Sorry to hear your news, and especially from the cause of his passing, possibly aggravated by ozone depletion. Best regards, Brian On 21/04/2015 18:33, Dwight Mattix wrote: > Not sure if it's been reported but long time Technutter, Phil Bavaro > passed earlier this month from complications related to a melanoma. He > was a good man, a dear heart, a wild hair and major contributor where > ever he landed. > > Phil and I got on the forum at it's founding. We were coworkers in a > little one product Sorrento Valley start up that no one thought was > going to survive (let alone go on to be a Fortune 100 company). It's > long since been forgotten how the very survival of that company turned > on some of his early manufacturing accomplishments (saves) in that > company's history. > > I don't use the word genius lightly but do believe Phil was indeed one. > He taught me a great deal. His enthusiasm for the deep geekery of pwbs > and soldered assemblies was contagious. For me, he was part of pwbs > turning from simply an area of personal and professional interest into a > passion and vocational calling & committment. I owe a great deal to him > and the knowledge he shared. The man had no ego. He was generous with > his time and knowledge and quick to include any who needed in on the > team. Over the years we collaborated on all manner of pwb quality, > technology and supplier issues. > Phil got caught up in spinoffs and layoffs that came many years later > when the little startup got to be BigCo. We occasionally lost contact > but always reconnected somehow -- often as a result of this forum. Even > afte rhe left we continued to support one another with consults, > contacts and the occasional bit of venting. > > > His rabbits and rollerskates will be sorely missed around Pacific > Beach. If you were ever to find yourself out strolling an evening in > Pacific Beach and were to notice a bare of bunnies tethered to a tree > along the curb -- look up!!! You would likely see Phil up that tree > investigating an birds nest (while still wearing his roller skates). > Yes, the man took his rabbits for evening walks. Yes, he wore those old > school high top roller skates everywhere he wasn't driving (or push > starting) his ancient VW Scirocco. :) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or > [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________