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-=> Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

 SD> I regret to inform you that one of our own, Ben Ritchey, passed away on
 SD> June 27 at the age of 65.

 SD> I will miss him a lot.  He helped me for decades with FTN technology
 SD> questions and provided me with many things, including his source code
 SD> to the current Elist bot.  We were working together on an issue
 SD> concerning MOD RUL updates not working.

 SD> Time marches on and waits for no man, sadly.

 SD> Rest in peace, Ben.

Bummer .... none of us get out of here alive. But, we're seldom ready
when the journey is over. I only knew Ben from his sporadic appearances
in the Cooking Echo - but, 65 is young (says the 77 year old).

All we can do is live it by a bit of philosophy I picked up from a 
Datsun/Nissan ad on the glass teat ... "Life's a journey. Enjoy the
ride."
 
It's worked for me - so far.
... "Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one." - O. W. 
Holmes
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