Fwd: Justin Dart Completes His Mission

[Tink Miller]

>Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 10:27:50 -0400
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>Subject: Justin Dart Completes His Mission
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>"DISABILITY RIGHTS HERO, JUSTIN DART, JR., COMPLETES HIS
>MISSION"
>
>In an uncharacteristically quiet moment, Justin Dart, Jr.,
>died this morning with his wife and partner, Yoshiko Dart,
>at his side.  Best known as the father of the Americans
>with Disabilities Act and often called the Martin Luther
>King of the disability civil rights movement, he thought of
>himself in much more humble terms - simply as a soldier of
>justice.  After nearly 50 years of advocacy for the civil
>rights of oppressed people in America and around the world,
>Mr. Dart spent his final days at home completing his
>manifesto.   His tenacious impatience and unwavering voice
>of empowerment will continue in the hearts and minds of all
>who fight for justice.
>
>"Death is not a tragedy," wrote Mr. Dart before he died.
>"It is not an evil from which we must escape.  Death is as
>natural as birth.  Like childbirth, death is often a time
>of fear and pain, but also of profound beauty, of
>celebration of the mystery and majesty which is life
>pushing its horizons toward oneness with the truth of
>Mother Universe.  The days of dying carry a special
>responsibility.  There is a great potential to communicate
>values in a uniquely powerful way - the person who dies
>demonstrating for civil rights.
>
>"I call for solidarity among all who love justice, all who
>love life, to create a revolution that will empower every
>single human being to govern his or her life, to govern the
>society and to be fully productive of life quality for self
>and for all."
>
>Justin Dart, Jr., August 29, 1930 - June 22, 2002
>
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