On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 12:35 AM, the friends of Doug Michels received the following email:

! highest priority Hey Everybody,

Next month, you're all invited to my 60th Birthday Party in Washington, D.C. on June 29, 2003. So please come celebrate with champagne and birthday cake on Sunday the 29th @ 3:30 PM (location to be announced). Party up-dates/details/venue info sent via future e-mail.

Stay tuned,
Doug Michels

On June 17 the Friends of Doug Michaels Received the Following Email:

Subject: Doug Michels

Dear Friends,
It is with such sadness that we advise you that Doug has died as a result of a fall in Australia on or around June 12, 2003.

As you know, Doug had planned to have his 60th birthday party on Sunday, June 29. We are continuing with his plans. The party will go on as we know he would have wanted.

Please join us in a memorial birthday celebration of Doug's life on Sunday, June 29 at 3:30 pm for champagne, cake and remembrances at the home of Joe and Dabney Cortina.

If you know of anyone who would like to attend please feel free to bring them along.
Fondly,
Bob and Caroline Michels

RSVP to Dabney Cortina

The Friends

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ARIA501, Joe Cortina <joe@cortinaproductions.com>, Dabney Cortina, Susan Piedmont-Palladino <spalla@vt.edu>, Douglas Palladino <DPalladino@RTKL.com>, "Cederna, Ann T." <Cederna@cua.edu>, Ann Carper <jackson73@earthlink.net>, Leigh Bailey <leighjam@pobox.com>, Leigh Sutherland <leigh.sutherland@verizon.net>, Erica Broberg <Studioelb@aol.com>, Jim Allegro <Allegroblue@aol.com>, Jim Allegro <jallegro@hwf.com>, The Art Guys <TheArtGuys@TheArtGuys.com>, Shaila dewan <shailadewan@hotmail.com>, Roman Coppola <Tuuthdom@aol.com>, Chip Lord <chlord@earthlink.net>, cc <grundhog@travelin.com>, Chris Clark <CClark716@aol.com>, Rainey Knudson <rainey@glasstire.com>, Laura Harrison <laura122@ix.netcom.com>, ~bol <bol@bollinger2.com>, cybele <cybele@cybele3.net>, Pepper Mouser <pepper@pdq.net>, Tonya Ghosn <tonya124@msn.com>, Richard Clarke <clarke@mbtarch.com>, Richard Gluckman <rgluckman@gluckmanmayner.com>, Andrea <grover@aurorapictureshow.org>, Carlos <mister_lama@yahoo.com>, Jim Kessler <jim.kessler@hok.com>, Cindy Wagner <cwagner@wfs.org>, Morgan Williams <morgan.williams@hok.com>, Skip Blumberg <cityhallpark@earthlink.net>, Curtis Schreier <grundhog@travelin.com>,Jane Aaron <JAaron1990@aol.com>, shawna mouser <belaceoz@hotmail.com>, Jennifer Harper <jharper@WashingtonTimes.com>, cas/chris <cmoritz@montanaport.net>, Merrie <MerrieHC@aol.com>, Kevin Consey <kconsey@uclink4.berkeley.edu>, Julie Constantin <constant@well.com>, Denise Domergue <denise@conservationofpainting.com>, Tom Shannon <TShannon@concentric.net>, "S. Badanes" <sbadanes@u.washington.edu>, Shelley Surpin <sallyspud@earthlink.net>, Steve Seid <seidtrak@uclink4.berkeley.edu>, elizabeth <ElisPat@aol.com>, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville <sheila.debretteville@yale.edu>, Constance Lewallen <conlew@uclink4.berkeley.edu>, Stephanie Cannizzo <cannizzo@uclink4.berkeley.edu>, Shelley Weathers <shelleyweathers@hotmail.com>, Andy Weathers <aweathers2@houston.rr.com>, evie dunham <goevie@yahoo.com>, elizabethfederici <elizabethfederici@msn.com>, Lisa Findley <handmark@mindspring.com>, Homer Flynn <flynn@crypticorp.com>, jennifer gabiola <gabiola@origindesign.com>, Jim Mousner <mousner@origindesign.com>, Danka Gakovic <Danka.Gakovic@perkinswill.com>, "Finney, Garrett" <garrettfinney@earthlink.net>, Sarah Newbery <sarah@curtiswindham.com>, Bill Grover <GROVER@Centerbrook.com>, Mark Simon <simon@Centerbrook.com>, Douglas Hall <dhall70@mail.earthlink.net>, dianeandrewshall <dahall03@mindspring.gmu.edu>, Gannon Hall <gannon@hallconsulting.com>, Lincoln <zhoulin@ht.rol.cn.net>, Clinton Wilsey <cjwilsey@hotmail.com>, "Jew, Quana" <jewq@arentfox.com>, John Lindstaedt <jlindstaedt@bdmd.com>, Lisa Cherkasky <Spudnut59@comcast.net>, Louis Mackall <louismac@pantheon.yale.edu>, Andy Mann <andymann1@juno.com>, Joe Mashburn <Mashburn@UH.EDU>, "Massing, Star" <smassing@INITIATIVESFORCHILDREN.ORG>, Michels Family <RWMICHELS@aol.com>, Majda Ouldsaidia <majdao@yahoo.com>, Peet <pete.aaron@verizon.net>, "Papademetriou, Peter" <Papadem@ADM.NJIT.EDU>, craig hodgetts <chodgetts@hplusf.com>, Ivy <ives1026@ev1.net>, Rae K du SSollae <rae@raek.com>, "Satish (SZS Engineers)" <engineers@szsdc.com>, Ronnie Self <r.self@worldnet.att.net>, Ronnette Riley <rriley@pipeline.com>, Sara <sara123@mailcan.com>, Michael Sorkin <sorkin@thing.net>, Michelle Seebach <Mseebach@eidos.com>,, Jacob Vaughan <jacob@switchfilm.com>, Harry Jaffe <hjaffe@washingtonian.com>, "Angus W. Macdonald" <am@summit.net>, Andrew Wagner <andrew@dwellmag.com>, Cindy Wagner <cwagner@wfs.org>, Matthew Watson <matthewwatson@hotmail.com>, ARIA <ARIA501@aol.com>, Gui Trotti <TROTTIG@aol.com>, Tami Pearson <TPearson@mail.moodyrambin.com>, ed hirs <EdHirs@aol.com>, Jim Cortina <jim@cortinaproductions.com>, Isabelle Bondi <Isabond@aol.com>, Lisa Gray <lisagray@mac.com>, Beverly & Chuck Veatch <bcveatch@hotmail.com>, Wendy Apple <wendyapple@earthlink.net>, Glenn Garrison <glenn.garrison@worldnet.att.net>, mina chow <empresschow@netscape.net>, Allison Arieff <allison@dwellmag.com>, Sam Grawe <sam@dwellmag.com>, Patty Beynet <pattybeynet@yahoo.com>, margaret finch <mfinch2@earthlink.net>, John Gamba <jgamba@avanteglobal.com>, POLK <JamesPolk22@aol.com>, Richard Jost <mcminc@tularosa.net>, Paras Kaul <brainwavechick@earthlink.net>, Alexandra Morphett <amorph@ozemail.com.au>, Gary Feuerstein <gary@endex.com>, James Stockard <stockard@gsd.harvard.edu>, Sally Young <syoung@gsd.harvard.edu>, cheryl dent <cherellad@yahoo.com>, Frederick Turner <fredturner@attbi.com>, william menking <wmenking@hotmail.com>, Jim Newman <jnew@speakeasy.net>, Jim Nollman <beluga@rockisland.com>, dRAW PiNKY <DrawPinky@hotmail.com>, "Syvertsen, John" <JSyvertsen@owpp.com>, Bela Canhoto <b@take1tv.com>, Terrie Sultan <tsultan@UH.EDU>, Tamara Trownsell <ttrownsell@hotmail.com>, Robert Nagata Zingg <zingg@joy.ocn.ne.jp>, Gary Feuerstein <gary@endex.com>