Originally posted on Fri, Jun 03 2011 at ROPL.org.
Known across the world for his advocacy of physician-assisted suicide, Royal Oak patrons and staff knew Jack Kevorkian as a kind, elderly man. He’d often stop in the library to do research and use our computers. His patience with people who recognized him knew no bounds. In honor of his death, and as our way of remembering Dr. Kevorkian, the library has put up a small display of books and media about him. Among the titles is the recent HBO film entitled You Don’t Know Jack. And don’t forget to visit our Local History Room for newspaper clippings/articles about Dr. Kevorkian.
News Articles/Obituaries:
- Jack Kevorkian dead at 83 (Daily Tribune)
- Ex-Kevorkian lawyer Fieger: ‘I’ll cry alone’ (Daily Tribune)
- Assisted Suicide Advocate Jack Kevorkian of Royal Oak Dies at 83 (Royal Oak Patch)
- Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian dies (Detroit Free Press)
- Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 (Michigan Radio)
- Assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 (MLive.com)
- Dr. Jack Kevorkian dead at 83 (CNN)
- ‘Dr Death’ Jack Kevorkian dies at 83 (Guardian)
- Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; Backed Assisted Suicide (New York Times)
- Jack Kevorkian, crusader for right to assisted suicide, dies aged 83 at Michigan hospital (Washington Post)
- Jack Kevorkian, Assisted Suicide Advocate, Dies At 83 (NPR)
Further information:
- A time line of Jack Kevorkian’s life (Detroit Free Press)
- Photos of Dr. Kevorkian (NPR)
- Beyond ‘Dr. Death’: Kevorkian Revealed (NPR)
- Kevorkian Speaks His Mind: 1993 Interview (Time)
- Dr. Kevorkian on Wikipedia
- Movie trailer for HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack
- The Real Jack Kevorkian (Newsweek)
- Frontline: The Kevorkian Verdict (PBS)
