From: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
To: "my .sig said it best" <cygwin-talk@cygwin.com>
Subject: something a little more serious
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:21:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43E2E854.4080208@byu.net> (raw)
I don't know how this email will turn out, but I guess I am writing it in
hopes that it will be therapuetic to me. I suppose that this list, being a
chat list on anything tangentially related to cygwin, was someplace where I
felt comfortable enough typing it.
My father passed away today, after a 3-month battle with cancer. It leaves
my mother alone to support my youngest two sisters still in high school.
The last time I saw my Dad, back on Nov 1, he seemed perfectly healthy, so
the disease came on very quickly. It's funny how life can take unexpected
turns. I know my dad would have wanted me to continue on with my own life,
so while I may take a break for a few days to be with family during my time
of loss, I still plan on contributing to cygwin.
On a happier note, it is only four more weeks to the due date of my wife's
second daughter. Once she comes into the world, I will certainly have to
post a link to a picture or two. Again, this list seems like the
appropriate place for this type of personal announcement, seeing how Molly
Franklin once got a gold star for her contribution of a future cygwinner:
http://cygwin.com/goldstars/. My wife Tanya is wonderful for putting up
with all the time I spend on this project.
--
Life is short - so eat dessert first!
Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
next reply other threads:[~2006-02-03 5:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-03 5:21 Eric Blake [this message]
2006-02-03 7:35 ` zzapper
2006-02-03 9:20 ` Corinna Vinschen
2006-02-04 7:08 ` Charles Wilson
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