From: Ian Caldwell <iccaldwell@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: In Rememberance of Jean Ichbiah
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:32:43 GMT
Date: 2007-01-29T20:32:43+00:00 [thread overview]
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Joyce Tokar wrote:
> With great sadness I learned from Ben Brosgol that Jean Ichbiah passed on
> Friday, 26 Jan 2007
>
> Ben said that Jean had a brain tumor around a year ago, and he had a serious
> fall last Autumn in which he fractured his skull. He was in rehab for
> several months, and I believe that he had been home (in Burlington, Mass.)
> for several weeks.
>
> Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 30, at 12:30 pm:
>
> Temple Shalom Emeth 16 Lexington Street Burlington, Mass.
>
> To quote Jobn Barnes:
>
> "Jean had an amazing understanding of the basic concepts concerning what
> programming was really about. Ada may have its flaws but it is a damn sight
> better than anything else I know.
>
> Jean will be remembered as the inspiration for ideas which have driven many
> of our careers."
>
>
Jean through creating Ada changed my life. One of my best periods of employment was when I worked for Alsys. It's a sad loss.
Ian Caldwell
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2007-01-28 20:47 In Rememberance of Jean Ichbiah Joyce Tokar
2007-01-29 1:16 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-29 20:32 ` Ian Caldwell [this message]
2007-01-29 22:35 ` Ed Falis
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