Re: Obituary - Joe Kohn

[Mike <maginnis@computist-project.net>]

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:55:14 +0000, spectrumdaddy@nospam.com (Ewen)
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

Whoa... R.I.P. Joe...

Mike