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Charles A. Crayne Died On Monday, February 16, 2009

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Jim Carlock

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Feb 23, 2009, 9:03:56 PM2/23/09
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I do not know how to deliver this news, but I just got
off the phone with Dian Crayne because Chuck failed to
reply to an email I sent last week. Dian informed me
that Chuck died unexpectedly and suddenly last week.

Dian, Charle's wife, informed me a few minutes ago. I know
I am going to miss him. I received an email from him on the
12th of February (Thursday) in response to my asking him to
join facebook.com. He replied after 8pm, not sure if that
was California time or my time, as he lived in California
and I live in Florida.

His wife indicated he died on Monday, and I believe she
meant February 16, 2009. I really do not know how to handle
this. But I think everyone here should know, and his last
message in request to joining facebook.com...

<snip>
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:40:00 -0500
"Jim Carlock" <jcar...@example.com> wrote:

> All I can say, is try it.

As it happens, my wife, Dian, has accepted one of her invitations,
so I will let her test it.

--
Chuck
http://www.pacificsites.com/~ccrayne/charles.html
</snip>

I can be reached at the phone numbers posted at:
http://www.microcosmotalk.com/contact/.

I'm not sure what's going to occur with comp.lang.asm.x86. If
anyone wants to help out please leave a message here or call
me, 727-321-5442.

May God bless Chuck and may he rest in peace.

--
Jim Carlock

Benjamin David Lunt

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Feb 23, 2009, 11:19:57 PM2/23/09
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"Jim Carlock" <jcar...@example.com> wrote in message
news:49a3558c$0$17072$9a6e...@unlimited.newshosting.com...

This is sad news. I am sorry to hear it. I had sent and
received many emails with him. I have a somewhat large
collection of older computer books, one of them being:

"The Serious Assembler", by Charles A. Crayne and Dian Girard.

I asked if I sent it to him, if he would autograph it.
At the time I did not know that Dian was his wife. Both of
them autographed it and sent it back.

He will be missed for sure.

With respects to his wife and family,
Ben


Frank Kotler

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Feb 24, 2009, 12:18:35 AM2/24/09
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Jim Carlock wrote:

...


> May God bless Chuck and may he rest in peace.

Amen.

Thanks, Jim.

Sadly,
Frank

s_dub...@yahoo.com

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Feb 24, 2009, 12:45:32 AM2/24/09
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On Feb 23, 8:03 pm, "Jim Carlock" <jcarl...@example.com> wrote:
> I do not know how to deliver this news, but I just got
> off the phone with Dian Crayne because Chuck failed to
> reply to an email I sent last week. Dian informed me
> that Chuck died unexpectedly and suddenly last week.
>
> Dian, Charle's wife, informed me a few minutes ago. I know
> I am going to miss him. I received an email from him on the
> 12th of February (Thursday) in response to my asking him to
> join facebook.com. He replied after 8pm, not sure if that
> was California time or my time, as he lived in California
> and I live in Florida.
>
> His wife indicated he died on Monday, and I believe she
> meant February 16, 2009. I really do not know how to handle
> this. But I think everyone here should know, and his last
> message in request to joining facebook.com...
>
> <snip>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:40:00 -0500
>
> "Jim Carlock" <jcarl...@example.com> wrote:
> > All I can say, is try it.
>
> As it happens, my wife, Dian, has accepted one of her invitations,
> so I will let her test it.
>
> --
> Chuckhttp://www.pacificsites.com/~ccrayne/charles.html

> </snip>
>
> I can be reached at the phone numbers posted at:http://www.microcosmotalk.com/contact/.
>
> I'm not sure what's going to occur with comp.lang.asm.x86. If
> anyone wants to help out please leave a message here or call
> me, 727-321-5442.
>
> May God bless Chuck and may he rest in peace.
>
> --
> Jim Carlock

Amen.

Bummer, that's terribly bad news.. I didn't know Chuck personally but
I always thought of him as benevolent 'Uncle Chuck', providing adult
supervision, and much, much, more on CLAX, and elsewhere...

Please pass along our Condolences..

Steve

nathan...@gmail.com

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Feb 24, 2009, 1:08:28 AM2/24/09
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Thanks, Jim, for letting us know. He will be missed.

My heart goes out to his family.

Nathan.

Phil Carmody

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Feb 24, 2009, 1:59:49 AM2/24/09
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"Jim Carlock" <jcar...@example.com> writes:
> I do not know how to deliver this news, but I just got
> off the phone with Dian Crayne because Chuck failed to
> reply to an email I sent last week. Dian informed me
> that Chuck died unexpectedly and suddenly last week.

He will be sorely missed. One of the few who could keep
their heads while the monkeys were running riot, and a
head packed with useful knowledge and experience at that.

Phil
--
I tried the Vista speech recognition by running the tutorial. I was
amazed, it was awesome, recognised every word I said. Then I said the
wrong word ... and it typed the right one. It was actually just
detecting a sound and printing the expected word! -- pbhj on /.

Rod Pemberton

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Feb 24, 2009, 2:53:22 AM2/24/09
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"Jim Carlock" <jcar...@example.com> wrote in message
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> Dian informed me
> that Chuck died unexpectedly and suddenly last week.
>

Sigh... Goodbye friendly acquaintance.

> His wife indicated he died on Monday, and I believe she
> meant February 16, 2009.

Yes, she meant the 16th:
http://file770.com/?cat=121


Rod Pemberton


Wolfgang Kern

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Feb 24, 2009, 11:57:34 AM2/24/09
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Jim Carlock posted:

[real bad news]

hard to believe for me ...
I feel with Chuck's family and also see big gaps, not only in
the ASM-community, left after he isn't here anymore.

> I'm not sure what's going to occur with comp.lang.asm.x86. If
> anyone wants to help out please leave a message here or call
> me, 727-321-5442.

I do hope that CLAX can be continued.

> May God bless Chuck and may he rest in peace.

and I'll remember and miss a skilled advisor for my remaining time.

__
wolfgang

rio

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Feb 24, 2009, 1:30:31 PM2/24/09
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i'm sorry for that, condolences

H. Peter Anvin

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Feb 24, 2009, 1:43:39 PM2/24/09
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> I do not know how to deliver this news, but I just got
> off the phone with Dian Crayne because Chuck failed to
> reply to an email I sent last week. Dian informed me
> that Chuck died unexpectedly and suddenly last week.
>
> Dian, Charle's wife, informed me a few minutes ago. I know
> I am going to miss him. I received an email from him on the
> 12th of February (Thursday) in response to my asking him to
> join facebook.com. He replied after 8pm, not sure if that
> was California time or my time, as he lived in California
> and I live in Florida.
>
> His wife indicated he died on Monday, and I believe she
> meant February 16, 2009. I really do not know how to handle
> this. But I think everyone here should know, and his last
> message in request to joining facebook.com...

What awful news! Charles has been one of the most active contributors
to NASM; in fact, I suspect without Charles there wouldn't have been a
NASM community today.

My thoughts to his wife and family. Charles, you will be missed. :(

-hpa

hanukas

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Feb 24, 2009, 3:33:37 PM2/24/09
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A good man has passed away, he will be remembered.
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