I don't know if my writing is even appropriate under the circumstances as I just subscribed to this list over the weekend in hopes of meeting new people and acquiring more knowledge of good books to read.
I did not know Gustavo Galindo personally, but for the past two years, I have enjoyed the Bookshare service immensely. Having the freedom to look up books, both current and classics has been truly a joy in my life as I never had this type of access to any library in the past, and I will always consider Bookshare one of my greatest blessings right up there with the Kurzweil systems.
It is always a tragedy when someone young leaves us as Mr. Galindo has, but his legacy will go on in his memory, I am sure. I consider my life as I am sure you all do totally blessed for the work of Bookshare and will remember this man's work always in my prayers of thanksgiving.
Dianne B. Phelps, Napa, California----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Baechler" <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:36 AMSubject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: FW: [bksvol-discuss] Extremely sad news to the Bookshare.org community
Gentlepeople,I am truly sorry to read this. I didn't personally know Gustavo but I appreciated his dedication. I don't mean to repeat the same thing other people are saying but this is a huge loss to Bookshare and the community. Does anyone know the cause of death or the circumstances? Good luck trying to find a replacement for him. He was truly one of a kind and I will miss him in my own way. I hope all of you realize how major this is. Every book for the last many years went through him for final admin approval. At least he left a lasting legacy.At 12:35 PM 2/12/07 -0800, you wrote:It is with great regret and sorrow that I inform you that Gustavo Galindo passed away suddenly yesterday. Gustavo was the Site Manager for Bookshare.org, and was the foundation of our Bookshare.org team. He was involved in the rapid growth of our collection over the last four years through personally approving each book being added. Gustavo was fierce in his dedication to serving people with print impairments while getting it right, by taking our commitments to publishers and authors seriously. He had a formidable intellect, and his insights, understanding and sense of humor will be sorely missed by our team. =20 We can honor Gustavo's commitment to access and books by doing our best to bring more books to more people with print disabilities around the world.---------- Tony Baechler Baechler Productions -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.36/681 - Release Date: 2/11/07To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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