My friend, Jeff Bockman, just sent me a link to an interesting obituary. Not an old one, but an obit for a guy that just passed away on the 30th of August. This guy sounds like he was an interesting character, and whoever wrote the obit had a sense of humor… Following is just a teaser. Ya’ gotta’ read the whole thing, found currently in the Naperville Sun.
James J. Dutton James J Dutton ‘Jeem‘ passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 30th, 2010, while hiking the Appalachian Trail. He passed doing something he loved, in pursuit of his dreams and, perhaps, in pursuit of his Argentinean mistress on the Appalachian trail. His wife was sad, but not so surprised by his adventures. At least we think that was what he was doing; he may have been pursuing the world’s best pizza. We’re not sure. Jeem was born an intelligent wiseacre December 21, 1956, in Albany, New York. He grew up in Naperville, IL, where he entertained the local police officers, and became close to Officer Friendly. He harnessed that power and moved on to bigger and better things in the US Navy. Jeem found his passion in deep sea diving, which stayed with him throughout his life, and was something he was excited to share with his sons. Jeem moved on to college at Illinois State University, where he continued to add to his collection of friends. His bartending at the White Horse Inn didn’t hurt there. He majored in Economics and Computer Science, because he was smart enough to realize that would provide a future for his family. He also dabbled in the Russian language, which foreshadowed his future, whether he knew it or not. His early adventures as a computer scientist at the cutting edge of the science included a bunch of guys in a room full of computer punch papers, where they alternated smoking with analyzing the genius of the computer.
Here is a link to a newspaper article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about his Jeem’s death.
I was friends with Jim. He was indeed a charector who will be missed.