Conference 7.286::digital

3892.0. "In memory of Gary Gaudet" by COMPAC::DEB () Mon May 22 1995 10:41

    It saddens me greatly to post this information here. Many, many people
    knew Gary Gaudet and we all felt that this would be the best forum
    other than mail messages to the Unix Business Segment to get the word
    out to those that have worked with and knew Gary in the past.
    
    				Thank you,
    			       Deb Robison
    
    
    
    
    From:   TLE::FLUME::"[email protected]_hidden.dec.D5NET.dec.com"
    "16-May-1995 1
    101 -0500"
    To:     flume::usg
    CC:     NDAVIES@DEC:.zko.flume
    Subj:   Gary Gaudet
    
    To all USG members,
    
    it is with great sadness that I have to tell you that
    Gary Gaudet from our system admin group died yesterday.
    
    Gary requested that instead of a wake or formal funeral
    there should be a "Celebration of Life". This will be
    held May 27th, at St. Mike's on Front Street in Exeter. Time
    is not known yet but I will pass it along when we have
    it. If you don't know what a "Celebration of Life" is,
    it's a chance to stand up and talk about Gary or just
    say a few words. Everyone who knew Gary is welcome to attend.
    
    Gary also requested that, in lieu of flowers, please send
    donations to:
    
    Norris Cotton Cancer Center
    at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
    1 Medical Center Drive
    Lebanon, N.H. 03756
    
    Neil Davies
    
    
    ************* Service information  *************************
    
    
    From:   ALPHA::"owner-qcs"
    To:     aosg::alpha::usg
    CC:
    Subj:   Gary Gaudet service
    
    The Celebration of Life for Gary will start at 10:00 A.M. on
    May 27th at St. Mike's on Front St. in Exeter. Due to the
    short amount of time only designated people will be doing
    readings during the service. After the service, everyone
    will be going down stairs where Betty will have some
    munchies and pictures of Gary. This is when people will be
    able to speak. She has requested that people who want to
    speak about Gary, write down what they want to say so that
    she and Tess can save the writings. A paragraph or so would
    be wonderful, more, of course, would be better. If the people
    wish to speak, they may do so down stairs. If people would
    like to bring some of their pictures of Gary to share, that
    would be nice. Everyone will have to leave by 12:30 due to
    a wedding at 1:00 P.M..
    
    Bill Capen and Neil Davies

    >Gary requested that instead of a wake or formal funeral
    >there should be a "Celebration of Life". This will be
    >held May 27th, at St. Mike's on Front Street in Exeter. Time
    >is not known yet but I will pass it along when we have
    >it.
    
    The time of the "Celebration of Life" at Saint Michael's is 10 am.

I used to square dance with Gary and Betty back when I lived in the Exeter
area.  I would often run into Gary here at ZKO and we'd chat briefly.  I can't
say I knew him well, but I always thought of him as a gentle, good-hearted man.
It was only a couple of weeks ago we exchanged greetings in the cafeteria -
and now he's gone.  I can't be at Gary's "Celebration of Life", but I did
want to offer my sympathies to Betty and Tess (I remember when Tess was
born...)

					Steve