From: abchaplin@yourfinger.rogers.com 
  
 Allen wrote: 
 > 
 > "Allen"  wrote in message 
 > news:e9UOa.7684$Ag6.430784@news20.bellglobal.com... 
 > > > 
 > > A loss that I feel personally and I never met the man. 
 > > 
 > > Allen 
 > > 
 > > 
 > COLLINS, Major R.J., CD (Ret'd) Unexpectedly on Friday, July 4, 
 > 2003 age 59 years. Predeceased by his parents Richard and Lilian 
 > Collins of Niagara Falls. Richard proudly served for 35 years 
 > with postings in Winnipeg, Comox, Greenwood, Halifax and finally 
 > Ottawa. He met friends from across the world, first as a ham 
 > operator (VEIBAX), then through his love of computers and the 
 > Internet. His children Victoria and Ian and their mother Claire 
 > are proud of Rick's accomplishments and the unique military life 
 > they led. He will be missed by many. Friends may call at the 
 > Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 403 Richmond Road at 
 > Roosevelt, on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. Memorial service will be 
 > held at Willowdale Christian Reformed Church, 150 Hilda Ave., 
 > Toronto, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Those wishing may make memorial 
 > donations to Doctors without Borders, 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 
 > 402, Toronto M5S 2T9 or the charity of their choice. Condolences, 
 > tributes or donations may be made at shipmaker@sprint.ca 
 > The Ottawa Citizen, 
  
 Thanks for posting the death notice, Allen, I just found it too. The 
 print version has a photo of Rick, and I suspect it was one of his 
 last shots for the CAFIB 20 (with rather more hair than I remember him 
 having when we last saw one another in the NDHQ smoking area in 2000). 
  
 I dealt with Rick on a few CFOO questions in my brief sojourn as a 
 staff wienie. He knew his stuff and, even more usefully, knew where 
 the pitfalls were, where most of the bodies were buried and which 
 twits, now in really high posts, had built their careers on whatever 
 half-baked programme. A very good man to have on one's side, and an 
 interesting friend with a wry sense of humour. 
 -- 
 Andrew Chaplin 
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