Re: Obituary - Joe Kohn

[alawther@spammenot.mac.com (Anthony Lawther)]

Ewen <spectrumdaddy@nospam.com> wrote:

> It is with heavy heart that I report this--one of the Apple II's notable
> personalities has passed away.
> 
> Joe Kohn of ShareWare Solutions II, died on Jan. 6th, 2010 following a
> battle with metastatic cancer.  He was 62 years old and lived in Marin
> County, Calif.
> 
> Joe got to know many Apple II people when he was a Sysop on the Source,
> and his interest in the Apple started to grow.  He became interested in
> writing about the II and was a regular contributor to the Apple IIGS
> Buyer's Guide and then wrote for inCider/A+, most notably writing about
> shareware programs.  He then started ShareWare Solutions II from 1993
> thru 1999, while running an online store for Apple shareware and
> freeware titles. He was active on several of the online services when
> they were still supporting the A2, including Compuserve, AOL and Delphi.
> 
> An avid Apple II fan, Joe owned numerous Apple II computers including
> the rare Mark Twain IIGS, and used his GS for all of his work, including
> online work as his preferred machine.
> 
> In his later years he was was president of the Marin Chapter of the
> Californian Native Plant Society, and became an expert on native
> wildflowers and other California plants.
> 
> Burial will be in Marin County on Jan. 8th, and a memorial  service will
> be held on Saturday.
> 
> There is no contact information for the family at this time, we will
> update this in the future should a memorial book be posted online.
> 
> Howard Katz - Ewen Wannop

Wow.

Condolences to the family, and the Apple II family as well. This is
going to take a while for us all to adjust to.

Regards,
Anthony.