On Friday, 24 November 2023 at 18:19:12 UTC, Anton Ertl wrote:
Stephen Pelc <ste...@vfxforth.com> writes:
It is with great sadness, that I have to announce the Death of Howerd Oakford.
I am saddened to read that.
Of course he is well-known for his long-standing interest in
colorForth (starting in 2001 or earlier and resulting in <http://www.euroforth.org/ef01/oakford01.pdf> and later papers and presentations). But I also vividly remember your and his presentation
on bomb disposal <http://www.euroforth.org/ef03/pelc-oakford03.pdf>.
Looking at the EuroForth page, I also see several papers on a variety
of other topics, mainly in the 1990s.
Howerd was hit by a car while cycling on the bike lane. He was not able to >recover and died 2 days later on the 16th of November in hospital.
It seems that this posting describes the accident: <https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/62459/5649355>
- anton
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I am so very sorry to hear this.
I had some discussions with him over the last months
and he was a very kind person. And very helpful.
My thoughts are with his wife. She must be very shocked.
Rest in Peace.
For people here I did a quick translation of the text at this link.
Odenthal (ots)
Yesterday, Tuesday (November 14th), the police, fire department, rescue service
and an emergency doctor were called to the Glöbusch district
after a traffic accident occurred there between a car and a cyclist.
A 36-year-old woman from Kürten was driving her Citroen on Schlinghofener Strasse around 11:50 a.m.
and intended to turn right at a junction onto the higher-level Bergstrasse. According to her own statements, she stopped her car in front of the junction and only started again after she had not noticed any other road users coming from either direction.
However, she apparently overlooked a 69-year-old cyclist from Odenthal
coming from the right who was driving on the left side of the mountain road
on the shared footpath and cycle path in the direction of Blecher.
This area is a pedestrian and cycle path for both directions.
The cyclist was trapped under the Kürten woman's car
and had to be freed by the fire department.
He suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance.
The woman from Kürten was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The traffic accident investigation was supported by a traffic accident investigation team from the Düsseldorf police headquarters.
The bicycle, which had an estimated damage of 200 euros,
and the Citroen were seized as evidence.
While the accident was being recorded, the junction area was completely closed for around three hours.
The Rhein-Berg police are now asking witnesses
who can provide information about the accident to contact the Burscheid traffic commissioner on 02202 205-0. (th)
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