Further to this, regarding an obituary - I had a dig and found it: http://goo.gl/Ua6Mu3
On 18/09/14 09:17, James Ronan wrote: > Hi David, > > On 17/09/14 19:18, David Golden wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 4:33 AM, James Ronan <ja...@ronanweb.co.uk >> <mailto:ja...@ronanweb.co.uk>> wrote: >> >> >> If it helps, as his friend, I agree to it on his behalf ;) >> >> >> James, >> >> Requests to the Dancer project for information/details on James' passing >> were not returned, so James' modules weren't put into the usual >> "custodial" status. Was an obituary published or are there additional >> details that can be shared to corroborate what happened? > > As James was estranged from his family it took some time for them to be > tracked down, and as a result it's been difficult for us to get any more > information. > > As far as we know, the accident he had a couple of months previous to > his passing - where by he was struck by a motor vehicle whilst on foot - > was the underlying cause. > > When he returned to work, and we spent some time talking, he told me > that the doctors had confirmed that he had some form of damage to his > brain, but they were happy he was showing good progress with healing and > so he was allowed to return to work. Over the course of those 2 months > the injury to his leg was well on it's way to healing and he no longer > required the walking stick he was using. > > About a week later we didn't hear from James for the tail end of a week > (This was not uncommon as we all telecommute and occasionally we just > get on with what we're doing). The shock came on the Monday morning when > we had a message from his girlfriend that he had passed away. > The details weren't clear, he had apparently returned to hospital > because he was feeling unwell, as to whether he passed away in hospital > or was again released we're unsure. Needless to say we didn't really > press his girlfriend for more information given the situation. > > I can confirm however that due to the support of his friends, the Perl > community and even some complete strangers, that James did get a decent > funeral and a proper send off. So my personal thanks to all those that > contributed, as it was a send off he deserved. > > Hope this helps shed some light, and allows us to keep James' modules going. > > Thanks again, > JamesR > > -- James Ronan
