Cornelius STEELINK

A great fighter for civil rights and a gentle man. We could use 100 of him today.

I just read the notice of Corny's death and feel a hole where possibilities used to live. He was such an upbeat, warm and loving person who always lifted my day. My ex-husband Quentin Branch and I were members of the ACLU from the early 60's. Corny's constructive activism is a model I follow to this day. My deepest sympathies to Joanne and family members and to the Arizona ACLU where he will be profoundly missed.

An invaluable mentor to generations of activists and more. Much more.

Dr. Steelink was a fantastic instructor and always made time for students needing help. I had many memorable discussions with him, as a U of A student taking chemistry in the 70's, on how the word is and how the world should be. He was fearless in standing up for his principles. I remember in the late 70's when our government was supporting spraying of paraquat, a toxic herbicide, onto Mexican fields for marijuana eradication. Contaminated marijuana, which was unsafe to consume, was making...