R.I.P. Stanley Cline, a.k.a. roamer1

Folks,

I apologize if this has already been posted, and further apologize if
anyone feels this is off-topic, but considering the situation, I hope
you will indulge me.

Some of you who have frequented these newsgroups for a while may have
known a person by the name of Stanley Cline, known to many as roamer1. A
while back, he frequented the alt.cellular.* newsgroups, and was a
wealth of information regarding various wireless networks and their
histories. If you wanted a new PRL update on Verizon or Sprint analyzed
for changes, he was the go-to guy. And he ran a site, www.roamer1.org,
with reviews and analyses of coverage and roaming agreements for all the
major carriers.

I am sad to announce that Stanley passed away in his sleep on Tuesday,
July 24, at the age of 31, and he was buried the following Friday.
Apparently the cause of death is unknown at this time.

The announcement can be found here:

http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...2&page=1&pp=15

I never knew Stanley personally, but we posted a lot of messages
together on usenet in the alt.cellular.* groups. Sadly usenet has since
turned into a total cesspool or trolls and self appointed figureheads,
and I gave up on it, but I think he might've still been posting here up
until recently.

Honestly, I thought he was a lot older. That's not an insult; he just
knew so much about wireless networks and their history. He had to have
been a real cellular geek at a very early age, like myself, to have
known so much. His maturity, a real rarity these days, also threw me
off. I think it's incredibly sad that we've lost such a knowledgeable
guy, and at such an early age.

At any rate, in the event people are still here who knew him, I thought
it best to pass the word along.

Rest in peace, Stanley. We'll miss you.
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Isaiah Beard wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I apologize if this has already been posted, and further apologize if
> anyone feels this is off-topic, but considering the situation, I hope
> you will indulge me.
>
> Some of you who have frequented these newsgroups for a while may have
> known a person by the name of Stanley Cline, known to many as roamer1. A
> while back, he frequented the alt.cellular.* newsgroups, and was a
> wealth of information regarding various wireless networks and their
> histories. If you wanted a new PRL update on Verizon or Sprint analyzed
> for changes, he was the go-to guy. And he ran a site, www.roamer1.org,
> with reviews and analyses of coverage and roaming agreements for all the
> major carriers.
>
> I am sad to announce that Stanley passed away in his sleep on Tuesday,
> July 24, at the age of 31, and he was buried the following Friday.
> Apparently the cause of death is unknown at this time.
>
> The announcement can be found here:
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...2&page=1&pp=15
>
> I never knew Stanley personally, but we posted a lot of messages
> together on usenet in the alt.cellular.* groups. Sadly usenet has since
> turned into a total cesspool or trolls and self appointed figureheads,
> and I gave up on it, but I think he might've still been posting here up
> until recently.
>
> Honestly, I thought he was a lot older. That's not an insult; he just
> knew so much about wireless networks and their history. He had to have
> been a real cellular geek at a very early age, like myself, to have
> known so much. His maturity, a real rarity these days, also threw me
> off. I think it's incredibly sad that we've lost such a knowledgeable
> guy, and at such an early age.
>
> At any rate, in the event people are still here who knew him, I thought
> it best to pass the word along.
>
> Rest in peace, Stanley. We'll miss you.

"... died in his sleep Tuesday night..."

Tuesday night?

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Notan