[rescue] Edsger Dijkstra, rest in peace.

[Bill Bradford]

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>From: "John P. Linderman" <jpl at research.att.com>
>Date: Wed Aug 07, 2002  11:01:15 AM US/Eastern
>To: perl5-porters at perl.org
>Subject: the end of an era (fwd)
>
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>From: "Edsger W. Dijkstra" <ewdkstra at xs4all.nl>
>Subject: from the family
>Cc: faculty at cs.utexas.edu
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>Status: R
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>Grateful for most that has befallen him, has peacefully passed away,
>   Edsger Wybe Dijkstra,
>our husband and father.
>
>We hold him very dear.
>
>The cremation will take place on
>
>Saterday, August 10th, 12:30 PM at
>Somerenseweg 120
>Heeze
>the Netherlands
>
>Maria C. Dijkstra Debets
>Marcus J. Dijkstra
>Femke E. Dijkstra
>Rutger M. Dijktra
>
>Please forward this message to whomever you feel missing in the 
>recipient list.
>
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Begin forwarded message:

>From: Elizabeth Mattijsen <liz at dijkmat.nl>
>Date: Wed Aug 07, 2002  11:12:30 AM US/Eastern
>To: "John P. Linderman" <jpl at research.att.com>,perl5-porters at perl.org
>Subject: Re: the end of an era (fwd)
>
>At 11:01 AM 8/7/02 -0400, John P. Linderman wrote:
>>Grateful for most that has befallen him, has peacefully passed away,
>>   Edsger Wybe Dijkstra,
>>our husband and father.
>
>Some background on this great pioneer...
>
>  http://www.digidome.nl/edsger_wybe_dijkstra.htm
>
>Liz
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