Jason,

I am attaching a copy of a mail from the Squeak list in 2001 giving
information on the passing of Jerry Archibald, including then-current
email addresses for two daughters. I think that if you were to play
"Sherlock Holmes" for a while and see if you could get permission for
us to retain Jerry's contributions in the Squeak image, it would be a
real service to the community and an act of respect for one of our
early contributors. I did not know Jerry, but I'm sure that he would
have been pleased to know that we still remember him and value his work.

Dave

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 06:45:52AM +0100, Jason Johnson wrote:
> Do we have information on who the heirs would be and how to get in
> touch with them, or does the person who takes this up have to turn
> into Sherlock Holmes for a while?  It sounds to me like some people on
> this list knew the folks who are no longer with us.
> 
> All I know is, if I ever contribute something major to the community I
> would hate to think that all my work would be thrown away and forgot
> due to some situation that didn't exist when I was alive.  If the
> people contributed then this probably meant something to them.
> 
> On Dec 6, 2007 11:55 PM, Craig Latta <craig at netjam.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jason--
> >
> >  > Has any attempt been made to ask the heirs what they want done with
> >  > the code?
> >
> >       Not to my knowledge, no. Are you volunteering?
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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

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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
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