WOW Passed Away?

If there's someone in Minnesota (Or Minnesnowta as Wayne would often say) who can help his wife and needs Wayne's email address to try an get in touch with her, please PM me and I'll send you the email address.  The important thing is not to let the snakes into his shop and rip her off in the event that she has no real knowledge of the value of his equipment.

As a side note, this has hit me harder than I thought it would. I normally enjoy getting up in the morning and perusing through the Unread posts, and enjoying my coffee while reading and responding. This morning, it is not an enjoyable activity. [sad]

Frank
 
SittingElf said:
If there's someone in Minnesota (Or Minnesnowta as Wayne would often say) who can help his wife and needs Wayne's email address to try an get in touch with her, please PM me and I'll send you the email address.  The important thing is not to let the snakes into his shop and rip her off in the event that she has no real knowledge of the value of his equipment.

As a side note, this has hit me harder than I thought it would. I normally enjoy getting up in the morning and perusing through the Unread posts, and enjoying my coffee while reading and responding. This morning, it is not an enjoyable activity. [sad]

Frank
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A nice thought. Whilst I might be new round here, the impression I'm getting of Wow was that he was pretty switched on by anyone's standards. I'm sure he will have made provision for his estate and by the sounds of it included/kept his wife in the loop as to his Festoolian ways.

So whilst I completely understand the nature of this suggestion is from the heart and is said with good intentions, I'm not sure if an email about power tools from a stranger so close to his passing would be the most appropriate thing to receive.

Maybe give it a week or so for the dust to settle a little after his funeral; after all judging by the caliber of the man and his past endeavours his power tools will probably not be the most important consideration for his wife that can't wait a week or two.

Hope you understand where I'm coming from.
 
So sad. I live just north of WOW and was looking forward to meeting him this summer when we traveled south to Minnisnowta. You will be missed. Thoughts and prayers to the family.
 
omg!@!@#!@# hes a great asset to this place! :'( :'( condolences to his family!
 
Rest in peace WOW.  I will miss your contributions to FOG and to me personally.   

Regards,

Dan.
 
It's not the time or place, but the obituary is disservice to his life. Not one mention of anything about him, other than survivors and funeral information. A proper obituary would have highlighted portions of what must have been a multi-faceted life being the giver that he was on FOG.
 
Life is too short.  WOW was always willing to share his knowledge and help others.  RIP

 
Locks14 said:
Maybe give it a week or so for the dust to settle a little after his funeral; after all judging by the caliber of the man and his past endeavors his power tools will probably not be the most important consideration for his wife that can't wait a week or two.
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Agreed.
I am sure his wife and family are missing him and not thinking of his stuff.
Cleaning up his "stuff" will happen in due time, but his stuff is not as important as the life he lead.
Tim
 
This is truly sad...

Wayne had some serious health issues, which we discussed on several occasions. Because he had confided in me about his issues, when I learned of my problems, I confided in him. Wayne was such a generous man that despite his own very serious problems, he offered to come here and help me - WOW!

I'm floored.

Tom
 
I wrote before that I hoped that this news wasn't true.  I didn't know him well but I hope that one of our members who knew him better can find a way to confirm or hopefully refute the news here.  My gut goes along with the posts but sometimes on the Internet similarities and names can lead to conclusions that are not accurate.

I write this as a guy who has come to believe in hope.  I am not writing this to disrespect anyone who has posted here or Wow's existence or legacy if that is what it is now. 

Peter
 
Slartibartfass said:
Wow, whatever happened i am sure you are in a better place.... God bless you and your family.....
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WOW passing is a sad event for FOG but even more so for those that knew him personally.  He was an active and helpful member of FOG.  I pray that his family receives comfort and strength through this difficult time.

I respect everyone's right to believe what they want.  I just want to encourage people to think about their future.  Times like this tend to make people think about what might be next and yes, it is appropriate to mention this while at the same time remembering someone's life.

Thank you Wayne for your contribution to FOG.  I also find it interesting that he was actively involved with Apple's early years.  Sounds to me like he had a positive contribution to whatever he was involved with.
 
SittingElf said:
If there's someone in Minnesota (Or Minnesnowta as Wayne would often say) who can help his wife and needs Wayne's email address to try an get in touch with her, please PM me and I'll send you the email address.  The important thing is not to let the snakes into his shop and rip her off in the event that she has no real knowledge of the value of his equipment.
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I started to write to Wayne's email address last night for this very reason, but then I thought it might be too soon to make such a comment. I'm glad to know I wasn't totally off-base for even thinking it though, but I would appreciate some advise for being tactful about it. We emailed a few times, and mentioned getting together, but I didn't know him very well.
 
Sad news indeed. Would like to send my condolences to his family and expres my gratitude for letting him be part of the FOG. He will be greatly missed.
 
        This is indeed sad news. And while we all want to express our feelings about WOW's passing I only ask that the topic be kept respectful of all when it comes to religious views. So that the topic remains respectful to WOW regardless of what his and his families views may be.

Seth
 
Quite a shocker.  We don't always remember how precious and short life is.  RIP WOW.
 
RIP WOW- it was a pleasure reading your posts and huge contribution to Fog will be missed sorely. Mrs. Wow - know your husband was a well liked and respected man who was always willing to help.

Warm Regards
Frank
 
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