Re: [Ql-Users] Mel LaVerne (D. LaVerne) QL
That is very sad. I've met Mel first time back in 1995 in Oak Ridge. My condolence to Doug and Family, Urs extdgl42 wrote: The community could be interested to know that Mel LaVerne, QLer for decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 24th. He had suffered a stroke Jan. 15th and declined slowly since. He retained his faculties but his body would not cooperate. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Mel LaVerne (D. LaVerne) QL
extdgl42 schreef: The community could be interested to know that Mel LaVerne, QLer for decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 24th. He had suffered a stroke Jan. 15th and declined slowly since. He retained his faculties but his body would not cooperate. Mel acquired his first QL, the ubiquitous black box, in the 80s although I don't know the year. He moved up to floppies, HDDs and Aurora. He acquired his first desktop (admittedly, a non-QL machine) through QLers. He had extensive collections of QL magazines, manuals, and even 5 1/4 floppies. He wrote articles for the defunct IQLR; I would have to do research to know whether he did or did not for QLT or even Quanta. He attended QL NAs including Rhode Island 1994 and one hosted by NESQLUG and hosted one in Oak Ridge, TN, USA (1995 I believe). The last few years, as his wife Eleanor's health declined, his participation in many things decreased. At the time of his death I, Doug, his son, was encouraging him to keep his mind stimulated in the skilled nursing facility by making certain enhancements to Mr. Kennedy's Tower of Hanoi game program from an old Quanta issue. Doug LaVerne 37830 USA That is sad news. My Condoleances to You and Your Family. François Van Emelen ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Mel LaVerne (D. LaVerne) QL
This is very sad news - I remember Mel very well from all the shows. My cordial condolence, Jochen extdgl42 wrote: The community could be interested to know that Mel LaVerne, QLer for decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 24th. He had suffered a stroke Jan. 15th and declined slowly since. He retained his faculties but his body would not cooperate. Mel acquired his first QL, the ubiquitous black box, in the 80s although I don't know the year. He moved up to floppies, HDDs and Aurora. He acquired his first desktop (admittedly, a non-QL machine) through QLers. He had extensive collections of QL magazines, manuals, and even 5 1/4 floppies. He wrote articles for the defunct IQLR; I would have to do research to know whether he did or did not for QLT or even Quanta. He attended QL NAs including Rhode Island 1994 and one hosted by NESQLUG and hosted one in Oak Ridge, TN, USA (1995 I believe). The last few years, as his wife Eleanor's health declined, his participation in many things decreased. At the time of his death I, Doug, his son, was encouraging him to keep his mind stimulated in the skilled nursing facility by making certain enhancements to Mr. Kennedy's Tower of Hanoi game program from an old Quanta issue. Doug LaVerne 37830 USA ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- Jochen Merz Software - Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str. 302 - D-47169 Duisburg Tel. +49-(0)203-502011 Fax +49-(0)203-502012 Email: s...@j-m-s.com Homepage: http://SMSQ.J-M-S.COM ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Mel LaVerne (D. LaVerne) QL
My condolences to the family. I too remember Mel very well from the US QL shows. John extdgl42 wrote: The community could be interested to know that Mel LaVerne, QLer for decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 24th. He had suffered a stroke Jan. 15th and declined slowly since. He retained his faculties but his body would not cooperate. Mel acquired his first QL, the ubiquitous black box, in the 80s although I don't know the year. He moved up to floppies, HDDs and Aurora. He acquired his first desktop (admittedly, a non-QL machine) through QLers. He had extensive collections of QL magazines, manuals, and even 5 1/4 floppies. He wrote articles for the defunct IQLR; I would have to do research to know whether he did or did not for QLT or even Quanta. He attended QL NAs including Rhode Island 1994 and one hosted by NESQLUG and hosted one in Oak Ridge, TN, USA (1995 I believe). The last few years, as his wife Eleanor's health declined, his participation in many things decreased. At the time of his death I, Doug, his son, was encouraging him to keep his mind stimulated in the skilled nursing facility by making certain enhancements to Mr. Kennedy's Tower of Hanoi game program from an old Quanta issue. Doug LaVerne 37830 USA ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Mel LaVerne (D. LaVerne) QL
extdgl42 wrote, On 29/06/09 23:58: The community could be interested to know that Mel LaVerne, QLer for decades, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 24th. He had suffered a stroke Jan. 15th and declined slowly since. He retained his faculties but his body would not cooperate. Mel acquired his first QL, the ubiquitous black box, in the 80s although I don't know the year. He moved up to floppies, HDDs and Aurora. He acquired his first desktop (admittedly, a non-QL machine) through QLers. He had extensive collections of QL magazines, manuals, and even 5 1/4 floppies. He wrote articles for the defunct IQLR; I would have to do research to know whether he did or did not for QLT or even Quanta. He attended QL NAs including Rhode Island 1994 and one hosted by NESQLUG and hosted one in Oak Ridge, TN, USA (1995 I believe). The last few years, as his wife Eleanor's health declined, his participation in many things decreased. At the time of his death I, Doug, his son, was encouraging him to keep his mind stimulated in the skilled nursing facility by making certain enhancements to Mr. Kennedy's Tower of Hanoi game program from an old Quanta issue. That is sad news. I remember the Oakridge show well and you both lived there. It *was* 1995 - http://www.angelfire.com/retro/qlvsjaguar/US1995_page_01.htm . It was the launch of superHermes. Mel was not one of the many who bought sH at the show, but he bought it a few years later. He bought a lot of black box QL addons from me. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
