[vcf-midatlantic] Lorrinda Cherry passed away

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Sun Feb 20 15:57:24 UTC 2022


On 2/20/22 10:55, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Not related to my family but on the topic of Women in CS, Lorrinda 
> Cherry passed away around
> Feb 15th.
> 
> https://lwn.net/ml/tuhs/CAKH6PiVi+JoxDG7ACMG5G+qnTkxTMsohGx6Wq3UNVkogO4N0Vg@mail.gmail.com/ 
> 
> 
> For those who are not aware of Lorrinda's background she created dc, bc, 
> eqn and worked on the
> Writer's Work Bench (GNU style today).

   I use 'bc' every single day!  Her work lives on.  That's the best any 
of us can hope for.

   RIP Lorrinda Cherry.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA


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