Rob, I am so sorry to read this. He and I had some common projects at my time at Rocket, and he was exactly as you describe, always willing to educate. Such a loss to our community.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 6:19 AM Rob Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > It is with great sadness that I have to report the sudden passing of Greg > Dyck. > > Greg has been working at Rocket Software for the last 8 years or so, but > most of you will know him from decades spent working on the deep internals > within both z/OS and DB2. > > A brilliant developer and software architect, he will leave his > fingerprints on many core components and also in the memories of the > countless people who benefited from his kindness and willingness to help. > > I came across Greg in the 1990s on IBM-Main and was amazed at the level > with which he was prepared to educate and help the posters on the forum. I > finally met him in person when he worked at Rocket and could actually shake > his hand and thank him for everything he taught me over the years from > reading his posts. > > I know that generations of mainframers have benefitted from his assistance > and that he helped make everyone he came across a better programmer. > > He will be greatly 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 > -- M. Ray Mullins Roseville, CA, USA German is essentially a form of assembly language consisting entirely of far calls heavily accented with throaty guttural sounds. ---ilvi French is essentially German with messed-up pronunciation and spelling. --Robert B Wilson English is essentially French converted to 7-bit ASCII. ---Christophe Pierret [for Alain LaBonté] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
