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Irene Alleger

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Irene Alleger, Former Editor of the Townsend Letter

Irene Alleger, former editor of the Townsend Letter, passed in June at the age of 88. Irene played a vital role in the early years of the publication during the mid-1980s when publishing was still being done from typewritten galleys, and magazine pages were photographed before being printing. Unlike the current magazine, Irene was singlehandedly in charge of editing a great number of articles; the early TownsendLetters were typically 140 pages. Not unremarkably, the editing was excellent; not only were typos and spelling errors essentially non-existent, but Irene was frequently asked to rewrite poorly written articles by doctors who had deficient writing skills. Irene’s commitment to the magazine editing was unwavering in her dedication—not once in 15 years were any of the deadlines missed.

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