Barry Litman
I was shocked to receive a letter from Dr. Barry Litman yesterday.
Barry did know me and I recently sent him a card.
However, I was shocked he was nice enough to send me a letter.
The letter was dated December 19th but because of a change in office and
the forced holiday vacation, I did not receive it.
I later learned Barry died on December 26th.
For those that do not know.
Barry had an extraordinary mind for economics — particularly media economics.
While I was never lucky or wise enough to work with him,
he was someone I truly respected.
In a real way, he was a model for how a professor should act – but not dress.
He was driven, inventive and dedicated to his best students.
The last line of his letter was his true legacy in my mind.
“I am very proud of all our former MMPHD students and the careers they have followed. I hope I have helped them along while they were here.”
God bless him on his way.
