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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
> [log in to unmask]
> I want to thank you all for your support of Dick's and my work.
>
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