Fw: W. Richard Stevens

["Don Kendrick" <dkendrick () home com>]

For those of us that were lucky enough to be in one of his classes and for
everyone who thinks of at his books as the bible of TCP/IP, this is a great
loss.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Hinden <hinden () iprg nokia com>
To: <ipng () sunroof eng sun com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 2:19 PM
Subject: W. Richard Stevens


> Co-author of RFC2553, RFC2292, RFC2133, as well as some non-IPv6-specific
> RFC's, died last Wednesday.
>
> We will miss him.
>
> Bob
>
>
> > From: "Jeff Payne" <jeffrey_payne () yahoo com>
> > To: <end2end-interest () ISI EDU>
> > Subject: Richard W. Steven Obit.
> > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:42:27 -0700
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> > STEVENS, W. Richard, noted author of computer books died on September 1.
He
> > is best known for his ``UNIX Network Programming'' series (1990, 1998,
> > 1999), ``Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment'' (1992), and
``TCP/IP
> > Illustrated'' series (1994, 1995, 1996).
> >
> > Richard was born in 1951 in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia),
where
> > his father worked for the copper industry. The family moved to Salt Lake
> > City, Hurley, New Mexico, Washington, DC and Phalaborwa, South Africa.
> > Richard attended Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia. He
> > received a B.SC. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan
in
> > 1973, and an M.S. (1978) and Ph.D. (1982) in Systems Engineering from the
> > University of Arizona. He moved to Tucson in 1975 and from then until
1982
> > he was employed at Kitt Peak National Observatory as a computer
programmer.
> > From 1982 until 1990 he was Vice President of Computing Services at
Health
> > Systems International in New Haven, CT, moving back to Tucson in 1990.
Here
> > he pursued his career as an author and consultant. He was also an avid
pilot
> > and a part-time flight instructor during the 1970's.
> >
> > He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Sally Hodges Stevens;
three
> > wonderful children, Bill, Ellen and David; sister, Claire Stevens of Las
> > Vegas, NV; brother, Bob and wife Linda Stevens of Dallas, TX; nieces,
Laura,
> > Sarah, Collette, Christy; and nephew, Brad. He is predeceased by his
> > parents, Royale J. Stevens (1915-1984); and Helen Patterson Stevens
> > (1916-1997). Helen lived in Tucson from 1991-1997, and Royale lived here
in
> > the early 1930's attending Tucson High School while his father was
treated
> > for TB at the Desert Sanitorium (now TMC).
> >
> > The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Richard's
name
> > to Habitat for Humanity, 2950 E. 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85713. A
memorial
> > service for Richard will be held at St. Phillip's in the Hills Episcopal
> > Church on Tuesday, September 7th at 12:00 noon. Following the service
there
> > will be a reception in the Murphy Gallery of the Church. Please wear
> > colorful clothing to the service; Richard loved colors.
>
>
>
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