Macworld forum fellow member , Grant G , passed away this hebdomad after a long battle with cancer of the blood . He die out quiet and comfortably in a hospice near his home in Nevada .
Anyone who ’s call Macworld ’s forums seek assistant is familiar with Grant ’s name and generosity . Macworld ’s first “ Forum God , ” Grant had a warmth for aid others . Whether it was the rawest newbie unpacking their first Mac or a stager struggling with one of the more arcane facet of OS X , Grant was there with his vast knowledge , gentle boost and , often , ironic humor . If you ’re one of the 10 of thousands of citizenry who ’ve been helped by theMacworld OS X Forum FAQyou’ve been refer by Grant as well — he , along with Macworld moderator Derik DeLong , wrote much of that FAQ .
His 9,548 post and registration appointment of 1/12/01 tell only part of the story . Before the birth of the full - blown forums you see today , Macworld propose a individual Mac 911 forum . Grant was one of its first members and in the early daylight when we were still build a residential area , Grant , another helpful extremity named Jeff Z , and I dashed from one remainder of our big empty meeting place to the other stress to lend a hand to the rare visitant who stumbled upon the site .
As often fall out when work is slow , the three of us spent much of our prison term swapping stories far afield of the military mission at deal . During one such telephone exchange Grant and I engaged in a heated debate about the benefit of bleu tall mallow dressing ( perfect with Grant ’s never - fail formula for same ) . If you glance at just about any of his office you ’ll see that he continued to integrate a part of his “ actual ” life into many of them — often illustrating a point by talking about how his wife Mo was astonished by some unexampled caper he made his Mac perform or passing along a wholly unrelated choice morsel about sprightliness in the mythical - sounding Pahrump , Nevada .
I never met Grant . I do n’t get laid what he calculate like . I do n’t know what kind of machine he aim or much about what he did earlier in life . I do know , however , that Grant was a sterling admonisher of just how kind , generous , and helpful people can be . Our meeting place will be poorer without him .
I ca n’t think of anyone who more deserved the title of Forum God . All of us in the Macworld forum are going to miss him .
If you ’d like to propose something in Grant ’s memory board you could post a contribution in his name to :
Nathan Adelson Hospice , 4141 Swenson St. , Las Vegas NV 89119
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