IT IS NOT EASY to mourn Lou Burnham. He
was made for celebration, not lament; and the
tragedy of his death is dimmed only by the
radiance of his living.

IN HIS BRIEF LIFETIME, he was writer and
organizer, journalist and speaker, editor and edu-
cator, innovator and practitioner. He was thinker
and doer, friend and critic, rock and shoulder,
pen and sword.

BUT, ABOVE ALL, he was a poet of human
existence, whose vision of freedom for his people
and peace for the world found its purest expres-
sion in the love and understanding he selflessly
gave.

BEHIND HIM, he leaves struggles to be waged
and victories to be won. He leaves thousands of
men and women whose lives touched his, and
who were changed by the touch. Most precious
of all, he leaves his wife Dorothy, and his chil-
dren, Claudia, age 17; Margaret, age 15; Linda,
age 12; and Charles, age 9.

THE LOUIS E. BURNHAM FUND

is designed exclusively to help provide for the well-being
of his family and the education of his children.

His eldest daughter, Claudia, expects to attend college
this fall. Margaret is a third-year high school student.
Linda and Charles still attend public school.

The Louis E. Burnham Fund will be administered by a
Board of Trustees consisting of Shirley Graham DuBois,
John T. McManus and George B. Murphy, Jr.

It is the hope of the Trustees that the Fund can be sub-
stantially completed by July 1, 1960, so that a measure
of security for the family's future is assured.

Contributions should be made out and
addressed to the LOUIS E. BURNHAM FUND,
197 E. 4th Street, New York 9, N.Y.