Re: Simon Coulther

[Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

I too wish to say that Simon was a great help and resource to me as well as
many others in the industry.  He was a shining star for sure.

Rest in Peace, Simon..  I wish I could have gotten to know you better.
Through archives your knowledge will live on forever and continue to help
others in years to come!

Brad

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:24 AM, Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Simon and I communicated off-line several times.  Usually when I heard on
> NPR about fires or wind storms in Australia, I would email him to be sure he
> was safe.  As you might expect, his comments regarding the causes for these
> events were caustic and, sometimes, witty.
>
> I had noticed that he was "missing" from the lists and thought more than
> once about emailing him.  I regret that I did not follow-up on that thought.
>  Even though we never met face-to-face, we met here, and he will be missed.
>
> Jerry C. Adams
> IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:31 PM
> To: Midrange
> Cc: Paul Tuohy
> Subject: Simon Coulther
>
> Some of you may have noticed that Simon has not been frequenting the forums
> of
> late. Truth of the matter is that for the last few months he has been
> fighting
> a very virulent form of cancer and just didn't have the strength to sit at
> the
> computer for more than a few minutes.
>
> Sadly this was a battle he couldn't win and he died quietly on Tuesday. I
> am
> just grateful that he had the strength to talk to Susan and myself for
> nearly
> an hour last week when he spotted that we were on-line on Skye.
>
> I'll miss his wit, his wisdom, and his forthright nature. He was a good
> friend
> and colleague and a brilliant programmer.
>
> G'day mate - it was great knowing you.
>
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
> www.Partner400.com
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