21 Nov
2020
21 Nov
'20
10:45 p.m.
On 22/11/20 1:17 pm, Phil Karn via 44Net wrote:
Well, let's not canonize him TOO much. Brian could
also be quite the
curmudgeon. While he was more than happy to help anyone at any knowledge
level to fix a problem or to learn, he was *very* impatient with
My dealings with
Brian were always cordial and productive. He was
always a gentleman to me in email.
laziness or closed-minded stupidity and could rant
about it at length.
Being gay, he had absolutely no room for bigots -- who are not exactly
Understandable, and sadly inclusion is an area we need to work harder on.
unheard of among hams. He struggled with depression
for much of his
life, though he'd gotten that mostly under control. He'd retired from
UCSD only a year or two earlier and his social life had really begun to
take off when he suddenly passed.
Sounds like he was just human, with human
frailties, just like the rest
of us. :) At least we who are left behind can make sure his memory and
legacy live on.
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