Re: Adam Delafield

Thank you for taking time out to do this, please pass on
my condolences to Adam's family.

A great many people around the world who never had chance to meet Adam
will miss him nevertheless.

Geoff.

> I've been a member of this list since it started, purely to make sure
it was 
> working correctly, as it was one of the first ones we set up here.
Adam was 
> the administrator and did all the work and to be honest I don't know 
> anything about Full Thrust other than Adams interest in it.
> 
> I have however been extremely moved by the comments that have been
posted 
> since Jon notified the list of the sad news and I thought that you
might 
> wish to know a little about Adam as I presume you all only knew him 
> through the list. In the circumstances I don't think it is appropriate
to 
> give an address for cards but I will make sure that his parents and
brother 
> are aware of your condolences.
> 
> Adam was 26 years of age and died of pneumonia on either Thursday or
Friday 
> last week. He lived alone and was found by his father in bed. He had
been 
> at work on Wednesday and was obviously suffering from either flu or a
very 
> bad cold. It was therefore no surprise when he phoned in sick on
Thursday but 
> it honestly did not appear to be any more serious than that. It was a
great 
> shock when we received the phone call from his parents on Monday
morning.
> 
> Adam and I first met in 1990 when we were both students, he was a
quiet person,
> but had a very quick, dry sense of humour and was always ready to go
on any 
> office outing and invariably was one of the last ones to go home.
> 
> He was a very nice person and will be sadly missed.
> 
> As far as the mailing list is concerned Jon will take over as
administrator 
> initially and as he says he will see how it goes.