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Randy Pausch

47 years old
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Born Oct 22, 1960
Died Jul 25, 2008
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Randy Pausch, the computer science professor who rose to fame after giving a quirky last lecture about celebrating life in the face of his terminal cancer has died.

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Randy Pausch | 1960-2008

Noted Computer Science professor Randy Pausch passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch was a founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University and worked on the Alice program, an animated educational system for high school and college students.

The 47-year-old died at his home in Chesapeake, Va., according to Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow, who helped launch Pausch to fame after writing about the speech — which also garnered widespread attention when it was posted on video sharing site YouTube.

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Jenelle Dec 05, 2009

Randy's headstrong, can-do, focused, rulebreaking, optimism in his vignettes is inspiration for me, has made me conscious of the many limiting mental tapes I have been playing--and embrace those of creativity. He's given me a fresh and positive approach to the word defiance! And a new meaning to "turn from darkness to light! I do have but one life to live, and it needn't be obscured by conventional rules--an empowering legacy to be loving, spirited--demanding at times, but encouraging! In this Advent season, "be not afraid" comes to mind! Thanks Randy!

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Minh Thư Nov 27, 2009

I am a student from Vietnam. I was just reading "The Last Lecture" for a few pages. And it is so moving.

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Lorraine Fairfield UK Nov 01, 2009

My son sent me the book, I cant tell you how much I enjoyed it , must have read it in hours of picking it up , couldnt put it down , how inspiring , how proud his children and his wife must be , even having a father and husband for such a short time was such a priviledge, God bless you .
Thank you Randy ,

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Dianne Ezell Aug 19, 2009

I just discovered The Last Lecture. Randy will never die as long as he can touch people's lives the way he has touched mine. He has inspired me in ways that I can't even begin to relay in an email. How awesome it must have been to be a student under his God given talent to challenge people beyond the limits they set for themselves. Thanks to you and your children for sharing his last teaching assignment with the world.

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