MSI Press Staff Matters: Anniversary of Carl Don Leaver's Death

 



Two years ago today, Carl Leaver, typesetter, graphic designer, and co-founder of MSI Press LLC, passed away after five too-short months of cancer of unknown primary.

We all want a legacy, no matter how humble, and Carl certainly has one. To wit,

  • Dozens of MSI Press authors loved his book covers -- and, in a kind way, they reached out to him in his dying days to tell him so.
  • He edited one book, Overcoming the Odds, and co-authored another, Intrepid. Books almost always outlast us.
  • He was Dad to four children (or seven, depending on how you count the three who moved in with us as teenagers) and three grandchildren, two of whom lost both their grandfathers in 2021, and daddy to a couple dozen cats; his very special cat, Intrepid, who preceded him in death, is buried with him.
  • His name is engraved on a brick, shown above by Br. James, at the St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, reminding a number of people of him as they pass over his stone.
  • His obituary is the second most popular post on this blog since its inception.

As for me, his widow, I shall be spending today with friends, remembering.

For more posts about Carl, click HERE.



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