Subj : Re: FidoGazette Vol 13 no 37
To   : Janis Kracht
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Sun Sep 15 2019 02:59:08

  Re: Re: FidoGazette Vol 13 no 37
  By: Janis Kracht to Dan Clough on Sat Sep 14 2019 11:26 pm

 > Hi Dan,
 >
 > >> > >   I wasn't aware that Bill McGarrity had passed away recently as
 > well. >> > > I've been so busy with stuff after my Mom's death and funeral
 > on August >> > > 9, that I've missed quite a bit of stuff.
 >
 > >> > I just thought he never brought his board back up after the storm last
 > >> > year.  I did not realize he had also passed.
 >
 > >> RS> Any one have his obit? When/how? He was a long-time Sync-op. :-(
 >
 > >> I think this is him:
 > >> >https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/william-mcgarity-obituary?pid=177
 > 520683
 >
 > >> That man's information does not seem to correlate with the Bill
 > >> Mcgarrity I know of. The spelling of the name is even different:
 >
 > He was older, so I think that is right.
 >
 > >> $ finger tequilam@vert.synchro.net
 > >> User: TEQUILAM #203                  In real life: Bill Mcgarrity
 > >> From: Hopatcong, Nj                        Handle: Tequilam
 > >> Birth: 10/22/53 (Age: 65 years)            Gender: M
 >
 > > Yep, I just saw the name and the fact that he was from Toms River,
 > > NJ (same city as shown for him in the Fido nodelist).  Kinda hard
 > > to think there were two Bill McGar(r)ity's in Toms River, NJ
 >
 > Yes.
 >
 > > though.  Perhaps it was his father that passed away...  I think
 > > others are delving further into this mystery.
 >
 > No, that was our Bill...
 >
 > I was trying to find the email from Bill's family that he had indeed passed
 > away, but it has been too long... that message is gone and thunderbird has
 > been updated many times since then :(
 >
 > Bill passed away and his family contacted me about this... It was really
 > sad, I remember that much. :(

Perhaps you're confusing Bill McGarrity with another FidoNet node/sysop? The 
Bill McGarrity that *I* know of (1:266/404) is still alive and (relatively) 
well. I just chatted with him via Facebook:

"I'm still here... diabetes caught up to me and I had a major electrical 
screwup by the power company that ate my server. I replaced the server but just 
lost interest for now. As soon as I get my legs back working again I may put 
everything up... who knows lol!! Hope you're doing well." - Bill McGarrity 
Sept-15-2019


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