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I
hadn't heard from pioneering domainer Marc
Ostrofsky for awhile so it was
good to get a note from him last night even though the
message contained both good and bad news. It was good to
hear that he and his wife Beverle are doing well
(their first anniversary will be coming up in June) and
that they enjoyed a private dinner with comedian/actor Robin
Williams a few days ago when he came to their
hometown of Houston on a concert tour (see photo
below - if you don't know which one is Marc and which
one is Robin you definitely need to get out more!. Easy
to pick out Beverle - she is the good looking one). 
Marc
said he and Williams became friends several years ago
when he introduced Robin to Microsoft founder Bill
Gates at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas. After Williams' show in Houston he
joined the Ostrofskys for dinner at the Four Seasons
Hotel where this photo was taken. Williams'
tour moved on to Florida but as you probably
heard in the news
yesterday, he had to cancel the rest of his
shows to undergo emergency heart surgery after experiencing
shortness of breath. He will need an aortic valve
replacement (the same operation former first lady
Barbara Bush recently underwent). The
bad news in Marc's note was that his mother, Shirley
Welcher Ostrofsky, passed away last Saturday
(Feb. 28th) at the age of 78. Funeral services were held
Wednesday in Houston. We want to extend our condolences
to Marc, Beverle and their family. In lieu of flowers,
the family said donations may be sent to: The American
Diabetes Association (P.O. Box 11454,
Alexandria, VA 22312) or the City
of Hope (1055 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
90017.
(Posted March
6, 2009) |
