Thank you for sharing - prayers for his family at this time of loss. Bob was a terrific individual. Always kind, friendly, and helpful. He was very active in SHARE for many years and while working with Carl Youngren they revolutionized the SHARE session scheduling process among other things. They also expanded the MVS Technical Steering Committee to include all of the MVS group volunteers and they started the Bit Bucket Session tradition that continues to this day.
Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are. - - - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rob Scott Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 2:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Bob Shannon It is with great sadness that I have to inform this forum that Bob Shannon passed away unexpectedly last week aged 75. Bob was the systems programming manager at Rocket Software from 2003 until his retirement in 2016. He was a real character, and anyone working at Rocket during that time will have memories of Bob that will make them smile. During his long career he was also a developer at Compuware, however many people on this list probably know Bob from his work with Share on the MVS project track. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Vicky, and two daughters. A knowledgeable and helpful man, he will be fondly remembered and keenly missed. Rob Scott Principal Architect, Mainframe Systems Tools Distinguished Engineer Rocket Software 77 Fourth Avenue . Suite 100 . Waltham . MA 02451-1468 . USA Tel: +1.781.684.2305 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.rocketsoftware.com<http://www.rocketsoftware.com/> ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ? 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ? Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
