This hits hard. Michele was talking with him just last week. 2018 is turning into a terrible year for our community.
Dave On Thursday, April 26, 2018, Darren Branagh via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Thanks Urs, > > Lovely email. Ill put it on the group on Facebook, as many found it such a > shock this morning as we had no idea he was ill. > > Glad to have met and known him. Quite a man. > > Darren Branagh > > Sent from My iPhone X. > > > On Thu 26 Apr 2018 07:49 Rich Mellor via Ql-Users, < > ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> > wrote: > > > That is indeed such sad news - Rick Dickinson was a true visionary when > > it came to computer design and will be sadly missed... > > > > Rich Mellor > > www.rwapsoftware.co.uk > > > > > > On 26/04/2018 07:10, Urs Koenig (QL) via Ql-Users wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm so shocked and in deep sadness to hear that Rick passed away. I was > > in > > > tears when I read the email from his wife (see below). > > > > > > > > > > > > I last met Rick last October in Cambridge around the Spectrum35 > > celebration. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > He was such a great guy, very smart, with a great sense of humor and so > > > gifted. He created so many amazing an beautiful things. > > > > > > > > > > > > In autumn 2014 he was on vacation with his mother at the beautiful Lake > > > Lucerne, just a few miles from my home. > > > > > > http://www.qlis30.org.uk/#Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > May he rest in peace. > > > > > > > > > > > > Urs > > > > > > > > > > > > Von: Lizzy Dickinson > > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. April 2018 05:31 > > > > > > Betreff: The wonderful Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > Dearest Friends > > > > > > > > > > > > With the hugest hole in my heart and a sadness I can't being to > > understand, > > > the wonderful person known to many as Rick the Viking, opened his wings > > and > > > started on another journey on Tuesday 24 April. And sadly I am not yet > > able > > > to join him, despite wanting so much to be with him. > > > > > > > > > > > > I know that this will come as a shock to many as we had not been open > > about > > > his health issues, preferring rather to deal with them in private, even > > from > > > both of own families until fairly recently. Rick was diagnosed with > > cancer > > > in 2015 and despite successful treatment in 2016, he became unwell > again > > in > > > early January 2017. I am sure some of you may have guessed something > was > > not > > > quite right, and to those of you that perhaps did not understand why we > > > became less and less social during 2017, I hope now you can understand > > that > > > this was in no way a reflection of our friendship with you but rather > > > circumstances dictating what he was or was not able to do. > > > > > > > > > > > > We have been at a specialist clinic in America - Texas to be precise - > > since > > > the end of March undergoing complimentary treatment as a last attempt > at > > > hoping to heal him when he passed away quickly, without warning having > > > collapsed in the apartment we were rented here. He was in no pain and > > > surround by huge love from the amazing people that have become firm > > friends > > > here - that Texan southern hospitality truly was - and continues to be > > - > > > laid at our door. Rick will be cremated here in Texas and I will > travel > > > home with his ashes once the paperwork is sorted probably at the end of > > next > > > week. > > > > > > > > > > > > And, rather than a traditional funeral (which you know is really not > his > > > style) his much loved daughters that he was so proud of - Grace and > > Daisy - > > > and his mother Ursula and I will be planning for a celebration of his > > life > > > where we can all get together and remember him with love, laughs, > smiles, > > > anecdotes and a few beverages. I will of course let you know details > > once we > > > have finalised plans. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please also do pass on this email to any that you feel may wish to > know; > > > Rick had many, many friends across the broad spectrum of his work and > > > interests and I have tried to find as many emails as I can from his > > computer > > > but am sure I have left some out. > > > > > > > > > > > > And can I ask that - for the time being - please don't call as I simply > > > can't face talking right now, but I would dearly love to receive your > > > messages, emoticons and any photos or memories you wish to send of the > > > person who was - simply - the wonderful Rick, love of my life. > > > > > > > > > > > > And please take 5 minutes , raise a glass or 10 , and think about the > > > beautiful Rick, the one and only Viking and all the good times we have > > all > > > had with him. As they always say - but I do believe - he is watching > > over us > > > and sends love to you all and is only sorry that he was not able to see > > you > > > all before he left. > > > > > > > > > > > > XXX > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > QL-Users Mailing List > > > > > > > -- > > Rich Mellor > > RWAP Services > > Specialist Enuuk Auction Programming Services > > > > www.rwapservices.co.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > -- Dave Park d...@sinclairql.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
