Oh wow, sending condolences. You just never know do you? Life is so short and we or those we care for can be gone in seconds. Sure makes you remember what is most important in this life. Warmest regards, Desiree ----- 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 > >
