{"id":104,"date":"2019-03-11T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jimenezc\/?p=104"},"modified":"2019-03-12T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T13:37:44","slug":"libraries-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jimenezc\/2019\/03\/11\/libraries-grief\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries + Grief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grief and Loss show up on everyone’s doorstep periodically. I suppose it is a fact of life and one should not be surprised by the fact that it happens. But still, these things come as a shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as a summer storm can rise up out of the midsummer afternoon Miami atmosphere, a familiar face can suddenly disappear from one’s life. Even though it is inevitable, the boom of a loud thunderclap, or tragic news, can leave us shaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the span of 3 months, I lost two library colleagues. One was a former library director, the man who gave me my first opportunity to call myself Librarian. The latter was a colleague from another department in my current library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Leroy Hommerding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I checked my email in early January and my world paused. Someone shared a news story involving the Fort Myers Beach Public Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hommerding, library director, was opening the library on Sunday morning for a Friends Booksale. A homeless man was waiting for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an argument and a scuffle, the man pulled a machete and proceeded to kill Leroy. It’s the stuff of nightmares. Hommerding was just going to work. He never came home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

news release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Estep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michelle was a cataloging specialist. I admit, I do not know the depths of her specialty. I can only say that she specialized in original cataloging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A friend stopped by one day to share the news that Michelle suffered a heart attach and died shortly afterwards from complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will always remember Michelle as a shy librarian who would come alive when discussing her favorite reads. When our First Thursdays Lecture Series implemented a Roundtable discussion component based on our latest reads, she truly shone when contributing her literary adventure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is just a reminder to live our your life. Every day is a gift and should be treasured. Say what needs saying. Do what needs doing. Read what needs reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love the ones who need loving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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