One year already... How time flies. Rest in peace old friend.
On 21.11.2020 21:54, IW0SAB Renzo via 44Net wrote:
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I certainly miss the email exchanges from years past. Actually had breakfast with him when our family was visiting San Diego in the summer of 2006, he even picked me up and gave me a ride in the cool car he had at the time, forget what it was.
My oldest kid was around 10 at the time, will be turning 24 in the new year ...
Even did some AMPRnet related 'work' under Brian's guidance long before the modern day 'portal' appeared ...Yes, time flies, I miss the exchanges for sure.
Maiko Langelaar / VE4KLM (Winnipeg)
On 11/21/20 16:24, Marius Petrescu via 44Net wrote:
One year already... How time flies. Rest in peace old friend.
Yes, I've been thinking about Brian a lot lately. I inherited his personal computer equipment so I'm reminded of him every time I use it. I've been going through his files looking for stuff like photos to give to his family; a sad but necessary task. I almost wish I hadn't gotten his stuff.
At Brian's memorial service, I related a conversation we had about two months before his death as we waited for a shuttle van at the Detroit airport during our trip to the ARRL/TAPR DCC. I was going out on a limb because Brian was probably the least sentimental person I've ever known.
I said that it seemed a sad truth about the human condition that if your thing is to kill and destroy, it's easy to get instant gratification, but those who make the biggest and most lasting contributions to humanity seldom live to see them realized. Brian simply said "that's why I'm starting this foundation now". So I'm especially sad and angry that he did all that hard work to set up ARDC, manage the address sale (and take some brickbats in the process) only to die after seeing just two grants go out.
I wish he could see us now that our grant process is up and running thanks largely to a paid executive director (Rosy Wolfe) who's really hit the ground running. We're already on track to hit our goal of giving $5M/year to a wide range of educational, technology development and amateur radio promotional projects. We've only just started, and we're going to do this indefinitely. All thanks to Brian Kantor's vision.
God damn it, life is short.
73, Phil, KA9Q
Thank you, Phil. I'm so grateful to be here and to help realize Brian's vision.
Thanks also for sharing that memory. The thanks is shared with everyone who is sharing memories of Brian tonight. I never got to meet him, so they help to paint a picture in my mind of the kind of man he was - unique, smart, wise, and keen to help people learn.
May we raise a collective glass to Brian tonight. Please keep your stories coming if you got 'em.
Rosy Wolfe - KJ7RYV Executive Director Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) ampr.org
On 11/21/20 5:28 PM, Phil Karn via 44Net wrote:
On 11/21/20 16:24, Marius Petrescu via 44Net wrote:
One year already... How time flies. Rest in peace old friend.
Yes, I've been thinking about Brian a lot lately. I inherited his personal computer equipment so I'm reminded of him every time I use it. I've been going through his files looking for stuff like photos to give to his family; a sad but necessary task. I almost wish I hadn't gotten his stuff.
At Brian's memorial service, I related a conversation we had about two months before his death as we waited for a shuttle van at the Detroit airport during our trip to the ARRL/TAPR DCC. I was going out on a limb because Brian was probably the least sentimental person I've ever known.
I said that it seemed a sad truth about the human condition that if your thing is to kill and destroy, it's easy to get instant gratification, but those who make the biggest and most lasting contributions to humanity seldom live to see them realized. Brian simply said "that's why I'm starting this foundation now". So I'm especially sad and angry that he did all that hard work to set up ARDC, manage the address sale (and take some brickbats in the process) only to die after seeing just two grants go out.
I wish he could see us now that our grant process is up and running thanks largely to a paid executive director (Rosy Wolfe) who's really hit the ground running. We're already on track to hit our goal of giving $5M/year to a wide range of educational, technology development and amateur radio promotional projects. We've only just started, and we're going to do this indefinitely. All thanks to Brian Kantor's vision.
God damn it, life is short.
73, Phil, KA9Q
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On 11/21/20 17:37, Rosy Wolfe via 44Net wrote:
Thank you, Phil. I'm so grateful to be here and to help realize Brian's vision.
Thanks also for sharing that memory. The thanks is shared with everyone who is sharing memories of Brian tonight. I never got to meet him, so they help to paint a picture in my mind of the kind of man he was - unique, smart, wise, and keen to help people learn.
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 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 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.
I went to his UCSD retirement party. The title slide for Monty Python's "LIFE OF BRIAN" was on a screen, which was perfect. We gave him a gift certificate to Ham Radio Outlet. He seemed genuinely moved by the whole thing, an emotion I didn't see often. I kept thinking how he would have been utterly embarrassed by his memorial service. After all, Valerie and I had implicitly compared him to Alan Turing and Roger Revelle.
I'd seriously annoy him by interrupting him, a bad habit I picked up from my own largish family (you should hear our Zoom sessions). But Brian was one of my closest friends, and I still occasionally think about calling him up for dinner when I remember.
Phil
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.
My first interaction with Brian was when I was trying to set up my first ampr gateway in the 90's. He was patient with my questions, gave me helpful answers, and never once showed frustration with some of my obviously dumb questions. We even talked on the phone a couple of times when I wasn't getting what he was trying to explain to me.
When I stepped back into this....(about 18 months ago) I was very happy to see that he was still doing what he did best: Helping other hams. Brian personified the terms of "Mentor" and "Elmer".
He was the perfect example of how Amateur Radio Operators should conduct themselves.
RIP WB6CYT
-Albert WB7AWL
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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.
-- 73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
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I remember brian issuing my /24 a few months before and helped get a few bits set up. RIP
On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 at 08:38, Albert Lawson via 44Net < 44net@mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
My first interaction with Brian was when I was trying to set up my first ampr gateway in the 90's. He was patient with my questions, gave me helpful answers, and never once showed frustration with some of my obviously dumb questions. We even talked on the phone a couple of times when I wasn't getting what he was trying to explain to me.
When I stepped back into this....(about 18 months ago) I was very happy to see that he was still doing what he did best: Helping other hams. Brian personified the terms of "Mentor" and "Elmer".
He was the perfect example of how Amateur Radio Operators should conduct themselves.
RIP WB6CYT
-Albert WB7AWL
-----Original Message----- From: 44Net [mailto:44net-bounces+wb7awl=lawsonpc.com@mailman.ampr.org] On Behalf Of Tony Langdon via 44Net Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 8:45 PM To: 44net@mailman.ampr.org Cc: Tony Langdon vk3jed@vkradio.com Subject: Re: [44net] One year from WB6CYT Brian departure
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.
-- 73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
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