-=> Daryl Stout wrote to MARK LEWIS <=-

 ML>IIRC, the last i remember hearing was he was trying to get his system back
 ML>online after construction caused a massive electrical problem and blew a
lot
 ML>his stuff up in the resulting surge...

 ML>are you sure about this?? can you provide a link??

 DS>   One of my Visiting Sysops asked me if I had heard anything, and
 DS> I told him to ask Janis Kracht...that if anyone would know, she
 DS> would. Well, that Sysop emailed me, and according to Janis "Bill
 DS> passed away some time ago". So, if the details are wrong, then
 DS> it's Janis who is at fault. I'll netmail her, and ask for
 DS> confirmation. The Visiting Sysop was wanting to know, as he was
 DS> getting mail, etc. from Bill's system, and hadn't heard from him
 DS> in a long time...let alone seen him in the echoes.

 DS>   As a note, I saw a post of confirmation from Janis in this echo
 DS> on that.

There have since been messages (in FidoNews, I think) that make it 
clear that Bill McGarrity is still with us.  The reports of his 
passing are erroneous.



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