That is indeed really sad to hear and a bit shocking that we only learn about this now.
On 26 Dec 2013, at 16:22, b...@openinworld.com wrote: > Esteban A. Maringolo wrote: >> 2013/12/26 Sean P. DeNigris <s...@clipperadams.com> >> : >> >> >>> I sent a message through Nabble to the address at anest.ufl.edu, which was >>> returned "The e-mail address you entered couldn't be found. Please check the >>> recipient's e-mail address and try to resend the message. If the problem >>> continues, please contact your helpdesk." >>> >>> >> >> You're not the first one looking for him. In the Dolphin Smalltalk >> newsgroup they were looking for him too a year ago or so. I don't know >> if they ever found him. >> >> Good luck. He is a valuable Smalltalker. >> >> Regards, >> >> Esteban. >> >> >> >> > I used to enjoy Bill's perspective on things coming to Pharo from Dolphin. It > would seem there is unfortunate news. > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gainesville/obituary.aspx?pid=159883187 > > Wilhelm "Bill" K. Schwab Ph.D., 48, of Gainesville, Florida, died Friday > September 7, 2012 at a friend's home, after a determined battle with cancer. > [...] His software was far more reliable than the commercial operating > systems on which it ran. He even wrote his own "object request broker," a > specialized networking software tool, using Smalltalk, an exotic computer > language. With his tool, he created, implemented and maintained a fully > functional handwriting-capable anesthesia medical record system that was well > ahead of its time, and was used for years in actual patient care in multiple > operating rooms. His software never required "downtime." > > regards -ben >
