Subscribe by EmailProfessor Randy Pausch is dead
July 25, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 2 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Professor Randy Pausch, the man who brought us the inspirational speech “The Last Lecture” has died of complications from pancreatic cancer.
The speech, delivered at Carnegie Mellon University, was an urge by Pausch to celebrate life and do great things. This was made all the more poignant given the fact that he was fighting terminal cancer and not given much time to live. His speech went viral on YouTube, he appeared on Oprah and the speech was made into a bestselling book.
So even though Professor Pausch has died, his memory and his ideas will live on for generations.
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The man was truly inspirational.
It’s people like that who offer hope to others who give up.
Data points, Barbara
He’s touched more people than he will ever know.
Until next time Randy!