eventful life. He extolled the lifestyle of the Bedouin, the children of Ishmael, their dignity, their life in freedom, their honor code, and their principles of humanity. In another letter to Dr. Flade, on January 16, 1965, Raswan discussed the connectedness of people of all countries and their commitment to nature and all animals. In November and December 1965, Raswan became ill and spent a week in hospital. In a letter to Dr. Flade on December 22, 1965, he wrote that his old injuries from the First World War, injuries during his stay in the desert of Arabia, and a kidney injury inflicted in 1934 by the Gestapo in the Wiener Straße in Dresden, were all examined. The doctors determined that the healing of the wounds was good, but that his kidney, spine and lungs needed treatment. His lungs had suffered in sand storms during his stays in the desert, leading to silicosis. Raswan reported in the letter that even the Arabian horses in the desert were affected by bleeding lungs if sandstorms went on longer than two days. On October 14, 1966, Raswan died suddenly and unexpectedly in Santa Barbara, California, presumably as a result of silicosis. On January 14, 1967 condolences were received from Mútab Prince Fawaz al-Shaalan and the Ruala, stating that Carl Raswan (aka Abd al-Aziz Ibn Radhwan, the Ruala) a loyal, loving friend, was lost. Raswan left one son, Harold, and three daughters, Mildred, Anita and Evalynn, from his first marriage. His last marriage, to Esperanza, left two daughters, Chela and Beatriz. Carl Raswan was very close to Esperanza, about which he once said: "She is much more than my better half, she is the substance angels are made of." Notes References Dr. John Erich Flade: "Carl Reinhard Raswan - We never own a horse, it is entrusted to us" from "ASILE ARABE Arabia noble horses" Volume VI / S. 213 ff Asil Club eV Editor; Olms Verlag Hildesheim 2007 Lady Anne Blunt: A Pilgrimage to Nejd, London 1881 Carl R. Raswan: "In the land of the black tents." Olms Verlag 2nd Edition, 1990 - Carl R. Raswan: "The Arab and his horse." Olms Verlag edition N.-A., Nachdr (January 1990) - Carl R. Raswan and Ursula Guttmann: "Arabian horse". Mueller Publisher Rueschlikon reprint from January 1992 - Carl R. Raswan: "Escape from Baghdad". Reprint Olms Verlag Hildesheim 1978 - Carl R. Raswan: "Sons of the