"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000, "Ant" <n...@home.today> wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000, "Ant" <n...@home.today> wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ...
A sad day indeed. A very knowledgeable and highly respected contributor to acv. His postings will be greatly missed.
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000, "Ant" <n...@home.today> wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
Ant wrote: > "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
| "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of | Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, | Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite | literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and | the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he | kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the | true extent of his caring..." | | http://beacon.chebucto.info/news.shtml |
Sh!t !!
That's a complete shock and I'm quite dismayed at the news. His persepective, POV and insight in a.c.v will be *greatly* missed !
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000 "Ant" <n...@home.today> opined:
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000, "Ant" <n...@home.today> wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
We met Norman for coffee on Spring Garden Road in Halifax a year and a half ago - delivered a bottle of Dave's Hot Sauce to him. He'd brought along an emtpy can of SPAM (the Hormel variety) and we snapped a pic. Our quick half-hour meeting turned into a two hour chat covering everything from esoteric print functions to housing for the homeless to the damage that spammers were doing to the Internet. Norman's computer equipment was, to be kind, archaic: cobbled together bits and pieces of outdated stuff. He seemed to find that an amusing challenge rather than a problem.
An interesting, complex, clever, helpful man.
The entire Net community has lost a kindly spirit.
Thusly, it was spoken by the voices from within Ant's head on 2/3/2006 12:55 PM:
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
Ant wrote: > "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:55:27 -0000, "Ant" <n...@home.today> wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
Norman was one of those people who -- although I, and many others, never met in person -- was always able to express the warmness of his heart through his written words. He will be missed. God bless him.
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
Will miss his posts here - seems like he was active even up to a week ago - and I don't remember any mention of anything.
Always willing to help with feedback and efforts ... and an occasional bit of humour as well - as this snippet from maybe one of his last posts here on 25 Jan 2006:
>> OK, one thing I haven't figured out...
>> If cows say "moo"[1] why don't moose say "cow"?
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
Ant wrote: > "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
"Steve Marlow" wrote: > Will miss his posts here - seems like he was active even up to > a week ago - and I don't remember any mention of anything.
There is more information from Richard Bonner posted to alt.msdos and several other DOS related groups:
"The computer world has lost a true guru. Norman De Forest was found dead at his Halifax, Nova Scotia apartment on February 1st. It is unofficially estimated that he died January 26th. Cause of death is unknown at this time, but Norman was a heavy smoker and would have been 64 this month".
Look for message ID: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0602031048020.5...@halifax.chebucto.ns.ca>
In article <MjREf.444743$pW2.380...@fe04.news.easynews.com>, "Steve Marlow" <nob...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> > "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > > true extent of his caring..."
> Will miss his posts here - seems like he was active even up to > a week ago - and I don't remember any mention of anything.
According to Google, his last posting to Usenet was made at 4:30PM on Jan 25, Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.1060125012928.5501B-100...@halifax.chebucto.ns.ca>
I shed a tear for him. Even though I had not met him, not talked to him nor exchanged email I still shed tears for him. Or are the tears for us: the ones left behind by his passing?
Ever since starting to read nanae I found Norman has always been a voice of reason and good advice, but had noticed a lesser number of posts by him in the last few years.
I was surprised when I visited his web page, just now, and saw his picture. I was also surprised to read above of his poverty, but not surprised to read of his other good works. On Usenet you judge a person by their words and from this I had imagined a man who I thought must have been a professional IT guy, financially well off with a family, for surely a man of such intellect, reason and kindness could not have failed to do well. And yet it seems that he did have a family - not the family bound by vows or by blood, but bound by his friendship, advice and generosity. And he will be missed by that family I am sure.
Yes, it is for us that I weep and not for him; for the world is a lesser place without Norman L. DeForest.
Norman L. DeForest Feb 20 1942 - Jan 26 2006? Requiescat In Pace
> "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme > poverty, Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances > and he quite literally has helped thousands of people, both > through Chebucto and the internet and in real life. Like most > truly generous people, he kept his charity to himself and it is > likely nobody alive knows the true extent of his caring..."
Ant wrote: >"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Ant wrote: > "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of > Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, > Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite > literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and > the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he > kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the > true extent of his caring..."
norman, was one of a handful of people who helped me deal with and come to terms with the multiple physical challenges as the result of a work accident in 1996. he encouraged me not to give up on physical therapy when the pain seemed unbearable. i will miss him very much.
>>"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of >> Norman De Forest ... In poor health and living in extreme poverty, >> Norman's mind was rarely fettered by his circumstances and he quite >> literally has helped thousands of people, both through Chebucto and >> the internet and in real life. Like most truly generous people, he >> kept his charity to himself and it is likely nobody alive knows the >> true extent of his caring..."
Yep, it fucking sucks. Norm was one of the posters here that I always read because he was sane amongst the insane. Most of the posts here have degenerated into kookbait; his never went there.
