I was doing some research, visited the Bitlomat site (remember them?) and googled Thomas Freeburg, who was instrumental in creating the Canopy system. Turns out that he died in 2018. RIP great engineer.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180923/motorola-executive-known-as-the-wizard-was-ahead-of-his-time
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