I never met him in person, but the news was still a shock.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Carmen Vitullo [petevi...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Goodbye and thanks for all the fish OMG - I"m so sorry Rebecca, I worked with Bob at Boeing, and reconnected to him here on this list, we talked some off list some about our past tenure at Boeing but mostly about family, he will truly be missed, again so sorry for your loss :( Carmen On 2/9/2023 2:40 AM, Rob Scott wrote: > Rebecca > > I interacted with Bob many times over the years in IBM-Main and via e-mail > and he was a true gentleman. > > He will be greatly missed. > > Rob Scott > Rocket Software > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > Rebecca Richards > Sent: 08 February 2023 23:52 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Goodbye and thanks for all the fish > > EXTERNAL EMAIL > > > > > > Hi All, > This is Rebecca Richards. 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