Remembering liketelevisionsnow (1954-2016)

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Remembering liketelevisionsnow.

January 25, 2016 - Yesterday many mail artists were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of liketelevisionsnow aka Max Shellman. His wife Sharon Sapar Malenfant issued a statement on the Max Shellman Facebook page:

"Sharing the sad news of my husband Jeff's passing on Thursday evening, Jan. 21 after a 15 year battle with progressive muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.

"We shared a 35-year journey of love, growth and discovery that gave us the strength to carry on. Jeff was a photographer, artist and part of a huge online arts community. He loved to use other personas in his artwork and was known as Max Shellman and liketelevisionsnow to many whose work he supported and encouraged. There has been so much love and kindness expressed from his fellow artists around the world, and I am deeply appreciative. I'm also grateful for family and friends who have reached out and wrapped their loving arms around me at this time, as well as their support in recent years.

"Jeff's wishes were to be cremated and, in the spring, we will journey back to his hometown of Wakefield, Rhode Island for a celebration of his life and lay him to rest in Riverside Cemetery beside the Saugutucket River."

Sharon also wrote in another statement:

"Jeff loved all of you and the friendships he was able to have with you online. You shared his artist heart, his humor, his sense of life, and it made him a happier person. One of his greatest joys was supporting, nourishing and encouraging the creative work of others, which in turn inspired him.

"He never told any of you that he had a rare degenerative motor neuron disease called Progressive Muscular Atrophy. He was diagnosed about 15 years ago and slowly began to lose the use of his arms, and then his legs. I quit my job 5 years ago to stay home as he became bedbound, unable to walk or sit up unaided. He didn't want any of his artist friends online to know. It was irrelevant to him and not worth wasting time discussing. He was more interested in creating his art, encouraging others, publishing books and magazines, and coming up with new ideas for projects."

liketelevisionsnow was a wonderful friend online and in the mail for the last five years. His work will live on in the Eternal Network.

(by De Villo Sloan - USA)

Website: https://www.youtube.com/user/liketelevisionsnow
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Comment by Eduardo Cardoso on June 15, 2016 at 2:38am: Thank you very much for sharing this booklet.

Comment by Mado Reznik on June 14, 2016 at 7:40pm: Thank you so much for sharing! Jeff will always be remembered!

Comment by Keith S. Chambers on June 14, 2016 at 7:33pm: Namaste. Thank you for sharing this; it was sublime to be able to read about Jeff's life and loves. Jeff and I came upon each others work a bit late in the story line [both here and on Soundcloud], but I wholeheartedly cherish the short time Jeff and I corresponded. He was a grand soul.

Comment by Mim Golub Scalin on June 14, 2016 at 7:16pm: Thank you for sharing this.

Comment by chris wells on June 14, 2016 at 7:04pm: Thank you so much for sharing the booklet about Jeff's life. It was really wonderful to read.

Comment by Paul Verhulst on June 14, 2016 at 5:29pm: Thank's for sharing...... Paul & Mireille

Comment by liketelevisionsnow on June 14, 2016 at 4:55pm: An update for all of liketelevisionsnow's friends here at IUOMA: On May 21 we interred his ashes at a celebration of his life in his hometown in Rhode Island. I'm attaching a PDF of the little booklet (link below) that I wrote and read at the cemetery gathering. The photo above shows his urn and final resting place. I wanted to share it with all of Jeff's artist friends who meant so very much to him.

In Loving Memory - May 21, 2016

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 14, 2016 at 9:13am

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 14, 2016 at 9:12am

Comment by Ptrzia (TICTAC) on March 11, 2016 at 4:41pm

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