[Robotgroup] Fwd: Sad news

[Def Egge]

That is a shock and some very sad news for The Robot Group.

He had been an important part of The Robot Group since well before I 
joined this outfit.  He was very helpful to my effort at preserving 
The Robot Group history.  He was loaded with all sorts of ideas about 
our activities.  As the meeting before last, he was pumped up on the 
idea of planning and staging the next RoboFest.  He also ran in some 
other circles - EFF-Austin and FACT come to mind - and helped The 
Robot Group make friends among them.  He was the primary force behind 
our appearances at Linucon and our recent return to Armadillocon.

Tom was a good guy, full of information, and happy to share it with 
you.  He should have had - as Ed Gonzalez once suggested - his own 
reserved parking space in front of every Half Price Books store.

Keep Tom and his family in your prayers.  His mother is having a 
tough time with his father's failing health.  I can only guess that 
the stress took its toll on our Tom, too.  [The death notice in The 
Monitor[1] mentions that he died in Alamo, TX.]  I suppose that she 
never saw this coming.

Godspeed to you, Tom Morin.  Requiescat in pace.


[1]
http://www.legacy.com/TheMonitor/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=86588446


All the best....

Mike


At 22:54  2007/02/25, you wrote:
>I just received this.  Very sad news.  Tom was a friend and a long time
>Robot Group member.
>- Eric
>
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: J STEPHENS <johndeelsworth at yahoo.com>
>Date: Feb 25, 2007 8:27 PM
>Subject: Sad news
>To: Eric Lundquist <elundquist at austin.rr.com>, DALE LEVSEN <
>signalertx at juno.com>
>
>I am sorry to email about Tom Morin Jr.
>had a heart attack on tuesday last.
>
>he had been very healthy. he and i had gone to have
>lunch saturday and had made plans to get together
>again on monday or tuesday.
>
>i know it sounds very strange to say these things.
>the funeral was on thursday planned by his broughter
>joe morin.  he is survived by his mom and dad and
>sister ann.
>
>i have not spoken with both of you in some time and i
>regret to have to sent this information. he was a long
>time friend.
>
>johnde stephens
>
>
>
>
>____________________________________________________________________________________
>Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know.
>Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com
>_______________________________________________
>Robotgroup mailing list
>Robotgroup at puremagic.com
>http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup