It sounds like she had a good life. -- Raul
On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 1:05 PM Eric Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
