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Home › Entertainment

HerTube | 07/29/2008 12:00 am

HerTube: Randy Pausch (1960 - 2008)

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Professor Randy Pausch touched millions of people with the inspirational Last Lecture he presented at Carnegie Mellon University last September. The lecture, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," landed on YouTube and became an Internet hit. Sadly, Randy’s fight against pancreatic cancer came to an end Friday when he passed away at his home in Virginia, surrounded by his wife, Jai, and their three children. In memory of Randy Pausch, here is his Last Lecture.
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Arty Aimes
Good Choice wowowow! Randy’s book was one of my choices on your book thread. I am and will always be impressed with this man. The Last Lecture is for all of us. All of us! He brings it all down to what really matters. LOVE!
By Arty Aimes on 07/29/2008 12:41 am
James the Game
Nothing like listening to someone who is dying for sage advice. I liked the analogy about Jackie Robinson not complaining, even though he was spat upon as the first black baseball player to break the color barrier. But the best was when Prof. Pausch had the birthday cake hauled out for his wife on stage. How touching.
By James the Game on 07/29/2008 12:42 am
C A Rose
Sorry, this one makes me cry. Heck, the loss of anyone before their time makes me cry. He left a loving memory, and touched the world with his courage. This one’s for you Prof Pausch!
By C A Rose on 07/29/2008 1:03 am
Josie Sullivan
CARose- His death made me cry also. I followed his website. His progress went up and down but his spirit was always alive. I kept wanting him to beat the odds and be the miracle man. The one I could look to if I got in the same situation. My heart is filled because he left us with so much and it is empty because I want more.
By Josie Sullivan on 07/29/2008 1:13 am
kim speight
“This was for my kids” got me too. I have never heard of this man before the previous wOw contributors… Thank you, I have experienced a lot on this site.
By kim speight on 07/29/2008 4:26 am
kim speight
One of the things I have enjoyed watching this site for the past 2 months is how very few “trolls” there are and then welen anne shows up….
By kim speight on 07/29/2008 4:29 am
doll lady
What an incredible person. To know one is dying, with no hope for a cure, must be hard to cope with. His Last Lecture gives us the lesson that we must take care of “us” as life is short and there is but only one life. Don’t ever give up, we must stand up and “do it”!
By doll lady on 07/29/2008 6:01 am
J B
This is how I started my day today. I’ve seen parts of the lecture before, but watched the whole thing this morning for the first time. What a legacy he has left for his children, for all of us. I don’t know about anyone else, but I will be sitting down with my ten and twelve year old sons to watch this lecture before summer is over. What a gift.
By J B on 07/29/2008 8:34 am
N P
Thank you, Wow, for sharing Randy with us. As JB stated, “What a gift.” I thought I’d watch the video before I start my day at the office. Well, I’m sitting here in tears. I am so moved. There is a lump in my throat, as tight as a fist. As James G. said, when they brought the cake out, when Randy’s wife came up with him, I just lost it. I’ll have to watch this video another time. And I will.
By N P on 07/29/2008 9:04 am
N P
Didn’t mean to imply that James “lost it”. James was “touched”. I cried my eyes out.
By N P on 07/29/2008 9:09 am
James the Game
I was thinking about his wife, and how sad it must be for her. I remember when my beloved lady, Jude, told me one night in Tampa in 1989 that she was dying. I instantly got physically sick. The devastation is beyond words, living while knowing the inevitable outcome. It’s like you’re running a race against time. But the bond between the couple grows to levels beyond what any words could do justice to. So, I feel for the professor’s wife - and family - right now. But she will always have the memories, and they will be happy ones more times than not.
By James the Game on 07/29/2008 10:51 pm
N P
Hi James, I was just sitting here, about to watch the video of Randy again. When your e-mail popped up. I’ve read it three times, now. I feel so sad. I can’t imagine what that’s like - knowing you are losing someone. I can tell that Jude was/is very precious to you. You speak so lovingly of her. I wish peace and comfort for Randy’s wife and children. And for you, if I may say. Thank you for sharing your story with me.
By N P on 07/29/2008 11:36 pm
James the Game
You’re most welcome. In great tragedy can come great love, because you know your time with one another is limited.
By James the Game on 07/30/2008 1:45 am
Josie Sullivan
James- I love reading your posts. (even though i jumped on you once)….you have a tender heart and I appreciate your presence here!
By Josie Sullivan on 07/30/2008 11:06 am
James the Game
Thanks, Josie. It’s appreciated. I wondered where those foot marks on my back came from.
By James the Game on 07/30/2008 5:37 pm
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