Tom,
nicely said although the facts are ultimately very sad...
A few days ago I praised his "Living VCO" as an unsung hero of all oscillator designs - might be the day when he died...
All the best to all the good (living and dead) guys
Frank
> Juergen was a genuinely decent person. Along with many others, I will
> miss him dearly. His album "Dark November" was compiled when he was
> going through some health issues back around 2000. As I listen to it
> one could tell that Juergen was an optimist. I just hope that there
> will be some avenue that opens up that lets us share our experiences
> with Juergen, with his children when they get older. His children
> knew a different side of Juergen than we did. They need to know what
> a fine person he was to every one and the ways he touched many of us.
> As great of a father as he was, he far exceeded what they even knew.
> I hope there is a way to let them know that their dad was wonderful
> beyond what they could learn in the short time he was with them. Many
> of us knew Juergen far longer than his kids did. That is so very sad.
> They need to know that their dad was held in the highest regard by a
> great many people.
>
> Peace.
> Tom Farrand
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:56 AM, rogerpellegrini
> <rogerpellegrini@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Deeply saddened by the news of Juergen's passing. He was a singular
> figure in the renaissance of modular synthesizers, and a truly generous soul.
> We are all the richer for having known him.
> >
> > -Roger
> >
> >
> >
> > > --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Laity <synthetic@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Terrible news.
> > > >
> > > > http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=346494#346494
> > > >
> > > > Sorry if this news has been posted already by someone else here in
> the
> > > forum (I am quite new to it, registered just for the purpose of making
> > > this announcement), but I think you should know:
> > > >
> > > > I have to tell you that Juergen Haible has been found death in his
> > > home in Nuremberg, Germany some days ago. The reason for his death is
> > > unknown yet; it seemed to have stricken him "out of the blue".
> > > >
> > > > Appended you will find the death notice from today's Nuremberg
> > > newspaper.
> > > >
> > > > I suppose many people here knew Juergen very well, at least from his
> > > talents in designing pcbs, helping others building them, and making
> > > excellent electronic music. Me being "all thumbs" in electronics, I
> > > always admired how he combined his technical and musical skills with
> his
> > > desire to let everybody participate in his progresses. But more, I
> lose
> > > a friend who had been - together with his wife Birgit - in our church
> in
> > > Erlangen/Tennenlohe for a long time and with whom we shared many good
> > > hours. We had gotten out of sight for a couple of years, but "met"
> again
> > > only some weeks ago on Facebook.
> > > >
> > > > Our thoughts are with his family; his two cute children, Tassilo and
> > > Anais, aged 10 and 2, lost a loving father.
> > > >
> > > >
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