Neville recalls writer friend's death

Neville recalls a very successful writer friend, five years his senior, who was afraid and would not listen to his story of David, wanting money and fun first, and who died about three years ago while watching television.
Date (happened)
c. 1961
unresolved
  1. c. 1961 stated · preferred
    Source The Last Days ¶32"about three years ago", told in The Last Days (nid 1166)
  2. c. 1965 estimated
    Source The Last Days ¶32passage 531893 in lecture nid 1166, 'about three years ago'; certain delivery 1968-02-08
    Reasoning The whole passage states the death occurred about three years before the telling. The parent lecture's supported delivery is 1968-02-08; subtracting three years gives circa 1965. The existing circa-1961 row reflects the refuted 1964 delivery claim and remains append-only.
Persons
Told / reported
  1. 8 February 1968 conclusion
    Why dc1-agreement-20261004, pm-actor-551 (PM 8702)
    Reasoning 1 claim, no conflict: 1968-02-08 (node:1166).
  2. 8 February 1968 stated
    Source The Last DaysThe Last Days (nid 1166), telling 1166-9, told 1968-02-08
Sources

Source

  • The Last Days ¶32 (A friend of mine, a very successful writer who was five years my senior, would not listen to me, for he was afraid. He was not interested, and therefore did not rejoice in the story of David.)
1 tellings, oldest first. A date in brackets shows how it is known; "circa", "after" and "possible" dates are rough.
Date Lecture or book Telling Passage
1968-02-08 [exact/certain/final] The Last Days But you are told that those who will come after will not rejoice in him. This is true. You can tell the world of this beautiful Father/Son relationship and yet those who listen will say: “What? Oh, I want more money and some fun first.” A friend of mine, a very successful writer who was five years my senior, would not listen to me, for he was afraid. He was not interested, and therefore did not rejoice in the story of David. Stating he wanted some fun first, he did not care for anything of this nature. My friend died about three years ago while watching T.V., so now he is restored to life as… 531893