RE: Simon Coulther

I am very sorry to hear this. I never met Simon in person, but I always
read his posts and appreciated his insights. I have learned much from
him in these forums over the years, and the treasure of his knowledge
carries on from the archives, but I will miss him.

He was always passionate and honest regarding his craft, and I honor him
for calling it like he saw it.

-Eric DeLong

-----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