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OBITUARIES WILLIAM
A. BROWN Bill
Brown of Owego, N.Y., an IJA Honorary Life Member, died Nov. 27,
1990, at age 94. He was a professional performer and did a
Western-style act in cowboy dress, including rope spinning, baton
twirling and juggling. He attended many IJA conventions, and had
been to several Rochester Juggle-Ins during the past few years. RANDY
FOSTER A
clown, juggler, magician and friend to many, Randy Foster of San
Diego died Feb. 24, 1991, of brain cancer. His mother, a
professional nurse who cared for him during his illness, was at his
bedside to the end.
Born Sept. 20, 1958, Foster stared doing magic in high school. He built and designed many magic props, and learned a little juggling. He met Kit Summers in 1977 and the pair began performing as "The Amazing Rainbow Circus," They were often seen in San Diego's Balboa Park, and traveled to Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1980. Beginning in 1981, Foster performed solo as Presto the Magic Clown in the San Diego area. He was admitted to Ringling Brothers Clown College and graduated there in 1987, then returned to San Diego to perform. Many
jugglers remember Foster from IJA conventions, some from his sale of
Lectrosonics sound equipment. We will all miss the smiles he brought
us. BENGT
MAGNUSSON Bengt
Magnusson, an avid juggler, juggling theoretician and Ph.D.
candidate in physics, took his own life on Monday, Feb. 11, 1991. He
was 26 years old.
Magnusson
was a native of Sweden, but came to America to attend the California
Institute ofTechnology. He graduated in 1987 as an honors student in
physics, and was just a few months away from completing requirements
for his Ph.D. at the time of his death.
He
was active in the Safety in Numbers Juggling Club in Los Angeles, and
was a Life Member of the IJA. He could juggle nine bean bags, but
enjoyed the theoretical side of the art as much as its practice. He
co-authored an article on "The Physics of Juggling" which
appeared in the November 1989 edition of "The Physics
Teacher" magazine. He also recently helped devise a notation for
describing juggling tricks, which he promoted through his
participation in the electronic juggling listserver at Indiana
University. He was quite active on the listserver, explaining his
notation and offering other jugglers tips on learning tricks.
Besides juggling, he had a passion for photography and music, and kept a sketch book. His friends were unaware of the turmoil in his life that led him to end it, and wish him peace in his eternal rest.
Tribute
to Randy Foster courtesy of
his friend Kit Summers |