On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 09:34:35AM -0600, Eric Petersen [Aero] wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Joerg Anders wrote:
>
> > I have the unfortunate duty of informing the MusiXTeX mailing
> > list that Werner Icking died on the night of February the 8th in
> > a bicycle accident as he drove home from his workplace.
>
> O, life is not fair. Werner's enthusiasm made him seem forever
> young, and his warmth and generosity made him a friend. As I tried---and
> failed---to write this note yesterday I wondered why the faraway death of
> someone I had never met should move me so deeply, but the outpouring of
> emotion on this list has made me realize that I am not alone. For we are a
> community and Werner was our hub. Our loss, while slight compared to that
> suffered by his family, is real and should be grieved; the messages on this
> list are a testament to Werner's kind and decent nature.
>
> On his web page describing bicycle routes between Siegburg and GMD,
> Werner titled one "der sch\"one weg"---the beautiful way: Werner, I hope you
> are forever on "der sch\"one weg," with the memories of all you loved and of
> all who loved you. You will be missed.
>
> Auf Wiedersehen, Freund.
> Eric
Oh, what you wrote drives tears into my eyes while
looking at the little piece of paper that sticks beside my monitor
thinking of what meaning the words of Robert Frost can suddenly be seen:
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I ---
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
"The Road Not Taken" [1916] -- Robert Frost
--
Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
