Oct 06 2010
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A Ufological Passing
Tim Green Beckley writes: “The sad news just reached us via Brent Raynes author of Edge of Reality (Inner Light Publications) that a Paranormal Giant has passed.”
Brent says:
“Dr. Berthold Eric Schwarz:
“The passing of a true Giant in the Paranormal Field It is with genuine and deep regret and sadness that I must report the passing of a long time and dear friend and colleague, Dr. Berthold Eric Schwarz, 85, of Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Schwarz, a true giant in the field of ufology and parapsychology, passed away on Thursday, September 16. Born on October 20, 1924, in Jersey City, New Jersey, he engaged in private practice as a psychiatrist for nearly 25 years in Montclair, New Jersey, and then after moving to Vero Beach in 1982 continued for slightly over 20 more years. He leaves behind a grieving and loving wife of 55 years named Ardis, and a son and daughter, Eric Schwarz and Lisa Ericson, as well as one granddaughter named Kristi.
“In the fields of ufology and parapsychology, Dr. Schwarz had many friends. For this magazine he wrote many articles and put us in touch with many intriguing personalities, many of whom we interviewed for this publication. John Keel had written in FATE magazine that Bert’s two volume book UFO Dynamics was one of the very best UFO books ever written. Few psychiatrists have dared to put their hard-earned reputations on the line as he did and conduct on-site interviews and investigations of these perplexing phenomena. Admittedly, I have always felt especially honored that he used an article of mine in that book that had originally appeared in England’s distinguished Flying Saucer Review. The article concerned a UFO “abduction” case up in Oxford, Maine that I and fellow researcher Shirley Fickett had been looking into. Dr. Schwarz traveled all the way up from Montclair, New Jersey (where he had been living at the time) to conduct his own investigation into this case. In fact, he came up at least twice.
“The good doctor will most certainly be missed terribly by many, many people throughout the world. Uri Geller has expressed condolences to the family and The Amazing Kreskin posted on his website, “He was a remarkable researcher in the area of parapsychology and was knowledgeable about the research and practitioners all over the world. Just to talk to him on the phone was a therapeutic boost, as he had as positive a zest and joy for life as anyone I’ve ever known.
“I want to add a very special note of thanks and appreciation to researcher Lindy Tucker who has been a very long time friend of Dr. Schwarz as well and who had notified me of his passing.”
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