Paul, all the best to your vital group in Barre. I know its difficult to lose someone you love and trust.
Its a rare breed it this world. We need more. Lets hope some of your young people can follow in his footsteps. John Bertelsen On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Paul Flint <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorrowful Greetings List lurkers, > > Friday, we lost one of our geek community, Mr. John Pawloski. > > For those who wish to say good by, Funeral services shall be held at the > First Presbyterian Church, of Barre, VT this morning at 11AM. We shall > miss him in his passing... > > I have no doubt that this will cast a pall on this afternoon's meeting, > but in deference to a technical seeker who was both patient and determined, > the BOSI Adult Swim shall take place this afternoon as usual 5-7 PM in the > Hedding UMC annex basement. John got a lot done. He put together the > computer facility for the Presbyterian Church, he was an avid Arduino > hobbiest, a canny shopper and finder of extremely cool web based stuff and > gizmos, and he was a social activist willing to help anyone with whatever > power, property or position he held in the community. A plain spoken and > honest friend, these summer days shall not pass without reflection on his > life. He leaves a legacy of family, love and friendship, and while his > path in this valley of tears may not have always been the straightest or > most comfortable, his was always a path of righteousness, he goes now to > the next adventure with the salutations of those who knew and loved him. > > Like I said we shall meet at the Adult Swim this afternoon, and try to > build on the shoulders of those giants that have passed us by. > > Good travels Big John... > > Sincerely, > > Paul Flint > Director > BOSI > (802) 479-2360 > (802) 595-9365 Cell > > /************************************ > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > Barre Open Systems Institute > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > http://www.bosivt.org > http://family.flint.com/flint > skype: flintinfotech > Work: (202) 537-0480 > > Consilium _ gratuitum .~. > ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X > quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ numerantur ^^-^^ > -- John Bertelsen [email protected]
