Henrik Gedenryd has passed away
Giuliano Mega
giuliano.mega at gmail.com
Tue Oct 25 18:37:01 UTC 2005
It appears that Henrik might have left us yet another paper
http://computing-reports.open.ac.uk/index.php/content/download/62/206/file/2002_09.pdf
which I'll go into this afternoon and hopefully learn more about the
ideas of this interesting person.
Best,
Giuliano
On 10/24/05, goran at krampe.se <goran at krampe.se> wrote:
> Dan Ingalls <Dan at SqueakLand.org> wrote:
> > >Dear Squeakers,
> > >
> > >I don't recall why I started looking around the Internet for information
> > >about Henrik the latest week - I have always had a strange feeling about
> > >him so abruptly leaving the Squeak community but thought he had just
> > >moved on to other frontiers.
> > >
> > >I have now verified (99.9%, it is a very uncommon name in Sweden) with
> > >the Swedish IRS that Henrik Gedenryd in fact passed away in november
> > >2002 at the age of 32. I recall he was working in England at the time
> > >and in an email he sent me just a month before he said he was moving
> > >back home to Sweden in november. I have no idea what happened.
> >
> > I've been behind on the mail list for a while, and now am stunned by this news.
> >
> > Henrik was so bright and fearless. He's the only person who really worked through my first attempt at modules, and understood and worked with the reorganizeEverything logic. He was a tireless and enthusiastic collaborator. I now feel double pain that we were not able to get this into the mainstream in a way that worked for everyone. His font work was also extraordinary, and I'm glad to find that paper on "Universal Composition". But too late, alas. Aaaugh.
> >
> > Thank you GÐran, for letting us all know. It would indeed be nice to get something substantive or at least decorative into Squeak as a memorial.
>
> I definitely agree. I will try to see to that in one way or the other.
>
> > - Dan
>
> regards, Göran
>
>
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Giuliano Mega <giuliano at ime.usp.br>
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