Michael M. Finefrock, Ph. D. CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on December 6, 2009, Michael M. Finefrock, Ph.D, a resident of Charleston, SC. His relatives, friends, colleagues and students are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR INC. Downtown Chapel, Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 3:00 pm. Friends may call at Stuhr's one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Beaufort National Cemetery Wednesday January 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm with military honors. Michael Finefrock was born December 31, 1939, in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Meryl K. Finefrock and Thelma V. Jacobson. He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy in the Middle East during 1961 to 1965, as a translator of Turkish. He earned his A.B. degree from Brown University and in 1976 obtained his Ph.D. from Princeton University. A specialist in Middle and Near Eastern History, he joined the College of Charleston faculty in 1974 after two years at California State University, Long Beach. He was Professor of History at the College of Charleston at the time of his death. During his career, he served as Speaker of the College of Charleston Faculty (1986-1987), authored several papers and presentations related to Turkey and Turkish History and also to computer applications in the humanities, was a Fulbright Scholar, and served on evaluation panels for the U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays program for international research and studies. He authored, coauthored and consulted for the development of copyrighted computer software. He is survived by his cousin Mart Diana of Lakeville, MN. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier on Jan. 24, 2010.

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Jim

January 25, 2010

Death, be not proud

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

By John Donne
The Poetry Foundation

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