Don Tees
JakartaDean
enough now to skip the birth notices but read the obituaries. I came
across the following short note:
Donald Lewis Tees, B.Sc. '75. On October 7, 2008 in New Hamburg,
Ontario, aged 61.
Since the name, age and approximate location are correct, I assume this
is our own Don Tees, who used to have a snooker table in his loft and a
penchant for frowned-upon cigarettes. I hope they've got your stuff in
heaven, Don. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
Dean
pltr...@spamlessxhost.org
>Donald Lewis Tees, B.Sc. '75. On October 7, 2008 in New Hamburg,
>Ontario, aged 61.
>
>Since the name, age and approximate location are correct, I assume this
>is our own Don Tees, who used to have a snooker table in his loft and a
>penchant for frowned-upon cigarettes. I hope they've got your stuff in
>heaven, Don. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
Sorry to hear that. Donald was a very interesting guy and one of the more
interesting computer old-timers around, as well. But it seems he stopped posting
altogether in early 2001.
It seems appropriate that when I checked him just now on Google Groups, the
first posting that popped up read:
"....And yes, Ted. I know that it is killing me. But I am going to die one
day, like it or not. So is everyone. It is no more dangerous than driving on a
four-laner, which, granted is quite dangerous. However, all of living is
dangerous. At some point, however, it is MY life. I see ex-addicts afraid
to go out, and alcoholics afraid to go into a bar every day. I decided when
I quit that I was going to LIVE without cocaine. Not shrivel up and hide.
Donald - live and let live."
RIP, Donald.
-- Larry (the slow one)
Dan White
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What was the controversy about - cigarettes?
dwhite
PatH
Don used to post on the COBOL board too but hasn't in quite some
time. Thats too bad. I always told myself I was going to drop in on
him someday and hit a few balls in his "office"
PatH
Ron Shepard
JakartaDean <deanb...@forteinc.com> wrote:
> Donald Lewis Tees, B.Sc. '75. On October 7, 2008 in New Hamburg,
> Ontario, aged 61.
RIP. He contributed much to our group.
$.02 -Ron Shepard
JakartaDean
> What was the controversy about - cigarettes?
>
> dwhite
>
The cigarettes in question fell onto the wrong side of the "War on
Drugs" (The quotation marks suggest my scepticism that war was waged,
or for that matter could be won.)
Dean
Ratchet
RIP Donald , Smoke em if you got em ! I about checked out myself the other
night , I passed out hit my head on an end table , My blood pressure
bottomed out and my sugar shot up to 183, I spent 3 days in the hospital
while they ran tests with nothing found out by them . This is the 2nd and
worst one of these that I have had . I thought I was a goner !
I wonder what happened to Donald ? He wasn't that old was he ? 60 ish ?
Tom S.- glad to be here !
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Ed McCune
pltr...@spamlessxhost.org wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:30:30 +0700, JakartaDean <deanb...@forteinc.com> wrote:
>
>> Donald Lewis Tees, B.Sc. '75. On October 7, 2008 in New Hamburg,
>> Ontario, aged 61.
>>
>> Since the name, age and approximate location are correct, I assume this
>> is our own Don Tees, who used to have a snooker table in his loft and a
>> penchant for frowned-upon cigarettes. I hope they've got your stuff in
>> heaven, Don. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
>
> Sorry to hear that. Donald was a very interesting guy and one of the more
> interesting computer old-timers around, as well. But it seems he stopped posting
> altogether in early 2001.
Is this a typo(2001)? I am sure I recall him posting last year at the
least. I should know as I was one of those he disapproved of as he often
accused me of being a Conservative politically.
Regardless of all of that I enjoyed him as an opponent and occasionally
as an ally. When it came to computers and programming he was very
knowledgeable. I had been wondering where he had gone too. I figured he
had just given up on this group and moved on as so many have.He will be
missed.
Ed
Fast Larry
I love it when all you old geezers get around, and talk about the old
days, and remember all the old farts you once knew who kicked the
bucket. This means your brains are dead, and you think in the past,
and forward thinking has ended for you. Perhaps checkers in the park,
would be a better location for you, than a progressive chat site
founded upon sharing knowledge? Or your area ole peoples home or
senior citizens center. How about www.oldfarts.com
Me, I am 29, and really guys, this bores me shit less. I realize you
long ran out of anything intelligent to discuss, but hell, at least
try?
Fast Larry
An one last one, young people do not read the obits. They are gonna
live, forever. Once you begin to read the obits, dude, you are on the
way out. You are toast.
But for you young people, who do not read the obits, go into:
scroll down to the non pool section at the bottom
And open up the thread:
FL's trip to Tibet and the secret of life revealed to him
That knowledge shall set you free and change your life.
jim
>
> I wonder what happened to Donald ? He wasn't that old was he ? 60 ish ?
>
> Tom S.- glad to be here !
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I think you are probably right Tom. Donald was working with the newer
programming languages like COBOL while I was plugging away with Assembly
Languages. I'm about to be 72.
Jim
pltr...@spamlessxhost.org
>Is this a typo(2001)? I am sure I recall him posting last year at the
>least. I should know as I was one of those he disapproved of as he often
>accused me of being a Conservative politically.
No typo -- that's his last post listed in Google Groups. Of course, he may have
changed names or accounts, and I might have missed the newer ID. But I did
search for him by name. I was surprised too that it had been that long.
-- Larry
Carter Adams
2008
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.billiard/browse_thread/thread/9ca788de73e3d888
~Carter
John Black
> I about checked out myself the other
> night , I passed out hit my head on an end table , My blood pressure
> bottomed out and my sugar shot up to 183, I spent 3 days in the hospital
> while they ran tests with nothing found out by them . This is the 2nd and
> worst one of these that I have had . I thought I was a goner !
Wow, Glad you made it through! If you go through something like this and
one doctor finds nothing, might want to try another doctor. Stay well!
John Black
John Black
says...
> Is this a typo(2001)? I am sure I recall him posting last year at the
> least.
He definately posted in last several years. RIP.
John Black
Jack Stein
> pltr...@spamlessxhost.org wrote:
>> Sorry to hear that. Donald was a very interesting guy and one of the more
>> interesting computer old-timers around, as well. But it seems he
>> stopped posting altogether in early 2001.
>
> Is this a typo(2001)? I am sure I recall him posting last year at the
> least. I should know as I was one of those he disapproved of as he often
> accused me of being a Conservative politically.
Yes, Donald certainly posted here after 2001. I recall within the last
year, but, time goes a little faster the older you get, but not THAT
fast... Donald was a good guy, despite his left wing mantra. I doubt
his pot smoking harmed him much, more than likely it was hours spent
sitting at the computer that killed him.
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pltr...@spamlessxhost.org
wrote:
>Something is wrong with the search - I found this one from Aug. 30,
>2008
Ah, yes -- a new account (execulink) with his names concatenated. Much better --
thanks.
-- Larry
Fast Larry
> In article <068hk6xar3....@recgroups.com>, ratchet1...@yahoo.com says...
John this type of thing happened to me mom several times, the first
time they had her in the hospital for 3 days running every test known
to man and after running up 12K in bills, I asked, what's wrong, and
when they said they did not know yet, I checked her out and took her
home.
Mark0
Godspeed Don.
-Mark0 <--hoping for more details from David or Gideon
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Ed McCune
Jack Stein wrote:
> Ed McCune wrote:
>
>> pltr...@spamlessxhost.org wrote:
>
>>> Sorry to hear that. Donald was a very interesting guy and one of the
>>> more
>>> interesting computer old-timers around, as well. But it seems he
>>> stopped posting altogether in early 2001.
>>
>> Is this a typo(2001)? I am sure I recall him posting last year at the
>> least. I should know as I was one of those he disapproved of as he
>> often accused me of being a Conservative politically.
>
> Yes, Donald certainly posted here after 2001. I recall within the last
> year, but, time goes a little faster the older you get, but not THAT
> fast... Donald was a good guy, despite his left wing mantra. I doubt
> his pot smoking harmed him much, more than likely it was hours spent
> sitting at the computer that killed him.
>
Yes he was a good guy. You used to get into it with him as much or more
than he but it never had a really nasty tone to it the way things
sometimes get. It worries me a bit. My wife had a heart attack this year
and they don't know why and with my family history I thought it would be
me. I'm not ready to get old yet and don't really think of myself as
being old but when someone you know just drops off like that it makes
you think twice.
Ed
PatH
http://news.therecord.com/Obituaries/article/431480
PatH
Ratchet
It was definitely a religious experience , I was sure I was about to meet
my maker , words cannot describe how scared I was !! I went to see my
family doctor yesterday and he wants to change my blood pressure
medication to me taking it in the mornings rather than the evening and I
am not to happy about that either . The last time the doctor monkeyed with
my blood pressure meds I ended up in the hospital also !
Tom S.-
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lfigueroa
I thought, somehow, the Queen reference at the end of the obit was
especially touching and appropriate for him.
Lou Figueroa
The Hamster
> Donald Lewis Tees, B.Sc. '75. On October 7, 2008 in New Hamburg,
> Ontario, aged 61.
Wow... hadn't heard but I'm pretty sure that's our Don... he moved
from Cambridge when they shut down the building where he had his loft
and he was forced to sell the wonderful, old, antique snooker table.
RIP, Donald.
David "The Hamster" Malone
The Hamster
> RIP, Donald.
Just some personal musings about Donald if anybody's interested... my
memory isn't that great so if anybody is able, please correct me.
Donald was what you'd call a 'character'. He always reminded me of
George Carlin when he had the pony-tail and he had a similar sense of
humor - subversive and clever. In his later years he stood out like a
sore thumb in a crowd - refusing to cut his astonishing shock of pure
white hair, as he said, "until there was no war anywhere in the
world..." In that respect, he was perhaps still a hippie throwback to
the 1960's and 70's and grew and smoked his own pot in his loft. A
recovered drug addict, he volunteered to help displaced or stoned
street addicts and boarded a number of them at his loft if they had
nowhere to go. In that respect, he was a forgiving and compassionate
man.
Don played in all but one (I think) of the 17 Great White North pool
tournaments we organized. Nine ball wasn't his game - he was
accustomed to playing 8-ball with small balls on his snooker table.
Not that that stopped him from winning the very first one ( come to
think of it - that may have actually been 8-ball. Gideon would
remember). I always enjoyed playing against him - we spent more time
talking about old programming languages and computer equipment than
pool. One time he brought with him a comic award he had created for
the 'worst player'... sort of a skunk trophy... it was a white cane
with a perfectly serviceable ferrule and a leather tip.
Characteristically for Don, he never actually presented it to
anyone... thinking it might be seen as a slight versus a joke.
I understand he made a comfortable living from writing software for
industrial applications such as computerized weigh scales and
warehousing. I never got to visit him at his loft although he was an
intensely social man and invited us many times - it was a mere two
hour trip and I wish I'd made the effort now. I know he hosted pool
and music evenings weekly for his circle of friends - and I understand
there were some accomplished players in attendance both in the pool
world (eg. Kirk Stevens - Canadian snooker champion) and in the music
world.
He was devastated when the RCMP raided the warehouse where he lived as
nominal caretaker and discovered the owner was growing thousands of
pot plants in the unoccupied building. They stopped by Donald's loft
and asked if he had any pot plants - Donald basically said "Yes, for
my own personal use..." They took a cursory look at his half-dozen
plants, shrugged and turned a blind eye. But ultimately the building
was condemned and he was forced to move and sell the snooker table for
which he no longer had sufficient space.
He loved the loft and even published pictures of it and the snooker
table with links here on RSB. Looked like a great space...
David "The Hamster" Malone
JakartaDean
which his own unique pool game was featured for those interested -- but
I didn't know he'd had the likes of Kirk Stevens over. I'm too lazy to
open a browser and google, but I recall that Kirk won the Crucible a
couple of times, and so was a World Champion, not just Canadian. (As
was another Canadian with some drug issues, Cliff Thorburn, who
sometimes plays around the corner from your house as I recall.)
Like you, I thought about making the trip and now wish I had.
> He was devastated when the RCMP raided the warehouse where he lived as
> nominal caretaker and discovered the owner was growing thousands of
> pot plants in the unoccupied building. They stopped by Donald's loft
> and asked if he had any pot plants - Donald basically said "Yes, for
> my own personal use..." They took a cursory look at his half-dozen
> plants, shrugged and turned a blind eye. But ultimately the building
> was condemned and he was forced to move and sell the snooker table for
> which he no longer had sufficient space.
I believe he moved from a loft into a former cinema, with concomitant
issues of floor leveling, so it was more topography than area which
forced him to sell. I wonder if he'd also lost interest to some extent?
>
> He loved the loft and even published pictures of it and the snooker
> table with links here on RSB. Looked like a great space...
>
> David "The Hamster" Malone
Dean
lfigueroa
Lou Figueroa
PatH
invitation frequently. Donald and I had some interesting software
discussions. He was pretty active for quite some time on the COBOL
board. He always invited me to come up to "shoot some pool, write
some code and relax a little" LOL it was the relaxing that worried
me.
PatH
Mark0
paragraphs should have been in his obit. Nice characterization, friend.
-Mark0
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The Hamster
> I didn't know that particular detail -- I knew he had weekly parties at
> which his own unique pool game was featured for those interested -- but
> I didn't know he'd had the likes of Kirk Stevens over.
Kirk was a good friend of his. I see Kirk from time to time at Le Spot
and next time I do, I will ask him about Donald...
> and so was a World Champion, not just Canadian. (As
> was another Canadian with some drug issues, Cliff Thorburn, who
> sometimes plays around the corner from your house as I recall.)
I work with his nephew, James (who, oddly enough, doesn't play pool at
all). Coincidentally, I was up north outside of Sutton last week
waiting to pay at a rural gas station and Cliff walked in to use the
bathroom... &deity knows what he was doing so far up Hwy 48 on a
Saturday morning.
> I believe he moved from a loft into a former cinema, with concomitant
> issues of floor leveling, so it was more topography than area which
> forced him to sell.
Good memory, Dean. Yes, I think you're right.
David "The Hamster" Malone
The Hamster
> He always invited me to come up to "shoot some pool, write
> some code and relax a little" LOL it was the relaxing that worried
> me.
The second-hand 'smoke' could have been a problem... <g>
David "The Hamster" Malone
Ratchet
I remember seeing the pics of Don's loft and the table that he was so
proud of , he was one of a kind and his loss here on RSB has diminished us
all ! being a pot smoker on occasion myself I really enjoyed his openness
and his wit !
Tom S.-
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each other... Pretty weird hearing about his passing. RIP.
Glenn
Gideon Forrest
> On Aug 10, 1:00 pm, The Hamster <mal...@ca.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> > RIP, Donald.
First, I must say RIP Donald. Very saddened by this news.
> Just some personal musings about Donald if anybody's interested... my
> memory isn't that great so if anybody is able, please correct me.
>
> Donald was what you'd call a 'character'. He always reminded me of
> George Carlin when he had the pony-tail and he had a similar sense of
> humor - subversive and clever.
Donald to me was a prototypical old hippy, although I must say that I
am suprised at how young he was - I would have put him in his 60s back
in the early days of the GWN. Maybe the hair fooled me.
> Donplayed in all but one (I think) of the 17 Great White North pool
> tournaments we organized. Nine ball wasn't his game - he was
> accustomed to playing 8-ball with small balls on his snooker table.
> Not that that stopped him from winning the very first one ( come to
> think of it - that may have actually been 8-ball. Gideon would
> remember).
I am pretty sure that it was 8-ball the first time. Was that the one
with Ghosst? Sheree Richardson?
> I never got to visit him at his loft although he was an
> intensely social man and invited us many times - it was a mere two
> hour trip and I wish I'd made the effort now.
I did get out there once. I think it was when George McBain was in
town. He had a great place and didn't laugh at me too much as I
bunted the balls around that vast table in futility.
David, you mentioned elsewhere that you work with his nephew. Would
you please pass to him that Donald touched the lives of many in the
pool world, either directly at GWN events or indirectly through RSB,
and that his passing is a great loss to us, that we miss him, and that
we thank him for touching our lives.
Regards,
Gideon
Mark0
timers (Gideon F now) warms my heart. This was (and still is to a quieter
extent) a place full of great characters I'm glad to say I "knew."
Gideon please stick your nose in once and a while and visit.
-Mark0
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> I'm still saddened by Donald's passing, but hearing from some of the old
> extent) a place full of great characters I'm glad to say I "knew."
>
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Thanks, Mark0. I must confess that when the noise level got too high
in this group I kinda dropped out of the internet pool scene. I could
never figure out where everyone went - whether it was AZ billiards or
Inside Pool or whatever - so I just gave up and lost interest in
reading and posting. I'll try to look in from time to time.
Regards,
Gideon
The Hamster
> I am pretty sure that it was 8-ball the first time. Was that the one
> with Ghosst? Sheree Richardson?
It was at the Crooked Cue, Jan 15, 2000. Yes, I think Ghosst and Sheri
were there...
> David, you mentioned elsewhere that you work with his nephew. Would
> you please pass to him that Donald touched the lives of many in the
> pool world, either directly at GWN events or indirectly through RSB,
> and that his passing is a great loss to us, that we miss him, and that
> we thank him for touching our lives.
Gideon, actually I work with James Thorburn, Cliff's nephew. I was
hoping to meet up with one of Donald's friends, Kirk Stevens at Le
Spot but I haven't seen him there lately.
David "The Hamster" Malone
The Hamster
> I could
> never figure out where everyone went - whether it was AZ billiards or
> Inside Pool or whatever - so I just gave up and lost interest in
> reading and posting.
AZ Billiards or...
http://www.jimboarmy.com/phpbb3/
> I'll try to look in from time to time.
Nice to hear from you, Gideon...
David "The Hamster" Malone
JakartaDean
> I'm still saddened by Donald's passing, but hearing from some of the old
> timers (Gideon F now) warms my heart. This was (and still is to a quieter
> extent) a place full of great characters I'm glad to say I "knew."
>
> Gideon please stick your nose in once and a while and visit.
>
busy on his honeymoon in the Cote d'Azur with his beautiful bride.
Congratulations.
Dean
lfigueroa
Lou Figueroa
just joshin :-)
lfigueroa
Lou Figueroa
shocked
The Hamster
> Gideon is excused for his absence, but not for omitting that he was also
> busy on his honeymoon in the Cote d'Azur with his beautiful bride.
'Busy'... is that what they call it nowadays...? <g>
I'm a little peeved we all weren't invited to the wedding though...
David "The Hamster" Malone
Gideon Forrest
Well, the venue only held 150 people, and with my beautiful bride
coming from an Italian/French Canadian background (i.e., large family,
all of whom need to be invited), let's just say that I was lucky I got
invited!
As for the bachelor party, Lou, my friends took me to Montreal, where
we had excellent food and went to the library.
Gideon<----that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
The Hamster
> Well, the venue only held 150 people, and with my beautiful bride
> coming from an Italian/French Canadian background (i.e., large family,
> all of whom need to be invited), let's just say that I was lucky I got
> invited!
I know what you mean - I didn't know hardly anyone at my wedding.
> As for the bachelor party, Lou, my friends took me to Montreal, where
> we had excellent food and went to the library.
Hope they had some good-looking stri... I mean, librarians there.
David "The bookish Hamster" Malone
The Hamster
> > Gideon please stick your nose in once and a while and visit.
Yet another earthquake... you sure like to live dangerously, Dean.
Everything okay where you are in Jakarta?
David "The concerned Hamster" Malone
JakartaDean
We're all cool, but I've relocated for a year or so to Aceh, just to be
closer to the action ;-) I didn't even feel the last one, which is a
bit surprising as I'm now on the same island, but I don't pretend to
know how these things work.
Dean "No feel for earthquakes" Boulding
lfigueroa
Monsignor Figueroa :-)