[ih] Fwd: Bob Braden has passed away

[Stephen Casner]

When I remotely watched Bob's retirement celebration at ISI, I
observed that he looked much older than I remembered.  I did not
realize that his health had declined.  The old guard is slipping
away.  This is indeed sad.

                                                        -- Steve

On Wed, 18 Apr 2018, 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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