My OperaTo remember me
Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:25:56 PM
Robert N. Test
About Robert N Test
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Test was a writer for television and radio when he wrote this essay. He had previously experienced some severe health problems, and he began to wonder "what would happen to me in that situation." To remember me was written during an half-hour lunch break. First appearing in The Cincinnati Post, it later drew international attention when it was reprinted in Reader s Digest in the fall of 1976 as well as syndicated columns. Over the past 28 years, it has been read or heard by millions worldwide.He also helped to bring the issue of organ and tissue donation into the public consciousness. Although the idea of donating organs for transplants was not new, never before had anyone stated the case as movingly as he did.
Test was 69 years old when he died in 1994 of complications from lung disease. Under the terms of his will, his body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine s Department of Anatomy. His closing words complete his memorable life-giving legacy ? "If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.
About Robert N Test
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Test was a writer for television and radio when he wrote this essay. He had previously experienced some severe health problems, and he began to wonder "what would happen to me in that situation." To remember me was written during an half-hour lunch break. First appearing in The Cincinnati Post, it later drew international attention when it was reprinted in Reader s Digest in the fall of 1976 as well as syndicated columns. Over the past 28 years, it has been read or heard by millions worldwide.He also helped to bring the issue of organ and tissue donation into the public consciousness. Although the idea of donating organs for transplants was not new, never before had anyone stated the case as movingly as he did.
Test was 69 years old when he died in 1994 of complications from lung disease. Under the terms of his will, his body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine s Department of Anatomy. His closing words complete his memorable life-giving legacy ? "If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.
