Good luck and safe journey Mr.Loum to you and your family. our respect,love and appreciation for you and for the Uiversity of Wshington without whose generosity the Gambia-L would probably not have existed today. Be confident that all of us will pray for you and your family for a safety arrival and success in your new place and job. Regards Basss ..................................................................... >From: Anthony W Loum <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Good bye Seattle - Hello New York >Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:38:46 -0700 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >From [log in to unmask] Fri Oct 22 22:26:00 1999 >Received: from [149.68.1.24] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailB9DA91C2004FD82197B5954401180F892; Fri Oct 22 22:25:57 1999 >Received: from maelstrom.stjohns.edu (149.68.1.24) by maelstrom.stjohns.edu >(LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; >Sat, 23 Oct 1999 1:25:38 -0500 >Received: from MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU by MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU >(LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) with spool id 4963672 for >[log in to unmask]; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 01:25:35 -0400 >Received: from m2.jersey.juno.com (209.67.34.60) by maelstrom.stjohns.edu > (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id ><[log in to unmask]>; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 1:25:34 -0500 >Received: (from [log in to unmask]) by m2.jersey.juno.com (queuemail) id > EPLESMGN; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 01:24:31 EDT >X-Mailer: Juno 2.0.11 >X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-2,13,21,23,27-32 >X-Juno-Att: 0 >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> > >Hi Gambia-lers, > >This is to inform you and my friends that after many years of living in >Seattle, Washington and working for the University of Washington, I have >accepted a position with the Brooklyn Public Library in New York City and >will be moving there next week. I am deeply saddened that I have to >leave the Pacific NorthWest with my long history and ties, but I feel >that the time is right to move on to other opportunities and experience >life in the East Coast. As Veteran Gambia-lers could recall, until a few >months ago, Gambia-l was originally hosted by my Alma Mater and former >employer, the University of Washington during its first few years in >existence before the migration to its current host St John's University. >I am quite sure that all of you appreciated that. > I will be moving to New York by driving a truck accross the approximate >3000 miles from seattle. I will be stopping along the way at nights for >some rest and sleep. One of my night stops will be Madison, Wisconsin >where I hope to meet for the first time my friend Katim Touray, the >founder of Gambia-l. So Katim, I will give you a call along with my >cousins in Madison, Sainabou and Mineratou Loum and inform you of my >arrival date. To Daddy Sang in Cleveland and Habib Diab in D.C., here I >come, joining the east coast gang. > I will inform you of my adventurous " trucking trip" from coast to >coast. >So I am asking you to pray to God/Allah to grant me and my family a safe >journey. I will also like to take this opportunity to bid a farewell to >all my friends in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast. I >will be coming back for occasional visits. > > Thanks > Tony Loum > > > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------