Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: In his spare time, Mr. [Daniel M.] Lipkin

swam a mile daily and played boogie-woogie on any available piano, [his daughter Marjie] Farber said.

For 10 years ending in December, Mr. Lipkin nursed his wife, the former Lorraine Schneck, whom he married in New York City in 1954. She had cancer. His last written work was a love poem to her, Farber said.

from Philadelphia Inquirer: Daniel M. Lipkin, 80, mathematical physicist

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