Eric, I am sorry to hear about your mother. I have a feeling that your mother’s APL characters will live long after all of us are gone.
John Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2021, at 11:36, John mcinturff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Erik, > > I was a Marine and Navy medic in WW2, and a platoon leader of an engineering > combat batalion in the Korean conflict, and have seldom cried. > I did when I received your e-mail. > > John C McInturff. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eric Iverson<mailto:[email protected]> > To: Programming forum<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 10:05 AM > Subject: [Jprogramming] Jean Iverson - 1925 - 2021 > > 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 > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsoftware.com%2Fforums.htm&data=04%7C01%7C%7C08d1735f5f7f4b16f8e008d9398dcd9b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637604103468020498%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3jcHjw6h8h98WIKyNsnSpBJPMGGBx6w5Fby2PiQRPPI%3D&reserved=0 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
