The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) mourns the passing of founding member and past president Murray Teigh Bloom on February 10, 2009 at age 92. A driving force behind the 1948 inception of the professional organization for independent nonfiction writers, Murray supported and mentored hundreds of colleagues over the decades as chair of the Editor-Writer Relations Committee. Serving for many years on the ASJA Board of Directors and Executive Council, he was also chairman of the ASJA Charitable Trust, successfully steering its Writers Emergency Assistance Fund (WEAF) for writers in dire straits. Memorial contributions to WEAF (weaf.org) may be made in his name. Our deepest condolences to his loved ones; he will be greatly missed.

    --ASJA Board of Directors

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