Aahz, co-author of Python for Dummies with Stef Maruch, recently passed away.
Tiny death notice (with name typo) from the wilds of the Internet: http://file770.com/pixel-scroll-10-15-21-i-know-what-pixel-you-scrolled-last-summer/ (12) AAHZ MARUCH (1967-2021). [Item by James Davis Nicoll.] Python programmer, whose fannish activities date back at least as far as classic USENET (alt.poly and other groups), died October 14 following several years of ill health. Survived by partner Steph Maruch. Editor's postscript: Alan Prince Winston earlier this year described him as "an unstoppable-seeming guy" who "became a contra and square dance caller and choreographer despite really severe hearing impairment." I met Aahz once. He always wanted to be a mononym person, and used his partner's surname only reluctantly. Elijah ------ Aahz's rule6 website seems to be held by a squatter now -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list