Information about the Memorial Service for George on Saturday, May 4th.
grr links (suggestions welcome)
Excellent video of George & explanation of his car situation of the Commodore era (same as at netaxs but no video on that...)
George's web page
About George from his web page (hasn't been updated for quite some time)
Interesting info about George's impact on Amiga development (and is that
why one of the netaxs Juniper M5s is called junebug...)
pictures (we're looking for more)
A particularly suspicious-looking grr
grr caught relaxing
From the opening of the colo facility (aka george's unofficial official residence)
jayfar took these pictures of grr on March 1. "Grr had called me into the
colo to show me the rigging he set up to extract one of X's servers from
the middle of the rack. Several hundred pounds of servers were weighing down
on the rack-mounted box he needed to work on." Typical grr...
colo acrobatics #1
colo acrobatics #2
colo acrobatics #3
We are looking for skating pictures of grr as well.
grr thoughts, memorials, and stories (stories welcome)
From:
Bernie Mojzes (netaxs)
Raymond Leonard (school and college friend)
Stacy Reiber (netaxs)
Paradox (netaxs)
Tony Rowley (netaxs)
Kristin Hill (netaxs)
Avi Freedman (netaxs)
John Scoggin - (added Feb 27, 2011)
========================= 2002/05/01 01:36pm brni@netaxs.com Hi, We've arranged with Rosemont College for access to the McShain Performing Arts Center for the memorial. It will be held at 6pm on Saturday. We'll be getting directions and a campus map up on the web page as soon as possible (later today, early tomorrow). Please RSVP to bernie@netaxs.com with number of people who you'll be bringing so that we can make food arrangements.accordingly. We encourage you to distribute this information as appropriate. Thanks Bernie ========================= 2002/04/29 03:50pm avi@freedman.net We have confirmed with George's family that his funeral is to be a private affair. We are working on definite plans for a memorial and gathering on Saturday, May 4, probably starting in the early afternoon. We will send details to the grr-announce list as soon as we have them. FYI, Avi ========================= 2002/04/28 12:10pm avi@freedman.net To be kept updated about memorial services or plans for George, please please send mail to: grr-announce-request@netaxs.com With the word 'subscribe' (no quotes) in the subject line. ========================= 2002/04/28 12:10pm avi@freedman.net http://miva.delawareonline.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?obits.mv+showobit+newest+259282 George H. Robbins Age 48 of West Chester, PA, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died April 26, 2002. Mr. Robbins was a graduate of Concord High School and worked as a computer programmer. He enjoyed roller-skating and skiing. Survivors include his parents, Walter and Martha Robbins of Wilmington; brother, Charles Robbins of Dallas, TX; 3 sisters, Elizabeth Wickersham of Newark, Lucy Robbins of Bear, Rebecca Ashley of Newark; 4 nephews; and 2 nieces. The funeral service and burial will be private. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 1096 Old Churchmans Rd., Newark, DE 19713. Arrangements by MCCRERY FUNERAL HOMES (04/28/2002) ========================= 2002/04/27 09:10pm avi@freedman.net George Robbins passed away early in the morning on Friday April 26, 2002. We at netaxs are still trying to come to grips with the reality of his loss. George has worked for and with netaxs for over 5 years and has been an integral part of our lives. We currently do not know what his family will choose to do for a memorial/funeral. We will post an update as soon as we know. We are tentatively planning to have a "friends of George" gathering on the weekend of May 4th, If anyone is interested in information about memorials for George, please send me email at avi@freedman.net. Thanks, Avi Freedman
