,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN'S ,LA/ ,DAYS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TAGS 3 ALEX&] B]KMAN1 COMRADE B]KMAN1 MI*AEL COHN1 COMRADE1 B]KMAN1 DEAD1 LEFT1 ALEX&]1 DEA?1 FEEL4 

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,PHOTO BY RUM9ATRIX1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,/4 ,TROPEZ1 .<,FRANCE1.> ,JULY #a#b?1 #aicf 

,IT IS ONLY TWO WEEKS S9CE \R BELOV$ COMRADE 
,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN PASS$ AWAY4 ,YET IT SEEMS AN ET]NITY TO ME4 
,! BL[ HIS UNTIMELY DEA? HAS /RUCK ME HAS LEFT ME COMPLETELY 
%ATT]$4 ,I F9D IT DIFFICULT TO COLLECT MY ?\<TS4 ,BUT ,I FEEL 
SURE Y\ WILL WANT TO KN[ ALL AB\T ,SA%A'S 5D4 ,= HAVE Y\ 
NOT LOV$ HIM ALL ?R\< ! YE>S8 

 ,SA%A LEFT A NOTE :I* WE F\ND AFT] WE 
RETURN$ FROM HIS LA/ RE/+ PLACE4 ,IT READS3 0,I DON'T 
WANT TO LIVE A SICK MAN4 ,DEP5D5T4 ,=GIVE ME ,EMMIE D>L+4 
,& Y\ TOO ,EMMA4 ,LOVE TO ,ALL4 ,HELP ,EMMIE40 SIGN$1 ,SA%A4 

 ,I HAVE TWO LETT]S FROM COMRADE ,B]KMAN 
DAT$ ,JUNE #b#d? & #b#f?4 ,HE WROTE :ILE HE DID NOT FEEL /RONG 
5\< TO COME TO ,/4 ,TROPEZ ! #b#g?1 MY SIXTY-SEV5? BIR?DAY1 
HIS CONDITION WAS NOT S]I\S & NOT TO WORRY4 ,ON ! #b#g? 9 
! AFT]NOON ,B]KMAN CALL$ ME UP FROM ,NICE TO GIVE HIS WELL 
WI%ES = ! DAY4 ,HE SAID HE WAS FEEL+ BETT]4 ,COMRADE ,MI*AEL 
,COHN1 HIS FAMILY & A V]Y DEVOT$ ,5GLI% FRI5D W]E ) ME4 
,& MY ?\<TS W]E F> AWAY FROM ANY DANG] TO MY [N OLD PAL4 
,AT #b ,A4 ,M4 ,SUNDAY1 JU/ TWO WEEKS AGO ,I WAS AWAK5$ BY A TELEPHONE 
CALL FROM ,NICE TO COME AT ONCE4 ,I KNEW AT ONCE ?AT \R COMRADE 
WAS AT ! 5D4 ,BUT NOT :AT K9D ( AN 5D4 

 ,ON >RIV+ 9 ,SA%A'S AP>TM5T WE F\ND 
,EMMIE1 HIS COMPANION = F\RTE5 YE>S1 9 A COLLAPSE H>DLY 
ABLE TO TELL US :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,WE F9ALLY LE>N$ ?AT ,SA%A 
HAD SUFF]$ A VIOL5T RELAPSE & :ILE ,EMMIE WAS TRY+ DESP]ATELY 
TO GET A DOCTOR ,SA%A HAD %OT HIMSELF 9 ! *E/4 ,?IS ,EMMIE 
LE>N$ ONLY AFT] ,SA%A HAD BE5 RU%$ TO A HOSPITAL & %E 
HAD BE5 DRAGG$ (F BY ! POLICE AS HAV+ KILL$ ,SA%A4 ,SO 
GREAT WAS ! =TITUDE ( \R BRAVE COMRADE ?AT HE DID NOT LET 
,EMMIE KN[ HE HAD 5D$ HIS LIFE4 ,ACTUALLY %E F\ND HIM 9 B$ 
COV]$ UP ) BLANKETS SO %E %\LD NOT NOTICE HIS W\ND4 ,GETT+ 
A DOCTOR 9 A SMALL T[N 9 ,FRANCE IS ANO!R 9DICATION ( ! 
BACKW>DNESS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,IT TOOK ,EMMIE SEV]AL H\RS BE=E 
! MIS]ABLE MAN >RIV$4 ,HE CAME TOO LATE4 ,BUT :5 HE F\ND 
! REVOLV] HE NOTIFI$ ! POLICE & ! HOSPITAL1 & ,SA%A 
WAS TAK5 AWAY 9 AN AMBULANCE4 

 ,WE RU%$ TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,WE F\ND ,SA%A 
FULLY CONSCI\S BUT 9 T]RIFIC PA9 SO ?AT HE C\LD NOT SPEAK4 
,HE DID1 H[EV]1 FULLY RECOGNIZE US4 ,MI*AEL ,COHN & ,I REMA9$ 
) HIM UNTIL ! E>LY AFT]NOON4 ,:5 WE RETURN$ AT F\R O'CLOCK 
,SA%A WAS 9 A COMA4 ,HE NO LONG] KNEW US4 ,& ,I HOPE F]V5TLY 
HE NO LONG] FELT HIS PA94 ,I /AY$ ) HIM UNTIL #h4#c ,P4 ,M4 
PLANN+ TO RETURN AT #aa & REMA9 ) HIM = ! NI<T4 ,BUT 
WE W]E NOTIFI$ ?AT HE DI$ AT #a O'CLOCK ,SUNDAY1 ,JUNE #b#h?4 

 ,COMRADE ,B]KMAN HAD ALWAYS MA9TA9$ ?AT 
IF EV] HE %\LD BE /RICK5 ) SUFF]+ BEYOND 5DURANCE 
HE WILL GO \T ( LIFE BY HIS [N H&4 ,P]HAPS HE MI<T NOT HAVE 
DONE IT ON ! FATAL EV5+ ( ! #b#h? HAD ,I OR ANYONE ELSE 
( \R FRI5DS BE5 NE> TO HELP HIM4 ,BUT ,EMMIE WAS DESP]ATELY 
TRY+ TO GET A DOCTOR4 ,& !RE WAS NO ONE NE> %E C\LD HAVE 
LEFT ) ,SA%A4 ,%E MO/ LIKELY DID NOT EV5 REALIZE ! GRAVITY 
( ! MOM5T4 

 ,IT HAD ALWAYS BE5 \R COMRADE'S WI% TO 
BE CREMAT$4 ,?IS WAS ALSO MY WI% & ,EMMIE'S4 ,BUT !RE IS NO 
CREMATORIUM 9 ,NICE4 ,! NEXT PLACE WAS ,M>SEILLES4 ,& ! CO/ 
,I WAS TOLD #h FRANCS4 ,SA%A LEFT ! 0MUNIFIC5T0 
SUM ( @s#h :I* ! V]Y GOV]NM5T1 ?AT HAD H\ND$ HIM FROM 
PILL> TO PO/1 BLOCK$ AS SOON AS ,SA%A'S DEA? BECAME KN[N4 
,NO ONE C\LD GET IT4 ,I MYSELF HAVE NOT BE5 BLESS$ ) WORLDLY 
GOODS1 C]TA9LY NOT S9CE ,I AM LIV+ 9 EXILE4 ,I C\LD !RE=E1 
NOT C>RY \T ! *]I%$ WI% ( MY OLD PAL & COMRADE4 ,9 
PO9T ( FACT HE W\LD HAVE BE5 OPPOS$ TO SU* A ?+ AS SP5D+ 
#h FRANCS = CREMATION4 ,HE W\LD HAVE SAID 0! LIV+ 
NE$ ?IS MONEY MORE ?AN ! DEAD40 ,BUT IT IS SO *>ACT]I/IC 
( \R DAMNABLE SY/EM TO FLEECE ! LIV+ AS WELL AS ! DEAD4 
,NO ONE WILL EV] KN[ ! HUMILIATION & SUFF]+ \R COMRADE 
W5T ?R\< 9 ,FRANCE4 ,F\R TIMES EXPELL$4 ,!N GRANT$ A PITTANCE 
( ?REE MON?S4 ,!N SIX MON?S4 ,& IRONY ( IRONIES JU/ TWO 
WEEKS BE=E ! 5D HE WAS GIV5 AN EXT5SION ( A YE>4 ,JU/ 
:5 HE MI<T HAVE 5JOY$ SOME PEACE ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN WAS TOO 
H>ASS$ BY PA9 & TOO SP5T FROM HIS OP]ATIONS TO LIVE4 

 ,DEA? HAD ROBB$ ME ( ! *ANCE TO BE 
) MY LIFELONG FRI5D UNTIL HE BREA!D HIS LA/4 ,BUT IT C\LD 
NOT PREV5T ME FROM A FEW PRECI\S MOM5TS ) HIM ALONE 9 ! 
,DEAD ,H\SE1 MOM5TS ( S]5E PEACE1 & SIL5CE 9 CONTEMPLATION 
( \R FRI5D%IP ?AT HAD NEV] WAV]$1 \R /RUGGLE & WORK 
= ! IDEAL = :I* ,SA%A HAD SUFF]$ SO MU* & TO :I* 
HE HAD D$ICAT$ HIS :OLE LIFE4 ,!SE MOM5TS WILL REMA9 = 
ME UNTIL ,I MYSELF WILL BREA! ! LA/4 ,& !SE MOM5TS 9 
! ,H\SE ( ! ,DEAD WILL SPUR ME ON TO CONT9UE ! WORK ,SA%A 
& ,I HAD BEGUN ,AUGU/ #a#e1 #a#h#h#i4 

 ,I KN[ H[ Y\ ALL FEEL AB\T \R WOND]FUL 
,SA%A4 ,! MANY CABLES1 WIRES & LETT]S ,I HAVE ALREADY RECEIV$ 
>E PRO( ( Y\R DEVOTION & Y\R LOVE4 ,I KN[ Y\ WILL NOT 
D5Y \R DEAD ! RESPECT = ! ME?OD HE EMPLOY$ TO 5D HIS 
SUFF]+4 

 ,\R SORR[ IS ALL-EMBRAC+1 \R LOSS BEYOND 
M]E WORDS4 ,LET US GA!R /R5G? TO REMA9 TRUE TO ! FLAM+ 
SPIRIT ( ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN4 ,LET US CONT9UE ! /RUGGLE = 
A NEW & BEAUTIFUL WORLD4 ,LET US WORK = ! ULTIMATE TRIUMPH 
( ,AN>*ISM--! IDEAL ,SA%A LOV$ PASSIONATELY & 9 :I* 
HE BELIEV$ ) EV]Y FIB] ( HIS BE+4 ,9 ?IS WAY ALONE CAN 
WE HONOR ! MEMORY ( ONE ( ! GR&E/ & BRAVE/ COMRADES 
9 \R RANKS--,A,L,E,X,&,] ,B,],K,M,A,N4 

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