Ron Martell, MS MVP - Nov 16, 1942 - Oct 29, 2008

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98 newsgroups
and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October 29th
after battling cancer for many years.

Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d

Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
--
~Robear

[Buffalo]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
> newsgroups and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP,
> succumbed on October 29th after battling cancer for many years.
>
> Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
>
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>
> Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141

Thanks for the update.
Ron was quite helpful to very many and also to me.
Very sad.
Buffalo

[Nigel Stapley]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
> newsgroups and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed
> on October 29th after battling cancer for many years.

This is very sad. Ron helped a lot of us in a lot of ways, and will
always be remembered with gratitude.

Thank you, Ron.



Nigel Stapley

www.thejudge.me.uk

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[philo]

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98 newsgroups
> and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October
29th
> after battling cancer for many years.
>
> Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
>
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>
> Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
> --
> ~Robear
>


Sorry to hear the bad news...
he gave a lot of good advice over the years.

Thanks for letting us know.

[dadiOH[_3_]]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
> newsgroups and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP,
> succumbed on October 29th after battling cancer for many years.

I am sorry to hear that. Although I can't say I knew him, I always read his
posts and found them accurate and helpful. I am sure many, many others did
too and that body of useful advice is a worthwhile legacy.

--

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You'll be sorely missed Ron, you gave such good advice here.
Rock on

[Bill Watt]

Very sorry to hear this, Ron was very helpful and a really nice
person.

Bill Watt

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:14:16 -0500, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> wrote:

>Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98 newsgroups
>and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October 29th
>after battling cancer for many years.
>
>Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
>http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>
>Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
>http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141

[PCR]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
| Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
| newsgroups and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP,
| succumbed on October 29th after battling cancer for many years.
|
| Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
|
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
|
| Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
| http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141

I am sad. He was a nice one & helpful. I have 12 of his posts in my
Keepers folder. Looking at them now, I can see much of what I say here
came through him.

| --
| ~Robear

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR

[Bill in Co.]

PCR wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
>> newsgroups and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP,
>> succumbed on October 29th after battling cancer for many years.
>>
>> Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
>>
> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>>
>> Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
>
> I am sad. He was a nice one & helpful.

Seconded.

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

PCR wrote:
<snip>
> I am sad. He was a nice one & helpful. I have 12 of his posts in my
> Keepers folder. Looking at them now, I can see much of what I say here
> came through him.

Thanks, PCR. That just about says it all.
--
~Robear

[Curt Christianson]

Thanks Robear,

I first "met" Ron in this NG back in my first year on the Internet in 2000.
I could tell he knew what he was talking about because of all the apparently
satisfied "customers" he had. He counseled me often, and never once chided
me for asking what were probably incredibly stupid questions. The man was
obviously very patient. I credit Ron with really sparking my interest in
computers, and the NG's. I may try to emulate Ron, but I will never, even
remotely, equal him.

At that time, I had no idea what an MS-MVP even was.

If MS-MVP were in the dictionary...the definition would be Ron Martell.
Farewell friend.

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/
http://dundats.mvps.org/AutoIt/default.aspx





"PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98 newsgroups
> and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October
> 29th after battling cancer for many years.
>
> Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>
> Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
> --
> ~Robear

[MEB[_2_]]

I'm not familiar with Ron personally,, however I'm sure all of us who have
read his writings or used his help at some point, wish to extend our
condolences to the family.

--
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~~
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message
...
| PCR wrote:
| <snip>
| > I am sad. He was a nice one & helpful. I have 12 of his posts in my
| > Keepers folder. Looking at them now, I can see much of what I say here
| > came through him.
|
| Thanks, PCR. That just about says it all.
| --
| ~Robear

[Rick Chauvin]

A great technician he was... ...God bless....

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message

> Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98 newsgroups
> and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October
> 29th after battling cancer for many years.
>
> Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
>
> Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
> --
> ~Robear

[PCR]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
| PCR wrote:
| <snip>
|> I am sad. He was a nice one & helpful. I have 12 of his posts in my
|> Keepers folder. Looking at them now, I can see much of what I say
|> here came through him.
|
| Thanks, PCR. That just about says it all.

Thanks for informing us & allowing us to pay our respects. I see he was
just about 66 & died of cancer & thankfully painlessly. It's a pity, but
we all will pass along his knowledge for a while. And I should make a
ninth effort to quit smoking myself.

| --
| ~Robear

--
PCR

[Angel]

Sorry to hear about Ron. He will be greatly missed. May he R.I.P. May God
bless his family and him.
Angel

"Rick Chauvin" > wrote in message
.. .
: A great technician he was... ...God bless....
:
: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message
:
: > Longtime MS MVP Ron Martell, well know in this and other Win98
newsgroups
: > and the embodiment of what it means to be an MVP, succumbed on October
: > 29th after battling cancer for many years.
: >
: > Ron's posting history in Win98 newsgroups (over 10,000 posts):
: >
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ron+%2B+martell+group:microsoft.public.wi n98.*&scoring=d
: >
: > Some of his colleagues and friends are remembering Ron here:
: > http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37141
: > --
: > ~Robear
:
:

[98 Guy]

Angel wrote:

> He will be greatly missed.

What I find interesting is that his last post to usenet was in July.

He made 3 posts to this newsgroup for all of 2008.

Announcement of his passing in this newsgroup happens a month after his
death.

Yet he will be "greatly missed".

Hmmm.

[Rick Chauvin]

...get real guy, and get a life..
Ron was truly a wonderful, and technically gifted person.. only you would
butt your mouth in, a sarcastic way for attention, within a situation where
there is only be blessed light..



"98 Guy" > wrote in message
> Angel wrote:
>
>> He will be greatly missed.
>
> What I find interesting is that his last post to usenet was in July.
>
> He made 3 posts to this newsgroup for all of 2008.
>
> Announcement of his passing in this newsgroup happens a month after his
> death.
>
> Yet he will be "greatly missed".
>
> Hmmm.

[98 Guy]

Top-Poaster and Full-Quoter Rick Chauvin wrote:

> Ron was truly a wonderful, and technically gifted person.

Which I said nothing to either support or contradict.

> only you would butt your mouth in, a sarcastic way for attention,

To point out how disengenuous other comments have been.

> within a situation where there is only be blessed light..

No need to get hyper-evangelical over this.

[Jeff Richards]

So you're saying that a person who expresses regret at the passing of a
long-term acquaintance they haven't had much contact with in the last year
or so is being disingenuous?

That's just the sort of thoughtless and inaccurate remark I would expect
from you.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"98 Guy" > wrote in message ...
> Top-Poaster and Full-Quoter Rick Chauvin wrote:
>
>> Ron was truly a wonderful, and technically gifted person.
>
> Which I said nothing to either support or contradict.
>
>> only you would butt your mouth in, a sarcastic way for attention,
>
> To point out how disengenuous other comments have been.
>
>> within a situation where there is only be blessed light..
>
> No need to get hyper-evangelical over this.

[John John (MVP)]

98 Guy wrote:
> Angel wrote:
>
>
>>He will be greatly missed.
>
>
> What I find interesting is that his last post to usenet was in July.
>
> He made 3 posts to this newsgroup for all of 2008.
>
> Announcement of his passing in this newsgroup happens a month after his
> death.
>
> Yet he will be "greatly missed".

I'm sure that you will not ever be missed here, not even slightly.

Over the years I have learned a lot from Ron and I have been missing him
for many months, since he stopped posting regularly. I was saddened to
learn or his passing, may he rest in peace.

John