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I am writing to let you know the sad news that Bob Braden died . As you know he was in failing health. He got very sick with pneumonia and died quickly.
At the moment I do not know anything about memorial service. I am in touch with his wife Jean and son David.
Terry Benzel
Director Networking and Cybersecurity Division
Information Sciences Institute
University of Southern California
This is truly terrible news. With Bob Braden's passing, the three giants of the RFCs have left our midst: Jon Postel, then Joyce Reynolds and now Bob Braden.
Bob was a legendary contributor to the early ARPANET Host-Host protocols for the IBM 360 machines and to TCP/IP early in its development. Bob and Joyce became indistinguishable stewards of the RFCs with Jon Postel passing. I always found Bob's thoughtful opinions clarifying and constructive. His Host Requirements series was a seminal contribution in my opinion
(see RFC 1122 et seq).
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Braden
I will miss his self-deprecating and wry sense of humor and his occasional outbursts of disdain for rank stupidity. Really, there was something ultimately satisfying hearing Bob take apart some piece of particular ineptness in our technical community. Ever willing to work on behalf of the Internet community in which he was such a long time dweller, Bob earned my highest esteem and appreciation. I will miss him greatly but his work is a true monument to dedication and will long be remembered and admired.
vint cerf
---------- Forwarded message ----------
I am writing to let you know the sad news that Bob Braden died . As you know he was in failing health. He got very sick with pneumonia and died quickly.
At the moment I do not know anything about memorial service. I am in touch with his wife Jean and son David.
Terry Benzel
Director Networking and Cybersecurity Division
Information Sciences Institute
University of Southern California
This is truly terrible news. With Bob Braden's passing, the three giants of the RFCs have left our midst: Jon Postel, then Joyce Reynolds and now Bob Braden.
Bob was a legendary contributor to the early ARPANET Host-Host protocols for the IBM 360 machines and to TCP/IP early in its development. Bob and Joyce became indistinguishable stewards of the RFCs with Jon Postel passing. I always found Bob's thoughtful opinions clarifying and constructive. His Host Requirements series was a seminal contribution in my opinion
(see RFC 1122 et seq).
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Braden
I will miss his self-deprecating and wry sense of humor and his occasional outbursts of disdain for rank stupidity. Really, there was something ultimately satisfying hearing Bob take apart some piece of particular ineptness in our technical community. Ever willing to work on behalf of the Internet community in which he was such a long time dweller, Bob earned my highest esteem and appreciation. I will miss him greatly but his work is a true monument to dedication and will long be remembered and admired.
vint cerf
