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     Re: Re: FidoGazette Vol 13 no 37   
     By: Janis Kracht to Dan Clough on Sat Sep 14 2019 11:26 pm   
      
    > Hi Dan,   
    >   
    > >> > >   I wasn't aware that Bill McGarrity had passed away recently as   
    > well. >> > > I've been so busy with stuff after my Mom's death and funeral   
    > on August >> > > 9, that I've missed quite a bit of stuff.   
    >   
    > >> > I just thought he never brought his board back up after the storm last   
    > >> > year.  I did not realize he had also passed.   
    >   
    > >> RS> Any one have his obit? When/how? He was a long-time Sync-op. :-(   
    >   
    > >> I think this is him:   
    > >> >https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/william-mcgarity-obituary?pid=177   
    > 520683   
    >   
    > >> That man's information does not seem to correlate with the Bill   
    > >> Mcgarrity I know of. The spelling of the name is even different:   
    >   
    > He was older, so I think that is right.   
    >   
    > >> $ finger tequilam@vert.synchro.net   
    > >> User: TEQUILAM #203                  In real life: Bill Mcgarrity   
    > >> From: Hopatcong, Nj                        Handle: Tequilam   
    > >> Birth: 10/22/53 (Age: 65 years)            Gender: M   
    >   
    > > Yep, I just saw the name and the fact that he was from Toms River,   
    > > NJ (same city as shown for him in the Fido nodelist).  Kinda hard   
    > > to think there were two Bill McGar(r)ity's in Toms River, NJ   
    >   
    > Yes.   
    >   
    > > though.  Perhaps it was his father that passed away...  I think   
    > > others are delving further into this mystery.   
    >   
    > No, that was our Bill...   
    >   
    > I was trying to find the email from Bill's family that he had indeed passed   
    > away, but it has been too long... that message is gone and thunderbird has   
    > been updated many times since then :(   
    >   
    > Bill passed away and his family contacted me about this... It was really   
    > sad, I remember that much. :(   
      
   Perhaps you're confusing Bill McGarrity with another FidoNet node/sysop? The   
   Bill McGarrity that *I* know of (1:266/404) is still alive and (relatively)   
   well. I just chatted with him via Facebook:   
      
   "I'm still here... diabetes caught up to me and I had a major electrical   
   screwup by the power company that ate my server. I replaced the server but   
   just lost interest for now. As soon as I get my legs back working again I may   
   put everything up... who knows lol!! Hope you're doing well." - Bill McGarrity   
   Sept-15-2019   
      
      
                                               digital man   
      
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