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Eugene Gollogly, longtime publisher of Anthroposophic Press and SteinerBooks, died suddenly of a heart attack on January 7. He was 70.
Gollogly was born and raised in England, and moved to the U.S. as a young man to work for Garber Communications, which included Free Deeds magazine, the Spiritual Science Library and the "original" SteinerBooks. He then worked for several New York publishers, initially with a focus in religious publishing.
While working at Continuum Publishing, he met his future business partner, Martin Rowe, with whom he founded Lantern Books, in 1999. Shortly thereafter he also became president and CEO of the Anthroposophic Press, where he began the annual Spiritual Science Research Seminars at NYU, renewed SteinerBooks, and traveled widely on behalf of publishing, anthroposophy, and the practical work of spiritual science in the world--particularly for anthroposophically-extended medicine and biodynamics.
As J.S. Legg of SteinerBooks remembered: "He was genuinely interested in everything and everybody, right up until the very 'end,' which, as Gene well knew and often spoke of, is not, in fact, the end. Most recently, and perhaps presciently, Gene had taken an interest in the work of 'Sacred Undertaking,' the art and practical skill of caring for the dead holistically and at home, informed by the knowledge of this transition as deepened and clarified by spiritual science. He assisted in a home funeral and carried the coffin of an acquaintance the day before he himself died.
"I'm sure I speak for all of us at SteinerBooks, staff and board, past and present, when I say I will be forever grateful for the time I was privileged to spend with Gene. Our conversations, his advice, freely given, his deep connections to anthroposophy and the work of Rudolf Steiner, and his tireless work and advocacy for a more widespread knowledge and acceptance of Steiner's work as crucial for the future of humanity remain imbued with the strength and truth of his conviction."
Donations may be made in Gollogly's memory to the Children's Scholarship Fund.