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

>> "Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message
>> news:13a97i2g7a3k79c@corp.supernews.com...
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> --
>> E-mail fudged to thwart spammers.
>> Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply.

>"Phil" <bludimnp2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:W86qi.11072$rR.4872@newsread2.news.pas.earth link.net...
> I'm sorry to say this but...This was posted 7/23/2007 at 725am, pre-dating
> the 24th.
> If the dates are correct isn't he TO BE buried Friday the 27th? As in
> tomorrow?
>
>
romer1 died in his sleep on the 17th of July.
I think the OP had a bit of Old Timer's disease :-)
That, and the shock of someone so young and prolific
in his knowledge of the cellular world passing away.

Burial has already occurred.



--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VV-8100 on VZW. User since April 1993
SonyEricsson W300i CINGULAR NATION SINCE MARCH 2006

I see. I certainly did not want to be insensitive. It just threw me with the
dates.
"Andy S" <adsisson@NOSPAMrochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46a9076c$1$32540$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> "Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13a97i2g7a3k79c@corp.supernews.com...
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> E-mail fudged to thwart spammers.
>>> Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply.
>
>>"Phil" <bludimnp2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>news:W86qi.11072$rR.4872@newsread2.news.pas.eart hlink.net...
>> I'm sorry to say this but...This was posted 7/23/2007 at 725am,
>> pre-dating
>> the 24th.
>> If the dates are correct isn't he TO BE buried Friday the 27th? As in
>> tomorrow?
>>
>>
> romer1 died in his sleep on the 17th of July.
> I think the OP had a bit of Old Timer's disease :-)
> That, and the shock of someone so young and prolific
> in his knowledge of the cellular world passing away.
>
> Burial has already occurred.
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew D. Sisson
> LG VV-8100 on VZW. User since April 1993
> SonyEricsson W300i CINGULAR NATION SINCE MARCH 2006
>
>
>