I am deeply saddened to hear of Bob's passing. He was a brilliant mind and a passionate advocate for the S/370 VM project. I was fortunate to have collaborated with him, albeit remotely. Bob was always eager to teach, learn, and share a laugh, even when things got frustrating. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 at 00:57, Ross Patterson via <ross.patterson=[email protected]> wrote:
I bring sad tidings.??
Long-time VMer, SHARE VM stalwart, and member of this group Bob Bolch passed away on May 19th.? Bob's brother Mike informed me that he died from an aggressive cancer.? Bob had a kidney transplant 19 years ago, and had been on the requisite immunosuppressive drug regimen ever since, which?allowed the cancer to get hold and take over very quickly.
Bob was one of the early inductees to the Knights of VM, as "Sir Robert the Guardian".? He worked for many years as one of the leading VM folks at the SAS Institute, and later worked with me at Sterling Software's VM Software Division.? Over the last few years, as some of you are aware, Bob was involved in and managed several releases of the VM/370 Community Edition.
