Saw Ray at a Philly CMG meeting years ago ... his anology of *Out of Capacity*
was likening it to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic (of course with
sensitivity to those that perished) RIP Ray ... and Walt who I had an
opprtunity to talk with on a few occasions ... both grand fellows and
significant contributors to our community ... will are sorely missed on this
plane of existence
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From: "Richards, Robert B." <[email protected]>
Date: 12/06/2018 5:40 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Sad News Ray Wicks
I remember that the first thing I read about capacity planning circa 1985 was
an orange-covered WSC book. IIRC, it was titled "Basic Capacity Planning". That
led me to read Arnold Allen's "Probability and Statistics". Not a bad start
for a neophyte at the time.
I can imagine Walt Caprice greeting him at the Pearly Gates...
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Knutson, Samuel
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 10:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Sad News Ray Wicks
Shared by CMG just this evening.
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and board
member Ray Wicks on November 27, 2018. Ray was a frequent contributor,
volunteer, and speaker for CMG. In 2000, he won the prestigious A. A. Michelson
Award for the Advancement of Computer Systems. CMG would like to pass on their
condolences to the friends and family of Ray Wicks. http://bit.ly/2G09REj
#cmgnews
I still remember the first talk I heard from Ray Wicks being impressed not only
with his expertise but the way he shared it wrapped in wry humor about Zen,
forests and trees. He was a fine fellow and contributed greatly to the art and
science of managing capacity and performance on mainframes.
Peace,
Sam
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