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Oh, Ivan, such good news!! Just proves, The good Lord never gives one more than he can handle. Happy holidays Elizabeth 69/3 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 3:07 PM Subject: Foreclosure stopped/lawyer found/thank you/Chanukah > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 50 deg. F :-) > ******************************************************************** > Hi PIEnetters, > > This is the best news I can imagine telling all of you: > > I don't know whose letter or whose phone call did it, all I know > is that the $1454.00 1997-1998 property tax foreclosure scheduled > for Dec. 17th has been stopped. I will RETAIN possession of my house. > > Yesterday, following a phone call made to me for a few minutes > last week, from the Portland (Maine) Social Services Department Director, > a City > social worker came to my house at 3:35PM. She gave me paperwork to > sign, and City Emergency General Assistance is taking responsibility to > cover all of the 1997-1998 tax owed, immediately. The debt is now > ZERO. > > Then, At 4:15 PM, I met for 2 hours with a lawyer who will help me > Pro Bono (no charge). He is in a prestigious firm, located in the > heart of the downtown business district. He is representing > me to fashion a "landmark case" Agreement with the City, to cancel the > remaining liens > on my property from either taxes or sewer availablity. > > He also will be learning as much as possible about PWP's , and will > press for a $100% elimination of taxes and sewer availability, unless > a substantial change in my medical and financial conditions warrant > reviewing any Agreement made. > > He has represented the sister of one my personal care attendants > recently. THat's how I heard about him. He seems poised to shoulder > the complex burden I have been under since 1992, when I became unable > to work. > > Any gifts that PIEnetters had intended for me, to pay for taxes, > that had been sent to janet patterson in Canada, I would like to see > RETURNED to the senders. Janet, thank YOU for being willing to help. > > Thank you all for your many forms of support in helping me get > beyond this trying ordeal. ALISON< HILARY< CONNIE< GREG<STEVE< > PAUL LAUER (the one who thought of sending fiancial gifts)<really, > ALL of you. > You all helped me to keep my faith, and to remain calm in a storm. > > On Friday evening, I have been asked to solo the hymn, Rock of Ages, > both > in English and in Hebrew, at my chorus's holiday season concert. I have > acepted the invitation, and hope, God willing, to sing well ,before 300 > or more ticket- > holders, in a beautiful old Portland church. I have just finished > memorizing the hymn. I feel honored and blessed. Incidentally, I sing > a surprisingly deep Bass voice. > > Sometimes, when I sing, my PWP persona magically fades away, > and something special happens. I wonder if any of you out there in > PIEnet-land have similar experiences with singing(those of you who > still can do so). I credit singing with saving me from going almost > voiceless, > like some of our less fortunate PWP family (notably Muhammad Ali). > > > Thanks again, > > Ivan Suzman 509/39/36 > > :-) >