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[ih] Fwd: Bob Braden has passed away

Very sad. He was indeed a man of wise counsel.

Regards
   Brian Carpenter

On 19/04/2018 08:38, Vint Cerf wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Terry Benzel <tbenzel at isi.edu>
> Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 3:07 PM
> Subject: Bob Braden
> To: Vint Cerf <vint at google.com>
> Cc: Terry Benzel <tbenzel at isi.edu>
> 
> 
> I am writing to let you know the sad news that Bob Braden died . As you
> know he was in failing health. He got very sick with pneumonia and died
> quickly.
> 
> At the moment I do not know anything about memorial service. I am in touch
> with  his wife Jean and son David.
> 
> Terry Benzel
> Director Networking and Cybersecurity Division
> Information Sciences Institute
> University of Southern California
> 
> 
> This is truly terrible news. With Bob Braden's passing, the three giants of
> the RFCs have left our midst: Jon Postel, then Joyce Reynolds and now Bob
> Braden.
> 
> Bob was a legendary contributor to the early ARPANET Host-Host protocols
> for the IBM 360 machines and to TCP/IP early in its development. Bob and
> Joyce became indistinguishable stewards of the RFCs with Jon Postel
> passing. I always found Bob's thoughtful opinions clarifying and
> constructive. His Host Requirements series was a seminal contribution in my
> opinion
> (see RFC 1122 et seq).
> 
> See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Braden
> 
> I will miss his self-deprecating and wry sense of humor and his occasional
> outbursts of disdain for rank stupidity. Really, there was something
> ultimately satisfying hearing Bob take apart some piece of particular
> ineptness in our technical community. Ever willing to work on behalf of the
> Internet community in which he was such a long time dweller, Bob earned my
> highest esteem and appreciation. I will miss him greatly but his work is a
> true monument to dedication and will long be remembered and admired.
> 
> vint cerf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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