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Frank Kabel: A Sad Day for the Excel Community
Deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones. He will be truly truly truly
missed here. "Norman Harker" wrote in message ... : Hi Everyone! : : The heading expresses our distress at a loss to the community of : Excel. : : It is with the greatest of sadness that I must report the news that : Frank Kabel has died in a tragic accident whilst on holiday in his : home country of Germany. : : I'm afraid that at this stage, whilst the news has been confirmed from : his employers, we know nothing more. It falls to me to try and do : justice to a good mate on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and all : of Frank's other many "Excel friends". : : Frank was not only a very major contributor to these newsgroups but he : was also a great innovative developer and friend to all. Despite : English being his second language his replies to public and private : correspondence were always well worth reading for content and charm. : It is difficult to believe that Frank only started posting to : newsgroups in late 2003 but his posts were immediately prolific and : helpful to all. At one stage Frank was such a prolific poster we even : thought that he was several people. It was difficult to comprehend how : he could compose so many excellent replies at such a high speed. Frank : was our newest MVP Excel and he achieved this recognition at the same : record speed that he was used to working at. It is distressing to : many outside Germany that we never got to meet him in person. Here : though is a photograph that we can remember him by. : : http://www.jumper.ch/infos.htm : : Many thousands will have benefited from his efforts to help and : educate; even more will benefit over the years from the time and : considerable energy that Frank devoted to developing and sharing his : knowledge. Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and I worked many hundreds of : hours with Frank on projects such as QDE (Quick Date Entry) and the : EasyFilter Addins. A pre-production Addin CFPlus being worked on with : Bob Phillips and giving the additional conditional formatting has only : happened because of Frank's energy and we know that he was very proud : of its concept and implementation. Frank also was driving, : contributing, and stimulating other projects and updates and we know : that Frank had so much more he wanted to give to the community of : Excel users. He was a great team player and we could guarantee high : speed, critical and friendly feedback. We will miss him not only for : his contributions but also for his humour and sincere friendship. He : enjoyed a Single Malt and a good cigar and lived, and gave of his : life, to the full. : : We offer condolences to his family and friends at the loss of Frank at : such a young age. Frank came from Hamburg where his family still live : and had a long term girlfriend to whom we offer the sympathy that can : do little to make up for her loss. : : We have all lost a good and sincere friend. Frank represented the very : highest of the traditions of these Excel Groups. : : I have undertaken to ensure the collection and collation of responses : to this post both public and private and I will ensure a suitable : presentation to his family. : : -- : Regards : Norman Harker MVP (Excel) : on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin : Sydney, Australia : : : |
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