<div dir="ltr">This is truly a very saddening and depressing news! <div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>When we met personally we always had great, some even crazy moments! He was a great inspiration and great friend. <br><div><br></div></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div style>Tansel</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Chris Cunnington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:smalltalktelevision@gmail.com" target="_blank">smalltalktelevision@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ron Teitelbaum<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">From Alan Kay:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Dear All<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">At this point
we have no other information except that he left
normally for work this morning.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">Bert will let
us know when we have more news.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">We all loved
Andreas and nothing can lesson our grief at this sudden
tragedy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">Best wishes to
all<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%">Alan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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