# Jim Weirich Passed Away **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [20 February 2014 17:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193 "2014-02-20T17:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Stu1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Stu1)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2014 17:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/1 "2014-02-20T17:00:47Z")
> Was just watching his talk from Ruby Conf last year "Y Not Adventures in Functional Programming" [http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming](http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming) Stu ---
**Author:** ![HAL\_90001](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/hal_90001/32/2046_2.png) [@HAL\_90001](https://rubytalk.org/u/HAL_90001)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2014 17:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/2 "2014-02-20T17:07:58Z")
This is very sad. It's a genuine loss to everyone who ever knew him. He has been a valued part of this community for at least 13 years. Hal > **···** > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Stu \ wrote: > > > [https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920](https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920) > > > > Was just watching his talk from Ruby Conf last year "Y Not Adventures in > > Functional Programming" > > > > [http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming](http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming) > > > > Stu ---
**Author:** ![Joel\_VanderWerf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Joel\_VanderWerf](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joel_VanderWerf)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2014 19:32 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/3 "2014-02-20T19:32:44Z")
Sad, indeed. Jim's first ruby-talk post is (AFAICT) this reply to one of yours, Hal: [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/6431](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/6431) (He did change the subject a bit.) > **···** > > On 02/20/2014 09:07 AM, Hal Fulton wrote: > > > This is very sad. It's a genuine loss to everyone who ever knew him. > > > > He has been a valued part of this community for at least 13 years. > > > > Hal > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Stu \ \\> wrote: > > > >     [https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920](https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920) > > > >     Was just watching his talk from Ruby Conf last year "Y Not > >     Adventures in Functional Programming" > > > >     [http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming](http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-not-adventures-in-functional-programming) > > > >     Stu ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2014 17:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/4 "2014-02-20T17:52:36Z")
> This is very sad. It's a genuine loss to everyone who ever knew him. It really is. > He has been a valued part of this community for at least 13 years. Reminds me that I have been around for almost 9 years... Thanks for letting us know, Stu! Sad regards robert > **···** > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > -- > [guy, jim].each {|him| remember.him do |as, often| as.you\_can - without end} > [http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/](http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Avdi\_Grimm2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@Avdi\_Grimm2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Avdi_Grimm2)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2014 19:48 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/5 "2014-02-20T19:48:22Z")
I don't really know what to say yet. I looked up to him in so many ways. I will miss his kindness and exuberance. > **···** > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Joel VanderWerf \wrote: > > > Sad, indeed. > > > > Jim's first ruby-talk post is (AFAICT) this reply to one of yours, Hal: > > > > [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/6431](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/6431) > > > > (He did change the subject a bit.) > > > > On 02/20/2014 09:07 AM, Hal Fulton wrote: > > > > > This is very sad. It's a genuine loss to everyone who ever knew him. > > > > > > He has been a valued part of this community for at least 13 years. > > > > > > Hal > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Stu \\> \\> wrote: > > > > > >     [https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920](https://twitter.com/dhh/status/436410949919313920) > > > > > >     Was just watching his talk from Ruby Conf last year "Y Not > > >     Adventures in Functional Programming" > > > > > >     [http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-](http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1287-rubyconf2012-y-) > > > not-adventures-in-functional-programming > > > > > >     Stu ---
**Author:** ![S.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@S.D](https://rubytalk.org/u/S.D)\ **Post date:** [21 February 2014 17:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/jim-weirich-passed-away/69193/6 "2014-02-21T17:37:41Z")
> [guy, jim].each {|him| remember.him do |as, often| as.you\_can - > without end} A fitting epitaph, and one that would bring a smile to Jim's face. I was privileged to share a few drinks, a few meals and dozens of conversations with him over the last 7 years. Subjects like Rake (capital 'R'), open source, Ruby, the evolution of software engineering, scotch, music, and life in general were talked about. His openness, and great sense of humor were always there. He will be remembered as one of the heroes of open source, especially with the Ruby and Rails communities. Many of you knew him far better than I, and my heart goes out to all of you, as together, we mourn Jim's passing. He was a great human being, and will truly be missed by all who knew him, especially those who knew him well. With great sadness, -- Steve Downie s.d@comcast.net