Comments on: In Memoriam: Amos Jessup

By: Mary Jessup

Mary Jessup — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:33:03 +0000

I met Amos when he was a teenager mucking about with his friend Darius Brubeck. They made some music together and had a lot of fun in Wilton Connecticut.For the next 40 years ,whenever we were in the same city or country at the same time, Amos was kind and decent to me and my children. I was very grateful to him for his support and when Amos married Daly , I transferred my gratitude to her. I feel this planet could use another dose of Amos for all the kindness he spread to his friends an admirers. He will be sorely missed.

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:10:25 +0000

OMG.
I just knew that, I am really so sorry for Daly and his son, I met Amos in 2015 I was living with him and his wife Daly (my mom) for about a year when I was learning English language in San Diego , He was very kind person.
After that year I came back to my home country and I lost contacts numbers in my phone and today when I planing to finish my MBA next semester I decided to search for him in Internet to say hi to him and invite him and Daly for my graduation but I found this bad news.
RIP Amos Jessup

By: Tucker Jessup

Tucker Jessup — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:46:01 +0000

Thank you so much for this touching tribute; I’m sorry I didn’t see it earlier. Dad would love to be remembered in such a beautiful way. It was very shocking to find his body the way I did, but I just know it was his time to go. He may have been improving, but his quality of life was minimal. He could barely speak or write clearly, and his walking was incredibly limited. Right before I took the dog out, I tucked him in to his recliner with a couple of blankets, kissed the top of his head and said “I love you”. I’m just very happy those were my last words to him.

By: Bob Burtman

Bob Burtman — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:13:45 +0000

The radio tribute to Amos will air tonight from 7-10 on WHUP in Hillsborough, where he spent a fruitful couple of years after moving to San Diego. We’ll be rebroadcasting his five appearances on WHUP between September 2016 and December 2018, all of which I had the privilege of hosting – two of those were music sessions (one solo and one with band) and three shorter segments featuring his poetry. You can listen live on whupfm.org or any time after that on demand via the website – it’ll be posted within a couple of days along with the five individual shows, just type Amos Jessup in the search box. A remarkable fellow indeed!

By: Ronn S

Ronn S — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:26:02 +0000

Very nice Janis. Its tough losing anyone, but special friends are a special kind of loss.

My condolences.

By: Dave Stokes

Dave Stokes — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:53:22 +0000

Amos Jessup relieved Emile Gilbert as the CO of the Toronto Org in 1975, April or May, as I recall.
I was the full time (D and F) Basic Courses supervisor at that time and had been since November, 1973.

The other Basic Courses super was Real Laplaine.
My senior was Cyndy Nelson, D of T.
My Tech Sec was Gary Jepson.
My Dir I and R was Blair Sisson.

Morning roll call at 8:30 a.m. was mandatory for the 50+ staff at that time (all of us were Full Time staff).
Roll call was held in the large open space of Div 6, first floor, 124 Avenue Road.

We did the usual Org Board chanting drill.
Then Amos Jessup (straight from Flag) was introduced.

I was shocked.
Emile Gilbert was removed!
Who was this new guy?

Amos stood up to face this large morning gathering of usually sleepy but now wide awake staff.
For 3 or 4 minutes he lit into us.
He criticized our collective efforts, products and intentions.
He questioned our ethics.
He challenged our commitment to KSW.
Very harsh.

He then said, “There will be changes.”
“Who is Dave Stokes?”

Oh oh!
I stood up.
The entire room went silent.

Amos said, “You are no longer the Basic Courses Supervisor.”
“You are re-assigned to the Book Unit” (selling paperback copies of DMSMH on the street).

And then, the knife to the heart.

Amos Jessup, looking from side to side at all the faces of the assembled staff, declared, “Maybe now he can get STRAIGHT Scientology into the hands of the public!”

The inval, the eval, and the sarcasm, dripped off every word of that last sentence.

As did the hate.

The meeting continued.
Other staff members were removed, reposted, busted and excoriated that morning.

None of which I remember.

IMO, 1975 was the high-water mark of Scientology in Toronto.
It has been downhill ever since.

Amos Jessup was only the CO for a few months.
Then HE was gone.
No data as to why.

Amos Jessup’s legacy in Toronto is very simple: He was in command at the beginning of the long decline of the Toronto Org.

Anybody wishing to improve my memory and/or fill in the surrounding contextual details may email me directly at davestokes02 at gmail dot com.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:40:38 +0000

Never met Amos but heard of him since the 70’s. Always thought he had such a cool name.
Rest in Peace Amos Jessup.

By: Judi Light

Judi Light — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:03:32 +0000

OMG no! The last I had heard from Daly a few months ago, Amos was doing quite well and was out and about – improved physically and playing his music . I am so sorry for your and Tucker’s loss Daly. Amos was a kind, gentle, loving man with gobs of talent. HIs book is amazing and his writing is delicious.. a tapestry of words and a fabulous read. For those of you who want a tremendously touching read…”Beyond the Cascade” is superb.

By: Old Surfer Dude

Old Surfer Dude — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:41:17 +0000

Hey Amos! You’ve shed your body. I’ll bet you’re in one incredible place!