[ldm-users] The passing of Jeff Lake

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  • From: Gilbert Sebenste <gilbert@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:07:04 +0000
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LDM-Users,

This evening, one of the lists more prolific LDM users, Jeff Lake, passed away 
this evening due to complications from MS.
Over the years, I got to know Jeff through this list as he operated his private 
business. He would ask me about LDM actions and how to do things, but he 
quickly got  good enough to start learning about its limitations, and the 
occasional bug.

In fact, a few years ago, Steve Emmerson gave Jeff and I a beta copy of the 
LDM. We then had an internal contest to see which one of us could find the most 
bugs. In the past, I usually won those "contests", but on this one, even though 
I found a handful of bugs, Jeff blew me out the water. He, like me, wanted to 
be cutting edge, and make the LDM the best it could be. As a result, his work 
benefitted all of us, making the LDM more stable as the bugs were found, and 
then crushed by Steve Emmerson. He was a pleasure to work with, and I will miss 
him.

My condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends, who are in 
mourning tonight.

Gilbert Sebenste
Staff Meteorologist

Environmental Health and Safety
Labs for Wellness 154 | DeKalb, Illinois 60115
815-753-5492
gilbert@xxxxxxx<mailto:gilbert@xxxxxxx>
http://weather.admin.niu.edu<http://weather.admin.niu.edu/>

Everyone. Home. Safely.

[NIU]


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