Norm,

I will miss Dick, and I know the loss is much greater for his family and 
for you. His spirit of joy, helpfulness and enthusiasm for assistive 
technology are a great legacy. I'm greatful to have had him as a teacher 
for some of the EASI certificate courses. I will keep you and his family 
in my prayers.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Very sincerely,

Mary Jane Barnett, Ph.D.
Denton, TX

Prof Norm Coombs wrote:

> Hello EASI friends and colleagues:
>
> Please forgive the duplicate postings, but I know you all will want to 
> know that Dick died yesterday.  This leaves a giant hole in the life 
> of EASI and in my life as well.  Dick is my best friend.
>
> Dick was diagnosed with cancer in early April, if I recall.  Even 
> since then he had many good days when he was back on the Internet.  
> These were among his happiest days the last 3 months as working and 
> helping others were the things that filled his life with joy.
>
> Dick could learn new software like no one I know.  He loved to take 
> its technical confusions and often opaque manuals and make those 
> technology items easy for people to understand.  He also had a 
> contagious optimism and sense of humor.  He was a man of integrity and 
> never was satisfied to do a mediocre job.
>
> God has blessed me to have Dick as a best friend and working buddy.
>
> I ask you all to remember his family at this time.
>
> You can read about Dick's bout with Cancer at the Care Page from the 
> Mayo Clinic at:
> http://www.carepages.com/mayoclinic
> You will need to register.  After which search for his page.  The name 
> of the page is DicksJourney and note that is one word with no 
> punctuation and does have a capital D and a capital J
>
> If you want to contact Dick's wife, Carol, the address is:
> 310 Micheels Ln APT 1
> Menomonie, WI 54751
>
> You can also leave a message on the Care Page message Board.
>
> Norm Coombs
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> I want to thank you all for your support of Dick's and my work.
>
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