This is truly a very saddening and depressing news!

I remember like yesterday that he popped out of nowhere with the very first
port of Squeak to Windows and left most of us in awe, as I remember that
included Alan Kay. From then on he was instrumental in Squeak's
development. His truly substantial contributions to 3D collaborative
computing via Croquet and OpenQwaq will take years to be truly appreciated.
Unfortunately people like him who are years ahead of their time are rarely
acknowledged when they are alive, especially with such an abruptly cut life
at such a young age.

When we met personally we always had great, some even crazy moments! He was
a great inspiration and great friend.

I notice that there is no Wikipedia page for Andreas. It would be proper if
we authored such a page to make his contributions more acknowledged and to
honor his memory more properly.

Tansel


On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Chris Cunnington <
smalltalktelevision at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I hope that in the manner of the passing of Josef Knecht at the end of
> Das Glasperlenspiel something transcendent can come from this.
>
> Chris
>
>  On Jan 14, 2013, at 6:30 PM, "Ron Teitelbaum" <ron at usmedrec.com> wrote:
>
>    All,****
>
> I met Andreas many years ago.  I knew very quickly that Andreas was
> extremely bright and a very interesting person to know.  The more I found
> out about him the more we interacted the more I grew to respect him and his
> talent.  I was lucky enough to get a chance to work with Andreas.  Andreas
> was a phenomenon.  The work that he created was beautiful.  His method
> precise, his solutions well thought out and he was able to create with
> unmatched dexterity and efficiency.  We became good friends.  I was also
> lucky enough to be meet Andreas in person for the first time at his
> wedding.  Andreas was a very happy man.  Kathleen was Andreas’ perfect
> match. ****
>
> We will miss Andreas terribly not only for his talent, but for how he
> touched our lives.  We lost a great friend.  The world feels like a much
> smaller place today.  Our hearts go out to Kathleen, and to the big group
> of family and friends that loved him so. ****
>
> Ron Teitelbaum****
>
> From Alan Kay:****
>
> Dear All****
>
> At lunch today we -- Bert, Aran, Yoshiki and myself -- first got word (via
> a phone call from Rita to Bert) that Andreas was suddenly in a hospital in
> serious condition. Then a few minutes later we were told that he had died.
> ****
>
> At this point we have no other information except that he left normally
> for work this morning.****
>
> Bert will let us know when we have more news.****
>
> We all loved Andreas and nothing can lesson our grief at this sudden
> tragedy****
>
> Best wishes to all****
>
> Alan****
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