tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post6046268000450209717..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Miracle on the Hudson Co-Author Jeff Zaslow Dead at 53Christine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-41134264400545167502012-02-16T08:51:14.021-05:002012-02-16T08:51:14.021-05:00Wow!Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-85961473570393816022012-02-15T21:44:25.515-05:002012-02-15T21:44:25.515-05:00Christine, one small proofreading note, correction...Christine, one small proofreading note, correction: re: ''Jeff died in a car accident on Friday, leaving a wife, three teen-aged daughters.''<br /><br />Three daughters, yes, but only one is a teenager, Eden, 16. The other two are 20 and 22, young adults, and all three are wonderful people! What a sad loss for them and their mom!DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-16695523898395353112012-02-15T21:07:20.675-05:002012-02-15T21:07:20.675-05:00Christine, nice blog on poor Jeff, Rest in peace, ...Christine, nice blog on poor Jeff, Rest in peace, friend and email pal of mine, but.,..... here is my take, nobody takes me seriously but what is your POV on my POV? danny bloom, former Lake Union houseboat dweller, 1970s.......i am 63 now. ......Tufts 1971...i feel that the earlier commments are plain wrong, there is no Creation, and there is no God, and Jeff has not GONE WEST. baloney! he died a senseless and meaningless death in a freak car accident taht DID NOT HAVE To happen, and was NOT MEANT to happen. he was making 206 appearances a year, why? far from home, away from his wife and kids, why travel so much, he was a multimillionaire already frm his books. something or someone was pushing him and he went too far , there is a lesson here. nobody wants to hear it. Sigh.<br /><br />http://plogspot101.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-if-jeffrey-zaslow-had-not-driven.htmlDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-25526482043438257142012-02-14T10:11:46.954-05:002012-02-14T10:11:46.954-05:00Hi Christine.
I am very sorry for the loss of not ...Hi Christine.<br />I am very sorry for the loss of not only your friend, but for the loss of a good, compassionate person.<br />I read Highest Duty and have to say that the Author and Captain were both of integrity and morals.<br />Sincerely,<br />Dan DelaneyDantheManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462903833370188633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-28694039341548259012012-02-14T09:37:10.840-05:002012-02-14T09:37:10.840-05:00Christine
Thank you so much for recognizing the l...Christine<br /><br />Thank you so much for recognizing the life of your friend Jeff on his tragic passing. Even though I should know Jeff's work because of "Highest Duty", I was unfamiliar until you shared it with us here.<br /><br />I believe that each one of us is special. The Lord has a purpose for each and every one of us. Some of us might get to know a little of our impact while we are still here, but most never know their legacy. Would we be content if our lives made a profound difference in just one person's life? I believe we would all say yes. Jeff has and will continue to elevate people though his writing.<br /><br />I have been blessed to have so many people enrich my life by their words and passion. Jeff will be one of those. I think only a man can truly understand a father's love for his daughters. It is a very special and complicated relationship. I have two, I know. I love them so much. His book will help many Dads like me explore that relationship in a way they never could have before. His own daughters will know their father's love in a way few ever do because of "The Magic Room". He is a blessing to us all.<br /><br />May his family take comfort in the joy he brought to others and may he rest in peace.<br /><br />Jim BlaszczakJim Blaszczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096277595889819199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-39008137154852051652012-02-14T08:35:07.816-05:002012-02-14T08:35:07.816-05:00Dear Christine:
I read a lot in a small sub-genre...Dear Christine:<br /><br />I read a lot in a small sub-genre, Aviator's Memoirs. Given the nature of the beast, a lot of these books are of the "written with" variety and nothing will ruin the experience more than a contributing author who, due either to an insufficiency of skill or an excess of ego, cannot suppress his/her own voice to let that of the principal be heard. Doing it the right way is, in contrast, a decidedly non-trivial exercise.<br /><br />When I read "Highest Duty" I was <i>very</i> impressed by the way Jeff Zaslow quietly did his work. There were no fillips of literary "style", no little writerly exhibitions. Sully's fine, humane Texas voice was readable 5-by-5. Jeff Zaslow was a real pro.<br /><br />I was saddened to read that Mr. Zaslow has Gone West. His legacy remains - not just in his own work but also in the works of others where he was present at, and essential to, the Creation. We're poorer for his loss.<br /><br />Drive safely,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com