[Coco] Off Topic. Glenside member passed away

[Boisy G. Pitre]

Brian, this is certainly not off-topic; feel free to post any information you have about Howard.

This is really sad news for me.  Where do I start?

I have known Howard for years... first met him in 1992 when I started attending CoCo Fests.  For every fest I can remember after that, Howard was there, be it Chicago or Atlanta (and the 1993 Des Moines Fest too, I believe, along with the PennFests).  I distinctly remember sitting next to him on a flight from Atlanta to Chicago after attending an AtlantaFest, and having a great chat.

He was an ardent CoCo supporter, and wasn't shy about spending his money on CoCo products.  He bought OS-9000 when Microware sold it at the 1993 Chicago Fest, had an MM/1, MM/1a, and lots of our (Cloud-9) products.

He was a real gentleman and a pleasure to talk to.  I also worked with him on the OS-9 Users Group transition in 1993.  Again, a professional.

My regret is that I didn't visit with him more while at the fest.  When I saw him last year at the 2009 fest, he told me he had lung cancer.  I was really hoping I would see him this year, and I told him so.  That won't happen unfortunately.

I'm going to miss not seeing him at the fest this year, manning the Glenside booth as he always had.
--
Boisy G. Pitre
http://www.tee-boy.com/

On Jan 19, 2010, at 10:02 PM, RJLCyberPunk wrote:

> All I can say is my condolences to all familiy members of this person.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Off Topic. Glenside member passed away
> 
> 
>> On Tuesday 19 January 2010, Brian Goers wrote:
>>> Glenside President Howard Luckey passed away this morning a 9:45 AM.
>> 
>> sniff...
>> 
>>> A memorial service is being planned at College that Howard taught at,
>>> Prairies State College, Illinois.
>>> His sister is still planning his service. Howard might buried at a
>>> Veterans Cemetery in Michigan.
>>> 
>>> If any one wants me to print their comments I will deliver them to
>>> Howard's sister.
>>> Here is a link about Howard's at his Alma mater.
>> 
>> No link?
>> 
>>> If you want information on when the service is, Please email me
>>> privately and I will respond to you individually.
>> 
>> With all due respect Brian, most of us in the 50 and up crowd will miss
>> Howard and his occasional newsletters.  Having met him at least once at a
>> fest, I think I speak for the group as a whole in offering condolences to the
>> family.  So please save yourself a _lot_ of typing and keep it on the list.
>> We won't mind a bit.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Cheers, Gene
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>> 
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