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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.
Ross?
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Man, I am so sorry to hear this.? I loved
working with Bob when I was at CA.? He was one of the most
talented and smartest people I've met.? He will be missed.
On 6/2/24 5:56 PM, Ross Patterson
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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.
Ross?
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Sad news indeed, and a terrible loss. I knew him over zoom through his involvement with the brexx, crexx and apl projects on vm/370ce. He was a nice and funny man. We have lost an enormous amount of knowledge and we will miss him.
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On 3 Jun 2024, at 01:57, Ross Patterson <ross.patterson@...> 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.
Ross?
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Ross, Very sad news. I never met Bob, only conversed on here and in private. His parting will leave a great hole in my heart. His work on APL especially was amazing.. Can we arrange any kind of group tribute or memorial? Dave ?
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Subject: [h390-vm] Sad news? 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.
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Sad news.
From the LCM+L VM image log message:
2020-05-11
. APL\360 is now installed thanks to Bob Bolsh. Use an APL-enabled
. terminal emulator and run APL360. ("x3270 -efont 3270 -apl"
. does nicely.)
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So sorry to hear. His contributions will be his legacy, and we will all remember him fondly.?
On Monday, June 3, 2024, 11:04 AM, Drew Derbyshire <swhobbit@...> wrote: Sad news.
From the LCM+L VM image log message:
2020-05-11
. APL\360 is now installed thanks to Bob Bolsh. Use an APL-enabled
. terminal emulator and run APL360. ("x3270 -efont 3270 -apl"
. does nicely.)
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Thanks for lettings us know Ross... ? Sounds like he definitely gave cancer a huge fight over the years! ?
Bob was definitely a sharp guy and huge contributor to the VM Community. ?May he rest in peace! ?
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Thanks for lettings us know Ross... ? Sounds like he definitely gave cancer a huge fight over the years! ?
Bob was definitely a sharp guy and huge contributor to the VM Community.? May he rest in peace! ?
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On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 03:57 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
Can we arrange any kind of group tribute or memorial?
We do have a small wiki here, where we could put up a memorials page. ?... Mark S.
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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.
Adrian
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.
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I remember when we lost Dick Goran (CFS Neveda, REXX books, programs, etc).? It is so sad when we lose a leader.
Bertram Moshier WB8ERT
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.
Adrian
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.
Ross?
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