I liked him a lot Þann sun., 17. okt. 2021, 16:14 Eric Iverson skrifaði < [email protected]>:
> Roger Hui passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2021. > > He had a several year struggle with cancer and was in a hospice with his > hands held by his wife Stella and their children Rachel and Nicholas. > > Roger created J with Ken and made major contributions to APL. But all that > has been farthest from my mind the last 24 hours. What I think about is the > joy I saw when watching Ken and Roger together. I remember Ken telling me > how Roger asked if it would be OK to bring his girlfriend to dinner with > Ken and Jean. And how they were surprised by the coincidence that her name > was Ken's mother's name. No one was surprised by the integrity and > soundness of the family that he and Stella made. > > Yes, Roger was a coder extraordinaire. But what was important is that he > was a rock solid good person. His calm and measured way in life and in his > last years should be a model to all. > > (Roger would have insisted that any comments go to chat) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
