After about a decade of service on Alcor’s board of directors, Michael Seidl stepped down in April 2013 to focus on other responsibilities. When he recently informed us that he was once again available, the board quickly and unanimously voted him back on at the August 13, 2016 board meeting. Welcome back, Michael!
A-1765, a private Whole Body member of Alcor since 1999, was pronounced on August 5, 2016 at the age of 67 in New York City and became Alcor’s 147th patient on the morning of August 7. Cool down to liquid nitrogen temperature was completed on August 16. Alcor member A-1765 suffered an unwitnessed fall at […]
Starting today (July 18), we welcome Josh Lado as he steps into the role of Medical Response Director. Josh comes to us from John C. Lincoln hospital where he had a range of roles and responsibilities. In addition to having been an EMT for over 10 years, he assisted the nurses in Pre-Op and Post-Anesthesia […]
James Clement, a member of the Alcor board of directors since December 2008, has stepped down, stating that he no longer has the time to handle the responsibilities of the position. Among the many contributions made by James during his time on the board, he: * Did most of the work to create the Alcor […]
The next Northern California Alcor Meeting is: July 10th, 3:00 p.m. 3181 Surmont Dr., Lafayette, CA
Alcor member of over 20 years, Cornelius (Neil) Freer, A-1495, was pronounced in New Mexico on March 25th, 2016 at the age of 85 and cryopreserved the same day. Neil, a whole-body member, is Alcor’s 146th patient.
Long-time Alcor member, Katia (Katie) Kars Friedman, A-1221, was pronounced in Phoenix, Arizona on March 15th, 2016 and cryopreserved the same day. Katie, a neurocryopreservation member, is Alcor’s 145th patient. Katie had been on our Watch List since 2009 but recently suffered significant trauma and a closed head injury from a fall, just two days […]
Due to privacy restrictions that Alcor Life Extension Foundation respects, we can provide only minimal details in this case summary. On January 25, 2016, Alcor was notified by the friend of an Alcor member that the member had been pronounced legally dead the previous day in Massachusetts after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. The member had […]
Mark Lee Miller, Alcor member A-2889, lived in Costa Mesa, California and suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Mark, aged 61, served eight years in the Army and worked for the FBI in Orange County for 33 years. On December 31, 2015 at approximately 22:58 PST, Mr Miller suffered a sudden non-witnessed cardiac arrest. Although […]
Yes, it is April 1. But, no, nothing in this issue of Alcor News is a hoax! It was supposed to go out at the end of March, but you know how these things go… –Max More Alcor President and CEO ———————————————- In this issue: Aaron’s change of status. Dewar delivery. Why Cryonics Makes Sense […]