LINGUIST List 21.5026 Sat Dec 11 2010 All: Obituary: Ursula Kleinhenz (15.6.1965 - 9.12.2010) Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Julia Ulrich , Obituary: Ursula Kleinhenz (15.6.1965 - 9.12.2010) Message 1: Obituary: Ursula Kleinhenz (15.6.1965 - 9.12.2010) Date: 10-Dec-2010 From: Julia Ulrich <mouton.editorialdegruyter.com> Subject: Obituary: Ursula Kleinhenz (15.6.1965 - 9.12.2010) E-mail this message to a friend We dreaded this moment, but knew that the time would come: Ursula, our friend and colleague, passed away yesterday morning. Like many of you, we are still in a state of shock and disbelief. Ursula was diagnosed with breast cancer about two years ago. We all hoped and wished that she would make a full recovery, but she knew that life was not without end. 'Die Unsterblichkeit ist nicht jedermanns Sache' said a postcard next to her bed. Ursula received her PhD in phonology at the University of Tübingen in 1999. She then worked at the Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft in Berlin before she joined De Gruyter MOUTON in 2000. Ursula was a dedicated and passionate editor. She loved her work and she loved her authors; she loved travelling and meeting people; she was a very fast and creative thinker; and she could cook for 30 people without any difficulty. Ursula was a good team-player, cared for people, was known for her resounding laugh, loved sailing and being outdoors in the fresh air. She definitely did not like restrictive conventions, filing, and being at a stand-still. She was a real firecracker! She did not want to die a quiet death and invited many people to accompany her on her last journey. She started a forum on a popular women´s magazine’s website Brigitte (http://bfriends.brigitte.de/foren/brustkrebs/130691-fernmetastasen-oder-die-illusion-von-der-eigenen-unsterblichkeit.html) and a journalist did a story about her life at the hospice in Morgenpost (http://www.morgenpost.de/printarchiv/familie/article1412871/Die-Weggefaehrtin.html). She allowed us into her world and gave us insight on how it feels to be dying. Maybe not surprisingly, she wished that her Facebook account be kept active beyond her death. This is why we would like to encourage you to visit her page and take a look at the wonderful pictures she posted. She wanted to share them with you all. Ursula had very definite ideas about her funeral service. Once we know the details, we will inform you. Should you wish to convey a message to her family, we will be happy to collect condolences here and pass them on. Ursula, we all miss you so very much and are unbelievably sad. Anke Beck Kirstin Börgen Barbara Karlson Katja Lehming Jennifer Mand Julie Miess Marcia Schwartz Birgit Sievert Uri Tadmor Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Dec-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.