Ed Gray
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Slau Halatyn
Nov 20, 2023, 12:47:08 PM11/20/23
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I’m posting this message here to let everyone know that in the coming days we will lose our friend and colleague, Ed Gray. Ed has been a key figure at avid and, before that, Digidesign, for some 30 years. Ed was director of third-party partnering so he worked with all of the plug-in developers and auxiliary software products.
For many years, Ed has faced serious health challenges which stemmed mostly from diabetes. He started losing his vision about 20 years ago and has had essentially no useable sight for the last 10 years. His diabetes lead to kidney failure as well as a recent amputation of one leg just below the knee.
Despite dialysis treatments, his condition has continued to worsen. Most recently, he was enduring 3 treatments per week but continued to decline. He recently decided to stop his treatments. Doctors gave him about a week or so to live. He’s still with us but doesn’t have long at all.
when I spoke with him only 2 weeks ago, he hadn’t made his decision yet. As of a few days ago, he shared the news with friends and family. At this point, the community at large has learned of his situation. I’ve been in touch with him over the weekend and he asked me to share the news with blind Pro Tools users. His most recent message read:
“Slau, thank you for sending this wonderful note. It is nice to hear from you. I will be around for a few days next week and try to reach out to some of the gang but I hope you'll pass on word to the group of what is happening and tell them that I intentionally enjoyed working with them. I know that you and I have done a lot to open the door to visually impaired users to ProTools, and that the work, and the best moments by far are still yet to come. Love, ed.”
We’ll sorely miss him but will continue to work and honor his legacy as a champion of accessibility.
Slau
For many years, Ed has faced serious health challenges which stemmed mostly from diabetes. He started losing his vision about 20 years ago and has had essentially no useable sight for the last 10 years. His diabetes lead to kidney failure as well as a recent amputation of one leg just below the knee.
Despite dialysis treatments, his condition has continued to worsen. Most recently, he was enduring 3 treatments per week but continued to decline. He recently decided to stop his treatments. Doctors gave him about a week or so to live. He’s still with us but doesn’t have long at all.
when I spoke with him only 2 weeks ago, he hadn’t made his decision yet. As of a few days ago, he shared the news with friends and family. At this point, the community at large has learned of his situation. I’ve been in touch with him over the weekend and he asked me to share the news with blind Pro Tools users. His most recent message read:
“Slau, thank you for sending this wonderful note. It is nice to hear from you. I will be around for a few days next week and try to reach out to some of the gang but I hope you'll pass on word to the group of what is happening and tell them that I intentionally enjoyed working with them. I know that you and I have done a lot to open the door to visually impaired users to ProTools, and that the work, and the best moments by far are still yet to come. Love, ed.”
We’ll sorely miss him but will continue to work and honor his legacy as a champion of accessibility.
Slau
Cameron Strife
Nov 20, 2023, 3:29:17 PM11/20/23
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Wow that is just awful.
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Kathryn Zodrow
Nov 20, 2023, 7:08:26 PM11/20/23
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Hi Slau.
Thanks for your post about Ed Gray. I’ve heard his name a couple times, but didn’t meet him or know him at all. I didn’t know he was so instrumental with making software plug-ins accessible with ProTools at Avid, and that he had worked there for 30 years. Sounds like he had a great career with them!
Thanks for Letting me know about his health situation and that he won’t be around much longer this week.
Katie
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> On Nov 20, 2023, at 9:47 AM, Slau Halatyn <slauh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I’m posting this message here to let everyone know that in the coming days we will lose our friend and colleague, Ed Gray. Ed has been a key figure at avid and, before that, Digidesign, for some 30 years. Ed was director of third-party partnering so he worked with all of the plug-in developers and auxiliary software products.
Thanks for your post about Ed Gray. I’ve heard his name a couple times, but didn’t meet him or know him at all. I didn’t know he was so instrumental with making software plug-ins accessible with ProTools at Avid, and that he had worked there for 30 years. Sounds like he had a great career with them!
Thanks for Letting me know about his health situation and that he won’t be around much longer this week.
Katie
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> On Nov 20, 2023, at 9:47 AM, Slau Halatyn <slauh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I’m posting this message here to let everyone know that in the coming days we will lose our friend and colleague, Ed Gray. Ed has been a key figure at avid and, before that, Digidesign, for some 30 years. Ed was director of third-party partnering so he worked with all of the plug-in developers and auxiliary software products.
Portia Scott
Nov 20, 2023, 7:09:09 PM11/20/23
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Omg!
He will surely be missed in our community.
Portia.
Ricky Prevatte
Nov 22, 2023, 12:22:35 PM11/22/23
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I really hate to hear this man. He was really a great guy you and he brought us along way.
Ricky Prevatte
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Karen Lewellen
Nov 22, 2023, 6:35:05 PM11/22/23
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Oh my,
such tragic news.
Ed leaves a legacy of creativity that makes him a little bit immortal.
Each time someone can make music, or produce a project now thanks to his
passion genius and heart, his memory will surpass this deeply sad moment
of loss.
Sending sincere thoughts of peace to him, his family, and all of you who spent
personal time with him.
Karen
On Wed, 22 Nov 2023, Ricky Prevatte wrote:
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such tragic news.
Ed leaves a legacy of creativity that makes him a little bit immortal.
Each time someone can make music, or produce a project now thanks to his
passion genius and heart, his memory will surpass this deeply sad moment
of loss.
Sending sincere thoughts of peace to him, his family, and all of you who spent
personal time with him.
Karen
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