Death of Gene Eliasoph

[thana ag]

Dear Adam,
Thanks for letting us know.
I am so sad. I 've got to know  Gene through the many ASGPP meetings in the 70ies and 80ies: what  I recall most was his kindness to everyone. A sweetness.   Even in the way he ran psychodrama -  kindness. Each encounter with him made me feel more alive,listened to,affirmed.  So rare   I will miss you,Gene. 
anath

> From: adam at blatner.com
> To: list at grouptalkweb.org
> Subject: Death of Gene Eliasoph
> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:35:05 -0600
> 
> Eugene "Gene" Eliasoph, MSW, TEP, died on January 5, 2008. He was one of the early 
> pioneers of psychodrama, the "first generation" after Moreno. He was a major trainer of 
> psychodrama---indeed, in 1961 he founded the New Haven (Connecticut) Psychodrama 
> Institute---which might then have become one of the longest-running training programs! 
> Gene was active on the executive committee of the ASGPP in the late 1970s, and was the 
> organization's president 1981-1983. In 1991 he was recognized with the J.L. Moreno Award 
> for Lifetime Service to the field of Psychodrama; in 1996 he was given the Innovator's 
> Award, and in 2000 the ASGPP granted Gene the Hannah Weiner Award. In the last decade or 
> so Gene was also active in investigating a number of associated issues, such as the values 
> of assisted technology in the treatment of people with autism.
>       Mary Jo Amatruda wrote: Our dear Gene (Eugene Eliasoph) died last night. I feel so 
> fortunate to have worked with him, first as his student and then as his colleague, for so 
> many years. I know many of you have stories connected with him as well. He was a man of 
> great courage and generosity and, of course, brilliance. There will be a memorial for him 
> on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Celentano Funeral home in New Haven. The details have as yet 
> to be confirmed. If you want more information, email me at  jamatruda01 at snet.net
> 
> Mary Jo further notes:
>   He continued to run the autistic group until Wed! He loved that group. One other thing I 
> would add is that Gene was a great group therapist. He was a sociologist before becoming a 
> social worker and he always had that group therapist/sociologist hat on. He really kept 
> his trainees focused on the group therapy aspects of what they were doing.
> 
>          Please send me any testimonials, anecdotes, facts, corrections, that might add to 
> this information, and we can form an obituary for the not-the-next-but-the-one-after-that 
> issue of the Psychodrama Network News. --- Warmly, Adam Blatner 
> 
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