My memory and I are going to go out on a limb: My recollection is that DiCara died from a cardiac incident, i.e., a "natural cause." I remember thinking how ironic it was, recalling a talk he gave at Ann Arbor in the early 70s about his (and Miller's) work. When he began to discuss measured blood pressure, someone asked him which was systolic and which was diastolic. He replied that diastolic was the lower number, but was, "more important." He offered a little mnemonic and said, "It's diastolic that makes you die." When news of his passing arrived later, that immediately came to mind. It seems to me that he was known to be hypertensive. FWIW DKH
David K. Hogberg, PhD Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Albion College, Albion MI 49224 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 517/629-4834 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/19/01 19:27 PM >>> > > Stephen Black wrote: > > > > > I've now completed a vigorous search both on and off the > > Internet, in all the likely places, and have come up with exactly > > nothing that would verify this. Given the absence of his > > publications since the mid-1970's, it seems likely that he's > > dead. However, I wonder whether Ken might have confused him with > > one of his associates, George Wolf, in reporting that he > > committed suicide. I should also say I haven't been able to > > verify that information either. > > > > A complete strike-out this time. It seems that although many of > > our generation (and I won't say which one that is!) find his name > > familiar, he didn't quite reach the threshold of an obituary in > > the American Psychologist or anywhere else retrievable. > > > > -Stephen > > He did receive a 24-word obituary in the New York Times, August 27, 1976. He was born June 23, 1937, and died August 23, 1976. Ken ---------------------- Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Associate Professor Dept. of Psychology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
