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Randy Pausch Memorial - Video

Sassy Smith — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:39:00 GMT

Carnegie Mellon University professor, Randy Pausch passed away on July 25, from terminal pancreatic cancer. The dad who became famous for his life lessons "Last Lecture," which millions of viewers watched on television and internet, has left a lasting impression on those people, that will not be forgotten. Randy will be remembered on September 22 at the university.

The on-campus memorial is by invitation only, and will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the school's Rangos Hall. Those that are not able to attend, will be able to watch the service live on ABC's website.

Carnegie Mellon president, Jared Cohon said in a press release, "We wish we could accomodate everybody who would like to attend this event, but the size of even the biggest room on campus, not to mention our limited parking, makes that impossible. By making live streaming video available, we hope that everyone can join us as a virtual community." You can watch the live stream on abcnews.go.com/ , and Dr. Cohon has urged various schools and colleges to host their own memorials so staff and students can watch the service as well.

Randy is survived by his wife Jai, and three young children - Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, 2. Mrs. Pausch is expected to attend the September 22 ceremony, however, she is not expected to speak at the service.

You can see his lecture below, it will give you goosebumps.

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Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, has died from the terminal cancer he had been fighting. Randy Pausch led a life all too short, but it was life well lived.

His "Last Lecture," in which he discussed the lessons of life as he had learned them, has had millions of internet viewers and Randy Pausch was featured on television shows and publications across the country.

It is a touching and moving lecture and it is a tribute to the man that was able to deliver it.

Randy Pausch is survived by his wife Jai and their three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, 2.

The lecture can be seen below, it is worth watching:

Randy Pausch and the Impact of a Lecture

Whit Honea — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:56:00 GMT

I first saw the video of Randy Pausch giving his now famous "last lecture" shortly after it hit the internet. It came in an email, the type you normally delete, with little midi files playing crappy music and hearts bouncing on rainbows. There may or may not have been puppies. I'm sure that I was instructed to forward it to everyone that I love or some such thing. They all blur together, these dreaded "FWD" emails that stalk my inbox.

For some reason I watched the video that day and I may or may not have forwarded it to everyone that I love. I honestly don't remember. I do, however, recall the power of the video and the words of Randy Pausch, and if I think real hard I might even remember a tear or two, although it can never be proven.

I told the staff that I was going to write about Randy Pausch for FameCrawler and I only received one reply: who?

Granted, Randy Pausch hasn't made millions of dollars in the world of entertainment. He hasn't slept with Hollywood starlets, as far as I know. He hasn't been in rehab or sold pictures of his children to Ok! Magazine. He has been on Oprah, and no, he didn't jump on the couch. He is a celebrity, albeit a reluctant one, in the most positive sense of the word, and that is enough to justify his presence here.

His video, which was filmed as part of a series at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University where he taught computer science, has been viewed an estimated 6 million times. He was the subject of an hour long special with Diane Sawyer on Wednesday night and just had a book released this week. All of which deal with one thing, and in doing so expanding on many: life.

Randy Pausch is a father. He and his wife Jai have three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, who is almost 2.

Randy Pausch is dying. He has terminal cancer. His time is limited.

His "last lecture" is about living life and chasing your childhood dreams. It was given to roughly 400 people in an auditorium in Pittsburgh. It has been seen by so many more and continues to touch and help people daily, yet Pausch makes one thing clear, while grateful and humbled by the attention, it is for his children that his words are intended.

The book is available now. The video is included below. Forward it to everyone that you love.

Photo/Source: AP

Please visit Randy Pausch's website