Steve, I had reread it, your right, boy it surges looks like he did after type 2 diabetes, been there with a late wife with type 1. It's no picnic.
Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Dec 17, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Steve Comstock <st...@trainersfriend.com> wrote: > Whoa! I got this "Re: Phil Payne" before I see the > "Phil Payne". Although not explicitly stated, it > seems he took his own life. Anyone know when this > happened? > > I enjoyed his contributions and had a few correspondences > with him over the years. A true original, and I'll miss > him and his view of life and the universe. > > > > On 12/17/2012 2:25 PM, Roger Bowler wrote: >> On bit.listserv.ibm-main 15 Dec 2012 Gordon de la Mare wrote: >>> For those of you who were long term subscribers to this >>> newsgroup you will have had memories of Phil. >>> Lots of bust ups with IBM (especially their lawyers) as >>> some of his postings attest. >>> They can rest now. >>> >>> Phil decided he'd had enough of the planet and decided >>> to save on any future expenditure on health costs by >>> getting out early. >>> He posted a write up of his life on his website: >>> http://www.isham-research.co.uk/biog.html >>> The end bits explains why he had had enough. >>> >>> I had pleasure (?) in working with Phil at Amdahl back in >>> the 1980-90s. He'd have made a great agent provocateur >>> in times of war. >>> >>> Regards >>> Gordon (a once upon a time JES3 specialist - oh how nice >>> to write those words again!) >> >> >> He was a very clever bloke. Highly knowledgeable and a master of the >> withering put-down. I never met him in real life but I consider it an honour >> to have been insulted by him on a number of occasions via the internet. >> >> Roger Bowler >> Hercules "the people's mainframe" >> >> See also http://www.quattroforum.com/index.php?threads/phil-payne.18061/ >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-355-2752 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! > + Training your people is an excellent investment > > * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment > for training dollars at > http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
