10/26/2025
We write with great sadness that Deborah Starewich, the first production manager of VIA and Bordighera Press back in 1990, passed away peacefully last evening with her family around her. Over these past few years, Deborah waged a valiant battle against ALS, maintaining a sense of optimism and grace that often dissipates when one faces one's own mortality.
As her daughter wrote to us last evening, "She’s no longer suffering and we’re very happy for her." We shall have more to say in the near future, but wanted to let you know — especially those of you who worked with her — that Deborah is now at peace.
Over the years, when we worked together at Purdue University and afterwards, long-distance, she would always have a kind word for those who seemed to irritate the rest of us. Her kindness was contagious, and those of us who knew her are better off for it. Here she is in the photo attached with her signature smile.
