Jean Iverson - 1925 - 2021 Jean Iverson passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, June 25, 2021 in a Toronto hospital. Her children were all able to have good, in person, visits during her last days. She had a full and wonderful life, and will be missed.
If Ken was the father of APL/J, then Jean was just as important as the mother. She worked tirelessly alongside Ken proofreading 'A Programming Language' drafts and galley proofs. Every APL character that appears in the book was meticulously drawn by her with a K&E Leroy set with a custom APL template (first tech stab at the APL character challenge). Then in the late 80s, with Ken and Roger joyously working on defining and developing J in Ken's home office, it was Jean who kept them fed and forced them to take breaks and even occasionally to go for walks. Those were some of her hobbies. Her true calling was helping people, especially young people, find their feet and a path to a good life. Again, she will be missed. (she would have wanted any comments to go to chat) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
