[Cook] [Aegis-developers] Messages for Peter Miller

[Pendergraft, Jerry]

Scott,
  Thanks for passing this sad news along, and please pass along my thoughts and remembrances.

I have worked with Peter via email for just over 20 years on both aegis and cook. I had hoped to be able to make the trek to Australia and meet with Peter but alas that never came together.
Those tools he wrote and graciously updated as needs expanded have made possible some great medical devices for treatment of heart conditions and I have always been proud to have been a part of both development and application of them.
But that is not all I remember.
Peter had some of the best quotes in his email signature blocks.
   " The reason that geeks don't own sushi restaurants is that "cold dead fish for sale" is accurate but poor marketing."
  "If you break your leg, don't come running to me"

Peter also contributed greatly to my culinary appreciation:
    Told me about TimTams and when I found some here I could understand why some folks who came to Australia to work wound up returning home with their baggage packed completely with TimTams.
   Gave me recipes for Australian foods for use at an International dinner event we were planning. The "roo" was an obvious one but also a couple of desserts  (pavlova and lamingtons) which were, and still are, a great hit.

And my inventory of outside activities by explaining what "canyoning" is and how it is done. Hope some more of that activity was enjoyed before it became impossible to do.

So Peter - it has been a great privilege and pleasure to have known and worked with you over lo these many years. I wish you were hanging on a lot longer but I do understand the "no more treatment" desire and hope your days are as good as can be.

Jerry Pendergraft

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Finneran [mailto:scottfinneran at yahoo.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:04 AM
To: srecord-users at lists.sourceforge.net; Aegis Users; Aegis Developers; cook-users at lists.auug.org.au
Subject: [Aegis-developers] Messages for Peter Miller

Hi Everyone,

As some may know, this project's primary author Peter Miller has had a prolonged battle with Leukaemia(http://blogs.operationaldynamics.com/pmiller/category/health/not-so-gentle).
That battle is in it's final stages. His wife posted the following to Facebook
overnight:

"In accordance with his wishes Peter Miller will no longer be receiving medical treatment"

Please consider taking a few moments to write Peter a message. Whether it be to say thanks for all his work, an anecdote of how his software has impacted your life or career or even a simple "bon voyage". I'll get them to Peter while he is still able to appreciate them.

Messages are best sent directly to me or as a reply to this list as he is unlikely to be checking his own email.

Sincerely,
Scott Finneran

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