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Alan Donald Brilliant

Greensboro, North Carolina

May 22, 1936 – May 29, 2022 (Age 86)

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BORN
May 22, 1936
DIED
May 29, 2022
AGE
86
LOCATION
Greensboro, North Carolina

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Brilliant, Alan DonaldAlan Donald Brilliant, 86, died on May 29, 2022 in Greensboro, NC. Born on May 22, 1936 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late Matthew "Macky" Brilliant and Sarah Birnbaum. He was preceded in death by his wives Teo Savory and Liz Brown and also his siblings Barbara,...

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I knew Alan when I was his student. I cannot recall the name of the course, but he taught at UNCG. We discussed all kinds of things as a class. He brought in a slam poet. He taught us methods on how to bind books. We ate dinner together. I visited his book shop and bought a copy of The Three Musketeers. I still own a book I bound in his class. I still own that copy of The Three Musketeers. I treasure his whimsicality, his care, his understanding, his desire to listen with an open mind and use...