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“That’s a lot of help,” Meredithher pen When she added RETIREMENT to the search, she came up with an unexpected link to a newspaper article

Dr Vasily Adamovich, a former professor of Russian studies at the University of Alaska in Anchorage, suffered a stroke yesterday at his home in Juneau Dr Adamovich is well known in acade schedule, but friends say he is a host story He retired frohborhood library He is recovering at a local hospital

Meredith picked up the phone and dialed infor for a Vasily Adamovich in Juneau Disappointed, Meredith asked for the library’s number instead

“There are several listings, ma’am ”

“Givenote of each branch’s phone number

On the fourth call, she got lucky “Hello,” she said “I’ to find a Dr Vasily Adamovich ”

“Oh, Vasya,” the woman answered “No one has called for him in a while, I’m sad to say ”

“This is the library where he volunteered?”

“Two days a week for years The high school kids loved him ”

“I’ to reach him”

“Last I heard he was in a nursing home ”

“Do you knohich one?”

“No I’m sorry I don’t, butare you a friend of Vasya’s?”

“My h ”

“You do know about the stroke?”