Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg october author of Dies at 90 by Anne Metis whose epic accounts of history and lands made him a bestselling author for five decades and whose generosity led him to donate millions to Art museums and libraries around the died yesterday in Austin at age he died in his West Austin Home of kidney Michener had been on dialysis for several but his condition weakened in recent he had a toe amputated earlier this month and made the Deci Sion two weeks ago not to go Back onto a Public funeral will be tuesday at austins West Minster presbyterian his body will be Cre mated and ashes buried beside his the University of Texas plans to have a memorial ser vice Here and another will be scheduled in new where his random is in the last few Michener mostly friends but when roused he was he took Calls from Merv Stan Walter Cronkite and other old Michener had years of health prob lems but was men tally when he was nearly he underwent quintuple bypass heart a hip replacement and dental As Well As suffering from in the 10 years that Fol Lowed he published 18 of the More than so books of his James Michener in 1989 moving to Austin in 1982 at the invitation of Bill Clements to write the sesquicentennial novel Michener was a storyteller whose popularity with readers grew As he took them places they might not otherwise have i see him As a popular said James mag director of the Texas Center for writers that Michener founded at an educator for with the novel Hawaii Michener created the form that won him the he told the Story of a particular place through fictional characters and documented historical his Mode of working was to move to a state or country for two or three years and immerse himself in the geography and the people to write sweeping historical novels such As the source on the and Centennial on to Michener will be remembered As much for his generosity to the arts As for his literary attempts to translate the world for a wide the soft spoken writer who began life As a foundling made Well Over million us from his popular historical novels and their film by his own he sold 90 to 100 Mil lion he grew up in Rural Pennsylvania with a Quaker philosophy that led him to live frugally and share his profits with the his Mari Sabusawa who travelled with the died of cancer in the married in 1955 had no nor did Michener from two previous marriages in 1935 and 1948 that ended in Michener did not publish his first Book until age it was tales of the South which won the pulitzer prize in 1948 and later became the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South which won its own pulitzer the Book grew out of his world War ii experiences in the where he served on 49 different islands in the South the Michener lived their Only extravagance was to Fly first class and to go on adventurous trips to Antarctica where they took a raft to the ice and on a tour following Christopher Colum Buss route by around the United Michener had a reputation for supporting Many Fortune mag Azine ranked him 21 on its list of top philanthropists for noting that he gave away million last in random House published a series of essays by Michener called this Noble land my vision for in he recommends warns of our racial time and salutes he ends Chebook by i wish i could witness the next years of decision they should be riveting As we face one crucial Choice after i Hope our Genius for doing the right thing will guide there Are those who would say Michener lived his life As a correction in this weeks Kmart flyer effective october the following errors have occurred Page is due to production the utile tikes Side pocket toy Box will not be available until the end of ral checks Are october 1117th flyer Page k20 the be 2 head Var featured in our flyer of october 1117th indicates operation in the this Var does not include this we apologize for any inconvenience this May have correction in the Park Pontiac and in the 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authorities which will develop service then contract out child Protection services to Pri vate attracting new employees to vacant positions is not says the 36page by reducing minimum qualifications to fill new recruits must receive extensive ont Ejob further adding to the workload of remaining under these conditions staff have carried workloads that have prevented them from pro Viding the Quality of services expected of social services minister Lyle Oberg responded by ordering an outside audit by accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand to determine Why caseloads Are 1 dont think its fair to Call it a Oberg that would imply that it is just an Alberta problem when in fact its North America the audit is to begin immedi the overworked system has resulted in delays in assessing a Childs need for wait ing lists for help in Calgary and Edmonton and situations where Only those children in immedi ate danger received prompt said children in provincial care were not always Able to Contact their social worker or were shuttled from one worker to he constant changes of workers compound the difficult lives of those children who often come into care with a history of instability and the government has suggested population greater Public awareness of growing numbers of single Par ent families and a higher divorce rate account for the surge in Oberg said increased staffing and efforts to improve employee morale have Cut the turnover rate to 16 per cent from 21 per cent two years but Lafrance said anxiety among workers remains Albertas child welfare system in crisis the average to fifthly child welfare caseloads in Alberta Rase by about to in 19969 Days a childrens advocate report released 12 thousands of cases per month 9192 9293 9394 9495 969 rest Home Garden a prices a tourers reps to cd potions this Litolf storm doors Cabinet hardware How to install faucets Bros How to install Ceramic tiles Rowan the use and installation of wire shelving demo on Var Thane Wood floor finishing 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