From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a24:138f:: with SMTP id 137mr4510279itz.18.1545196115126; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:08:35 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:aca:d607:: with SMTP id n7mr11124oig.1.1545196114989; Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:08:34 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.gegeweb.eu!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.166.216.MISMATCH!q69no12603itb.0!news-out.google.com!v141ni54ita.0!nntp.google.com!k10no11397itk.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:08:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <12386c0c-d66f-4970-a1bf-1dcfad7f02eb@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=50.66.161.135; posting-account=lzqe5AoAAADHhp_gregSufVhvwu22fBS NNTP-Posting-Host: 50.66.161.135 References: <12386c0c-d66f-4970-a1bf-1dcfad7f02eb@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <48348467-e0e5-496f-80cc-d7825140493c@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Jacob Sparre Andersen From: Brad Moore Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:08:35 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:55077 Date: 2018-12-18T21:08:34-08:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:23:34 PM UTC-7, Dan'l Miller wrote: > On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 6:47:57 AM UTC-5, Dirk Craeynest wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > Many of you here may know Jacob Sparre Andersen. > > > > I'm very sad to inform you that after a short but aggressive illness, > > Jacob died yesterday... > > > > He was a frequent contributor to comp.lang.ada and various other > > Ada-related forums. Over the past decade, he presented and helped > > at FOSDEM's Ada Developer Rooms, at Ada-Europe conferences, and many > > other events. Since several years he was News Editor for Ada-Europe's > > Ada User Journal. > > > > I will remember Jacob as a kind and very helpful guy, always ready > > to step in to help, and to explain issues important to him. > > > > He will be sorely missed... > > > > Dirk > > Dirk.Craeynest@cs.kuleuven.be (for Ada-Belgium/Ada-Europe/SIGAda/WG9) > > a few more details (which illness, location & date of funeral) over at: > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/Jacob$20Sparre$20Andersen%7Csort:date/rec.toys.lego/uYWnRc5jbBs/nfWTEgDKBQAJ Very sad news indeed. I have had numerous lengthy conversations with him in person at Ada Europe conferences over the years. He will definitely be missed. Brad