[GBW] More on Joe Newman

["Lori Foley" <lfoley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Newman, senior book conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation
Center (NEDCC), died on Saturday, April 21, after a long struggle with
cancer. He was 58 years old. 

 

Joe was a past president of the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book
Workers and organized the annual Standards meeting held in Boston during his
term. During his 23 years at NEDCC, he conserved some of the most
significant volumes "in the history of the world."

 

Joe was a skilled and talented craftsman and conservator. He was a valued
colleague and a generous mentor and teacher. Staff and interns at NEDCC
greatly benefited from his connoisseurship and knowledge of binding history,
and they all loved his wicked sense of humor, wit, and enthusiasm.

 

Joe is survived by his wife, Sarah Smith, who he met at NEDCC. He is also
survived by his children, Jessica and Joseph Newman, and their mother,
Kathleen Sheehan; two sisters, Sara and Carolyn Newman; four brothers,
Walter, Michael, William, and Richard Newman; many nieces and nephews; and
his beloved Springer, Ollie.

 

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 25, at the Grondin Funeral
Home, 376 Cabot Street, Beverly, at 10 A.M. Visiting hours will be held on
Tuesday from 5 - 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to
attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joe's memory to the
Jimmy Fund, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115. 

For a complete obituary and online condolences, go to
www.grondinfuneralservices.com.

 

 

Lori

_______________________

Lori Foley

Director of Field Service

Northeast Document Conservation Center

100 Brickstone Square

Andover, MA  01810-1494

P: 978.470.1010 x223

F: 978.475.6021

lfoley@xxxxxxxxx 

www.nedcc.org 

 

Are you creating and maintaining digital collections and records? Attend
NEDCC's School for Scanning conference, May 1-3, 2007, in Minneapolis.

For more information, go to www.nedcc.org
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\LFoley\Application%20Data\Microsoft\S
ignatures\www.nedcc.org>  and click on School for Scanning.

 

 

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