Saturday, June 21st, 7pm Comic Relief invites you to
join in a celebration of the life of Rory Root.
All are welcome, regardless of relation to Rory.
Long-time friends to casual shoppers of the store-
and total strangers, come and hear stories from some of
the people who knew him the best.
Rory had a vision that Comic Relief would thrive
and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'News'
Rory Root Memorial Celebration, June 21st, 7pm
May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News
Memorial Service Date Poll
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Comic Relief will be holding a memorial service for Rory; it was proposed that we hold it on June 21st to try to coincide with the travel plans of the many that would be traveling to attend the ALA Conference in LA beginning June 26th. June 21st is also the date that the Root family [...]
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From the Root Family
May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · News
The family wishes to thank everyone for the kind words and their condolences. It has been a very unexpected and emotional time for us. And what with mom breaking her ankle, a very stressful time . We are tenatively planning a Memorial On June 21st. We would like it to occur at Joaquin Miller Park [...]
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Rory’s Words
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · News
Thanks to Dylan Williams who signed the guest book with this
link to “I Read Comics - Podcast #23″ that featured Rory.
That lead me to create another link category that
will contain sites that feature Rory’s posts, so please
email me anything (text/audio/video) you might have to
RRmemorial@gmail.com and I will link to it.
-JL
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Correction
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · News
I can not apologize enough for this; Rory Root was
born in 1957, not 1958 as previously posted on this
site. November 8th, 1957 at 8:32pm to be exact.
-Jonathan La Mantia
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Update
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · News
Rory’s family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks
to everyone who has shown their support.
Unfortunately Rory’s mother has suffered a fall
that will require surgery and will postpone their service
arrangements until further notice.
As per Rory’s wishes he is to be cremated.
More information regarding memorial services will be
posted as soon as it becomes available to me.
I would [...]
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Gifts & Donations
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · News
If you would like to make a contribution to the cause that
Rory kept very close to his heart you can make a donation to
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) in his name.
Flow the link below to visit the CBLDF site.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE CBLDF SITE, WHERE YOU
CAN MAKE A DONATION IN RORY ROOT’S [...]
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Comic Relief is (and will be) OPEN!
May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News
Comic Relief THE Comic Bookstore
2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley CA 94704
Monday - Saturday 11am -10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
(510) 843-5002
www.comicrelief.net
info@comicrelief.net
We look forward to seeing everyone
tomorrow when we put the new shipment out.
-JL-
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Thank You
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Thank you to everyone who has called, emailed,
or visited the store since hearing the tragic news
of the passing of Comic Relief owner Rory Root.
This site is still very much under construction.
There will be more information regarding memorial
services as well as an official statement in the
days to come. Please visit the various pages on
the site and [...]
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