Goodbye to a Colleague and Friend
Posted by Mike
Alan Rosenberg was one of the many smart and passionate people I was blessed to have worked with over the years. He was an occasional guest on the Animal Wise Radio program. He blogged as the New Jersey Animal Observer. And, as in the above image, he was a regular on the No Kill In Motion video podcast, in part because he was a genius with data and numbers. He was one of those rare individuals who could use all of the parts of his brain, the emotional and passionate side, as well as the data and analytical side, with a LOT of intellectual horsepower.
He was as nerdy as he was humorous and kind.
He helped me see different ways of looking at animal shelter statistics, which helped me to change the way animal shelters operated, which saved the lives of countless non-human beings, which, naturally, also made the lives of all of the people connected to those animals better. The impact that Alan’s far too short life had on the lives of humans and non-humans was, therefore, immeasurable.
The world needs a lot more people like Alan Rosenberg, particularly in times like these.
I recently learned of his passing and felt that I wanted to tell the world about his special spirit. Next Sunday, family and friends will gather to celebrate his life. I will imagine him smiling, laughing and getting a lot of sloppy kisses from some drooling dogs.
Hi Mike. I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of Alan. He was truly a voice of reason in the No Kill battle and his input will be missed. He also had such a dry wit. Sending my condolences to his family and friends.
Thank you for this, Mike. I will miss him. I will always be grateful we connected thanks to you and thanks to the No Kill Movement. A lot of people think animal welfare is led by multi-million dollar organizations. True change is created by regular people like Alan who belonged to a band of brothers and sisters working together to bring about social change related to shelter animals. He was wicked smart, funny, compassionate and dedicated to leading the nation to a time when all healthy and treatable shelter animals are saved. May we all honor him with our continued efforts to make this world a better place.