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Whatever the facts of global
warming and population growth, for readers of this journal, the
world grew colder and emptier in June as news spread of the death
of Thomas Winter a month shy of his 43rd birthday after
a draining battle with cancer. He was in his adopted home of Ankara,
Turkey. Kate Sampsell of Bradley University, Thomas's former colleague
in the American Studies Program at Bilkent University in Ankara,
prepared a thoughtful account of Thomas's life and accomplishments
and the profound effect he had on colleagues and friends. Versions
of this have appeared or will appear on H-SHGAPE (of which Thomas
had been an editor) and in the society's Newsletter and other
professional venues. A familiar personality in our society, Thomas
was a member of the SHGAPE Council and a valued supporter of this
journal.
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