Jonathan and the entire humanware family. I will prayer for you all and for Russle and his wife and the family who loved them. stacey Robinson and Amigo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:01 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Our Sad Loss > > All, with the Internet being what it is and the news media in new Zealand > now reporting the story, I feel I should mention here on the list that > tragically, HumanWare's Chief Executive Dr. Russell Smith and his wife > Marian have been killed in a plane crash. I'm sure the company will place a > statement on the web site at some point, but of course right now those of > us who knew them are deeply shocked and devastated by the news. I have > already written my own personal tribute to Russell on my blog. He is a man > I respected deeply and like many in the company I feel his loss deeply. I > would like to reassure you that the last thing Russell would want us to do > is to drop the ball. Many of us are upset, but we're still here to serve. > HumanWare is a very strong company and Russell mentored us well. Perhaps > you might like to be a little gentle with us over the next few days. This > is in no way a formal statement, but I thought it would be appropriate to > say something before someone finds it on the web, now that the news media > is running the story. It is of course headline news here because Russell > was one of New Zealand's most successful businessmen. He was also one of > the most brilliant people I ever met. > > Jonathan Mosen > BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager > HumanWare > > DDI: +1-925-566-9265 > http://www.humanware.com > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
