My son's death

Our son Nathan passed away peacefully August 10, 2011. On August 4th
he went into hospice, the Gilchrist Center in Howard County. His
entire family was with him when he died.

Funeral Arrangements: The funeral will be held at Sol Levinson’s
Funeral Home on Friday at 11:00 am. Sol Levinson is located at: 8900
Reisterstown Road, Pikesville MD, 21208.

We have established the Nathan Krasnopoler Memorial Fund at the
Whiting School of Engineering to honor Nathan. This fund will benefit
the student chapter of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).
Nathan loved the ACM and found his niche at Hopkins there. The fund
will be used for the ACM’s new facility.

Please do not send flowers. To donate online, go to http://engineering.jhu.edu/giving
and select “Other,” then enter “Nathan Krasnopoler Memorial Fund.” You
may also send a check, made out to The Johns Hopkins University. The
check or a separate note should indicate the gift is for the Nathan
Krasnopoler memorial fund. The address is Whiting School of
Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Wyman Park 409, 3400 N.
Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.

Funeral Service and online Memorial Book for Nathan Krasnopoler on Friday, August 12, 2011
http://sollevinson.com/notice.php?id=22533
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We were with him in the hospice room. Our two dogs were there, too. It was a gentle death. I remember listening to his shallow breathing during the night. It's hard to lose a son. But this was the best for Nathan's terrible situation.

I took a short slow run, about 2.5 miles this morning. It was good to be outside and the run gave me time to think. I came up with a plan for Nathan's 21st birthday on Sept. 6th. We'll make some pies because Nathan used to make pies and share them with his friends. My wife liked the idea so much, she cried.

I hope to be back in Kansas later this month. Thanks for all of your support.