RANSVESTIA

OBITUARIES

Time goes on for all of us and for some of us it runs out. Some of us are getting on in years and as a result many of our early readers are reaching the age when the clock begins to run down and every now and then, for some of us it stops. So, it is my sad duty to report the recent passing of three of our earliest readers.

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In San Francisco, Louise Lawrence passed away a couple of months ago and I have just learned about it. Lou- ise was the very first TV I ever met. She had been presen- ted at the Psychiatric Conference at Langley Porter Hos- pital of the University of Calif. Medical School when I was on the faculty there. I managed to surrepticiously discover her address in Berkeley and determined that one way or another I would have to meet her. I guess you can all re- memer the feeling about wanting to meet your first "sister." It was because of that meeting that I selected the name Charles Prince. As I was on the faculty I could not chance using my real name and I wanted a name I could easily remember. I lived on Prince St. at the time and my father's first name was Charles, so I figured I could remem- ber that. Subsequently, of course, I took the feminine name of Virginia.

I found an occasion when my wife was at a Red Cross class and decided that this was it. I went to her house, rang the bell and waited. Louise's wife answered and I ex- plained my errand and how come I knew about her from having been at the conference. She let me in, Louise came out as Louise and we had an interesting meeting. It was through her that I met the next two or three and one of

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