RIP Rick Dashiell

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by progdirjim

Rick had so many friends around the world, one of my best travel memories was meeting his college friend Wayne Gabel in Tokyo for a beer, then the now gone teriyaki stalls, good fun with a "gringo" who spoke fluent Japanese (Wayne and I are still internet friends!). As everyone has said, he is missed, and I'm glad our paths crossed. Vax, I am 99.99% certain he had no ill will towards you!

We did still hang around at events. It's sad that in his waning days, the WuFlu had put the kibosh on many of the events where I'd see him.

Knowing Rick, I'm surprised he didn't leave a joke to be written into his obituary.

[mossy]

Thank you, vax.

I can’t believe he’s gone. I was talking to him just a week before, and even then he was offering to help me find some track. That special time we had as a group starting around 2003 has his name written all over it. He was always up for a faff in ‘white’. Kind, thoughtful, and sharp as a tack. I’m very grateful I knew him. We had a running joke that neither of us were allowed to take more than five minutes to do anything. You can take more than your five minutes now, Rick. Rest well my friend. Your beautiful family will be in my thoughts.