[Leica] PAW--Remembering Sal

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2439862&size=lg

Taken last November at my Philadelphia Area Leica Enthusiasts Dinner.

Sal holding forth--as only Sal could!  We will miss him.

Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Reid
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 12:42 AM
To: LUG@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] in memoriam: Sal DiMarco, Jr. 


---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2004 10:49 PM -0400
From: George Widman <george.widman@verizon.net>
lSubject: Sal DiMarco, Jr.

        Sal DiMarco, Jr. died suddenly Friday afternoon at a local hospital.
        Passing along from Rusty Kennedy's conversation Saturday with Sal's
brother, Joe, who is his only surviving relative: Sal felt ill Saturday
morning, called 911 for help, and died about 2 p.m. at a local hospital.
        He had not reported being ill before the event, and his death is
listed as "natural causes."
        He had been planning to attend memorial services Sunday for fellow
photojournalist George Reynolds.
George Widman
AP Photos Philadelphia


 From Sal's own Web site < http://member.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr/ >:
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Sal DiMarco, Jr., born in (1947 in) Philadelphia, PA  is an internationally
known photojournalist. He is a graduate of the Temple University School of
Journalism.
       Sal was taught photography by his father, a portrait photographer in
Philadelphia, PA.
       DiMarco joined the staff of the "Philadelphia Evening & Sunday
Bulletin" in 1967 as a summer intern. While completing his education, he was
made a full-time staff photographer, later he was promoted to assistant
picture editor/photographer. Finally, he was promoted to Chief Photographer,
where he ran a department of thirty photographers, editors and technicians.
He held the position until the paper ceased publication in 1982.
       After the newspaper folded, he became a full-time free lancer,
dividing his time between editorial, corporate, and industrial magazine
assignments.
(MORE at his site, above.)