Farewell,
   Milton Berle

   To the editor:
   Our lives will always be better because of the wit and humor he brought us. We grieve along with his family and are saddened with this loss.
   Knowing him personally and working with him on some of his favorite Projects, including the Night of 100 Stars Oscar party, and the launch of Milton Magazine will be cherished memories forever.
   When we first met in 1979, Milton had just given me an interview. I had just arrived from New York and was awe-struck with him and overwhelmed by the task ahead for me in public relations in this town. He was nice enough to give me some advice in promotoing personalities. “When the going gets tough...the tough get going” and “Don’t let the bastards wear you down” were spoken by him. Now I know what it meant.
   And CANCER! Well, the dreaded disease has scored again. His battle with cancer was kept low key but it was a win as far as I am concerned. In her book “Mind, Body & Soul: A Guide to Living With Cancer (Taylor Hill Publishing), Nancy Hassett Dahm states -- “My message is not that we should embrace death and stop fighting for life, but we can come to see ourselves within the greater scheme of life, and know that we are indeed going to a place of infinite love and compassion.” Milton Berle knew this...and I almost envy him, for it will be one hell of a reunion with those he knew and loved who left before him.
   Edward Lozzi
   Beverly Hills