RIP, Hurricane Carter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the former professional boxer who became an advocate for the wrongly convicted after spending 19 years in prison for a triple murder he didn't commit, died Sunday in Toronto. He was 76.
Carter's struggle for freedom and exoneration was made famous in a number of books, a Bob Dylan song and a Hollywood film. Although born in the U.S., Carter had a special connection to Canada, where he settled following his prison release, which came about with the help of a group of Canadians.
Carter's work continued until his death. In a recent letter in the New York Daily News printed in February, Carter said he was on his deathbed, but that his "final wish" was for Brooklyn's district attorney to grant a hearing to David McCallum, a man who has been imprisoned for 28 years for a murder Carter said he didn't commit.
Carter was cremated Sunday and no funeral or memorial service has been planned.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76-1.2616026
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and I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
When I spoke with John a couple weeks ago, Rubin was suffering too much. I thought he was waiting for his birthday. But he choose a good day to die.
My youngest daughter and I are going to spend the day out at the pond. Feed the fish and birds; straighten up after a harsh winter. Cook out. And start preparing for a sweat lodge ceremony this week for Rube. (He always said, "Call it the 'prayer tent,' Pat!"
