[ih] Fwd: Memorial for Michael Padlipsky, Boston, Tuesday Nov.15th

[Vint Cerf]

here is a short video to commemorate Mike since I am not able to
attend the 11/15 memorial.

v

http://www.4shared.com/video/yPPSov1f/Padlipsky_Memorial_CERF.html

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:
> FORWARD to IH
> Dear Friends of Mike Padlipsky,
>
> As previously heralded, we have arranged a small,  informal, memorial
> celebration for Mike. It will be in Brookline, Mass, next Tuesday
> evening, after 6pm, at Gunilla's home. I will provide the street
> address to those who  RSVP.
>
> As there isn't a specific memorial ceremony for a self-professed
> 'Semantic Puritan', we'll adapt from the 'Secular Humanist' practice:
> a sharing of our cherished MAPhorisms and fondest MAPish remembrances.
> We will toast Mike with his beloved single-malt Scotch Whisky. We will
> have copies The Book and The Thesis, pictures and maybe even some of
> his unpublished poetry (if I can find something appropriate in his
> files in time). Gunilla is making a favorite food. Beyond that, any
> Padlipskiania memorabilia you might have would be nice to see, and any
> fun memories to share.
>
> This message is to be forwarded to the Multicians and Internet History
> lists, and among MITRE retirees and MIT classmates as best we can. If
> anyone knows whereabouts of Mike's  MITRE colleague and artist friend
> John Bean, or his family, or other classmates or local friends, I
> would like to contact them too.
>
> with Muted Cheers as Mike would say,
>
> Bill Ricker, Boston
> Whisky & Literary Conservator for MAP;
> self-appointed memorial committee convener
> RSVP to bill.n1vux at gmail.com
>
>