Re: Al Barsa

Jerry

In a way, I wish Al had not been so dedicated to the iSeries and COMMON - might be still with us. Nonetheless, his shadow will rest over us all for many years. And anything else would not have been Al, as others have said.

I took a header maybe something like his, maybe a year ago. Body basically did a straight out hinge from my toe - hit a carpet-covered concrete floor - I consider myself alive only by some miracle.

Al will be missed!

Vern

At 10:51 AM 4/4/2008, you wrote:

I was not at the Main Event last night, but I spoke with Al several
times at the Conference. I asked him about his accident. He told me
that, when he told the doctor that he had to be at COMMON within a few
days, the doctor told him that he should be more concerned about waking
up in the morning. He did not say so specifically, but I got the
impression then that he was in Nashville against doctor's best advice.
Whether true or not, Al was aware that his was not a trivial accident.

During the other times that we spoke, he always had the same demeanor:
helpful and friendly. But it was easy to see that he was not up to his
normal level. Just another example, among many, of Al's dedication to
COMMON and the community. It seems from the messages here that I am not
the only one aware of these traits. But until one got to actually know
Al, one did not really have an appreciation of Al Barsa, the person. I
guess that could be said of anyone, of course.

May you be in heaven an hour before the devil knows you're dead, Al.

* Jerry C. Adams
*IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *