Ah! Sad news. Pinball time!
> On 8 Aug 2022, at 16:28, Instrument Resources of America > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My sincerest condolences to Mr John Smouts' friends and family. Ira. > > > > > > > > On 8/8/2022 5:26 AM, 'Bogdan Paduraru' via neonixie-l wrote: >> I am really sorry about such sad news / personal lost and, on the same time, >> thank you that you shared his website in the community, he really had some >> very interesting/spectacular ideas on watch design >> >> On Monday, August 8, 2022 at 10:47:33 AM UTC+3 Nick wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Monday, 8 August 2022 at 08:46:18 UTC+1 neonixie-l wrote: >>>> It's with a heavy heart that I have to report the passing of my friend and >>>> one of our most creative and generous members, John Smout. John had been >>>> seriously unwell for some time and already outlived his doctors' >>>> predictions. >>>> >>>> John, apart from being a long-time moderator on this group (as "Nixcited >>>> delighted") was a polymath with interests and contributions in many >>>> fields, from ancient Greek underground temples to pinball machines, music >>>> and of course, nixies. >>>> >>>> He was a graphics designer by profession, but was also a model maker and >>>> creator, working for films such as Alien (the space suits) and major >>>> organisations including the Science Museum in London. >>>> >>>> He was generous with his time, wit & expertise and possessed a fearsome >>>> intellect - a quick look round our house revealed 5 of his clocks, not one >>>> of which was "a block with 4 nixies sticking out of it" (he wasn't >>>> impressed with the "ordinary"). His web site, https://www.clock-it.net/, >>>> shows the level of his originality - nothing repeated, all original. He >>>> was also one of the very earliest, if not the first, to come up with the >>>> idea of an "approximate clock" using alphanumeric VFDs and was always >>>> interested in the visually unexpected. >>>> >>>> All those that had the pleasure of knowing John will miss him greatly. >>>> >>>> Nick de Smith >>>> >>>> (please excuse the rather poor quality of the photos below - they were >>>> taken quickly...) >>>> >>>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9682ba92-36ff-4268-85e6-48dfe41f17c0n%40googlegroups.com. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f53c75e9-2a25-bfbe-80e1-f0f6282fbf84%40HUGHES.NET. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/B3235A8E-5A66-4EB2-921E-FB982DA6752E%40yahoo.co.uk.
