====== In Memoriam ======
This page is for the remembrance of pioneering and influential people in the BBS community that have passed on((so called "silent keys" in the Amateur Radio world)).

===== Steve Deppe =====
[[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fresnobee/obituary.aspx?n=steven-brent-deppe&pid=171858004|Steven Brent Deppe (May 22, 1958 - July 10, 2014)]] A.K.A. [[person:Ille Homine Albe]]

Early contributor to Synchronet BBS Software and mentor to [[person: Digital Man]].

===== Chuck Forsberg =====
[[wp>Chuck_Forsberg|Charles Alton "Chuck" Forsberg (May 6, 1944 – September 24, 2015)]]

Inventor of [[wp>YMODEM]] and [[wp>ZMODEM]] file transfer protocols.

===== Kenny Gardner =====
[[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.aspx?pid=193404947|1954 - 2019]]

Developer of [[https://www.gapbbs.com|GAP BBS Software]] and the [[ref:DOOR.SYS]] file format.

===== Marion "Jack" Rickard =====
[[https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/mo/cape-girardeau/marion-jack-rickard-11373892|July 24, 1955 - August 31, 2020]]

Publisher of [[wp>Boardwatch Magazine]] and co-creator of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZndB0vwavkM|ONE BBSCON]].

===== Randy Suess =====

Randy John Suess (January 27, 1945 - December 10, 2019)

[[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/technology/randy-suess-dead.html|Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74]]

===== Wynn Wagner III  =====
Winfield "Wynn" Wagner, A.K.A. [[http://www.rikwallin.com/|Sven Andréas Wallin]] (January 18, 1951 - May 23, 2018)

Original developer of [[http://www.thefullwiki.org/Opus-CBCS|Opus-CBCS]] and contributor to important BBS standards, like FOSSIL ([[http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/IBM/DOS/OPUS/opushist.html|history]]).

===== Mike Woltz =====
Michael David Woltz DECEMBER 22, 1945 – DECEMBER 20, 2022

Author of [[wp>Spitfire_(BBS) Software]]

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/west-des-moines-ia/michael-woltz-11072625

===== Ward Christensen =====
Ward Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online.

===== Janis Kracht =====
Long time Fidonet sysop and past Z1C passed away on October 21, 2024 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
===== See Also =====
  * [[:history:|history index]]

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