our first meeting, I vividly remember
David treating me with tremendous
respect — and giving me incredible
encouragement. This made a huge
impression on me; I was 26 years old
at the time. His advice was not just a
pat on the pack and the usual "Keep
up the good work," but "What you're
doing is outstanding! If you want a
job like that, you can get one. Don't
listen to other naysayers. Believe in
yourselfi" He left me with this: "And
you better call me soon with some
great news when you get that killer
job!"
It was a very proud moment when
I called him four months later with
some positive news.
Although I only met with David
a few times, we spoke a few times a
year and kept in touch after that
meeting. Like so many others, I con-
sidered it a special relationship. It

was truly a privilege to know such a
great man — who is an inspiration
to all of those who knew him. In
your tribute to David, I read with
interest all of the great people he
touched. As you know, there were
many, many thousands more who
were not listed. The real number is
probably in the millions.
Not enough positive things can be
said about this type of person —
although this world would sure be a
much better and happier, and more
charitable and humane, place with
only a few more people with only a
fraction of David's special qualities.
I hope your readers are as
inspired as I am by what David has
done to make this world a much
better place.

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Los Angeles

Corrections
•Two of the captions accompanying "Far-Reaching Influence

23) in
the Ambassador David B. Flermelin memorial section in last week's issue
misidentified Diane Klein. One photo is republished here with the correct
identification.

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David Hermelin, First Lady and Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Emery Klein, Doreen Hermelin and Diane Klein during a Democratic Party
fund-raiser at the Ifermelins' home this year.

• In a "Forever Ours" cover-package story about the late Ambassador
David B. Hermelin ("Life to the Fullest," Dec. 1, page 15), the name of a
friend, the late David Folbe, was spelled incorrectly

• In another story in the package ("Teach Your Children Well," Dec. 1,
page 27), Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit graduate Matthew
Orley, a grandson of the ambassador, was misidentified.

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