Jerry Archibald, 1940-2001

Karl Ramberg karl.ramberg at chello.se
Tue Jun 26 17:10:57 UTC 2001


Very sad news indeed. I'll miss his active and cheerful contribution
to the Squeak community.

Karl

"David N. Smith (IBM)" wrote:
> 
> All:
> 
> I just got the following note about the death of Jerry Archibald from his daughter. I thought some of you would be interested since he was active here.
> 
> I first met Jerry sometime in the early 1980's while I was reading the Blue Book a few pages a night, loving it, but all alone. I discovered Jerry, who was a Smalltalk fan, and we used to have very long discussions about what it all meant. He'd thought a lot about some of the critical issues and kept me on the straight and narrow when I drifted. Jerry retired from IBM a few years back, did consulting work and stayed active in the Smalltalk community.
> 
> He will be missed.
> 
> Dave
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> Dear All:
> 
> I got your email names from a couple mass mailings my father sent me and all
> of you. If I or one of my relatives has spoken to you in person, please
> disregard this; my sister Elizabeth will also send out a mailing to the
> people on his computer address book, so there may be some duplicates.
> 
> I am extremely sorry to tell you that my father died of a sudden heart attack
> last Friday morning, June 22. He was 60 years old. If any of you are in the
> New York area,
> the wake will be today, Tuesday, 2-4 pm, and 7-9 pm, and the funeral
> tomorrow, Wednesday the 27th, at 10 am. Both will be held at the Heritage
> Funeral Home, Morrissey Drive, Putnam Valley. The number there is 526-3000,
> area code I believe 845 (if not, then 914), if you need to call for
> directions.
> 
> If you need to contact a family member, there is myself at this email
> address, Cormaca at aol.com, and (212)982-0575, and my sister Elizabeth, at
> Lizzaboo at aol.com, (914)739-5567.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Christine Archibald
> --
> _______________________________
> David N. Smith
> IBM T J Watson Research Center
> Hawthorne, NY
> dnsmith at watson.ibm.com





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