lowen
Veteran Member
Mods, if you want to move this to Off-Topic, that's ok, but I wish you would indulge me for one post at least....
In the months since Frank Durda IV's passing, I have found myself missing him, his wisdom, and his wit, more and more. Recent events have really brought home to me the depth of the loss to our community.
Now, our loss is nothing compared to the loss experienced by his family, especially his wife and child. My heart and soul is poured out like water for her and their child!
But let's not underestimate the loss to the Tandy community, and that's why I post this here.
I miss Frank's first-hand accounts of Tandy politics!
I miss Frank's first-hand accounts of Tandy's technical 'budgeting' process!
I miss Frank's first-hand and hard-won wisdom and advice on why the machines we love were built the way they were!
I miss the feeling that, when Frank wrote, there was gravitas about to be experienced!
I miss the anticipation of reading the book that Frank seemed to always be writing but never got written about what it was Really Like to be at Tandy during the 'glory days' of the TRS-80 I/III/4/4P and Model II/12/16/16B/6000 lines.
And I know that, while I can read what Google and others have archived, I can never read some new never-before-heard snippet of great information from Frank's hand.
I miss the 'read-between-the-lines' glow of enjoyment that I felt from Frank's writing every time he wrote to me, or every time I read what he wrote to someone else. Frank genuinely enjoyed sharing his wisdom, and I genuinely enjoyed reading said wisdom!
I miss the feeling of fellowship every time I corresponded with Frank and when he corresponded with me.
I miss Frank Durda IV.
In the months since Frank Durda IV's passing, I have found myself missing him, his wisdom, and his wit, more and more. Recent events have really brought home to me the depth of the loss to our community.
Now, our loss is nothing compared to the loss experienced by his family, especially his wife and child. My heart and soul is poured out like water for her and their child!
But let's not underestimate the loss to the Tandy community, and that's why I post this here.
I miss Frank's first-hand accounts of Tandy politics!
I miss Frank's first-hand accounts of Tandy's technical 'budgeting' process!
I miss Frank's first-hand and hard-won wisdom and advice on why the machines we love were built the way they were!
I miss the feeling that, when Frank wrote, there was gravitas about to be experienced!
I miss the anticipation of reading the book that Frank seemed to always be writing but never got written about what it was Really Like to be at Tandy during the 'glory days' of the TRS-80 I/III/4/4P and Model II/12/16/16B/6000 lines.
And I know that, while I can read what Google and others have archived, I can never read some new never-before-heard snippet of great information from Frank's hand.
I miss the 'read-between-the-lines' glow of enjoyment that I felt from Frank's writing every time he wrote to me, or every time I read what he wrote to someone else. Frank genuinely enjoyed sharing his wisdom, and I genuinely enjoyed reading said wisdom!
I miss the feeling of fellowship every time I corresponded with Frank and when he corresponded with me.
I miss Frank Durda IV.
