOHN MACK:
- ANNOUNCEMENT TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
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- This is preliminary information; a statement from the
family is forthcoming.
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- At this time we must with great sorrow confirm that Dr
John Mack has passed away in London, England.
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- Dr Mack was one of several speakers discussing British
officer T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") at the T. E. Lawrence
Society Symposium, in Oxford on Sunday. Dr Mack's 1977 biography of T.E.
Lawrence, A Prince of Our Disorder, received the Pulitzer Prize in biography
(see complete bio below). Dr Mack's presentation at an afternoon panel
was so warmly received that he was asked to stay and present an additional
evening talk, which again met with positive response.
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- On Monday, he spent time in London and went to dinner
with friends.
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- On his return to the home at which he was staying while
in London, traveling on foot on Totteridge Road, he was struck by a vehicle
being driven by an intoxicated driver. Dr Mack was in a crosswalk. Dr Mack
was pronounced dead on the scene by London police and is believed to have
died on impact.
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- This information will be revised as needed and will be
replaced by a statement from Dr Mack's family when available. Information
will be posted to the John E Mack Institute website, www.johnemackinstitute.org
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- http://www.johnemackinstitute.org/center/center_news.asp?id=227
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