So long Jerry

Sep 09, 2017 19:52

I was really bummed to hear that Jerry Pournelle passed away yesterday ( Read more... )

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schnee September 10 2017, 09:13:09 UTC
Ah, that sucks. Can't say I've ever heard of con crud outright killing someone before - but I gather he was old, and his health already frail?

Maybe Larry Niven will finish their shared opus. Or it will be published unfinished - wouldn't be the first time it's happened. But yes, it would've been much nicer to see what he had in mind, of course.

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ducktapeddonkey September 10 2017, 15:58:35 UTC
Jerry suffered a number of strokes over the last little while.

One of them pretty much removed his ability to type. But he managed to re-learn how to hunt and peck with a couple of his fingers.

He kept working. But he wasn't well, and was 84.

Anytime there were more than a few unannounced days of silence on his blog, I would worry.

Ah well... I was glad to have been along for the ride (in a way) for all those years.

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