A Sad Announcement - RWood

Bob Russell · 03-29-2011, 06:10 PM

It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you the news of the passing of another member of our MobileRead family.

Much esteemed and respected Member and Moderator RWood died recently at the age of 60. He is survived by his best friend and beloved wife Janet, who shared over 30 years of marriage with him. He often spoke of what a joy and a strength Janet was to him.

Wood (which is the name he went by) is known for his herculean work on the complete and hand-formatted "Harvard Classics" series of ebooks in our own library. More notably, Wood was even more known for his gentle, upbeat and encouraging manner within this community. He has been a pillar of strength for MobileRead at large, and to the moderation team. His absence has already been noted and felt amongst us. His death leaves a emptiness that will be long felt.

In his early years, Wood moved a lot due to his father's career. His father was a pioneer in the computer industry, and worked on mainframes for some of the top names such as IBM, Burroughs, Honeywell. Following in his footsteps, Wood was quite accomplished and experienced after an impressive history of computer systems work. He was well-educated, including MA and MBA degrees from Harvard Business School. Most recently, he had been the Managing Director of a consulting firm and has acted as the program manager for a number of significant government programs.

Wood’s hobbies included stamp collecting and watching old TV shows and movies. He enjoyed his pet rabbits, including some who were potty trained and one that was not happy when he left, and would try to pee on his shirts whenever he was going out of town. And, of course, he found joy in his work preparing the Harvard Classics books that now remain as part of his legacy.

In lieu of flowers or family gifts, please send donations to the American Red Cross. Wood has worked as a consultant there (for example, supervising a program to maintain the integrity of donated blood), and he was very proud of the work done by that organization.

covingtoncat73 · 03-29-2011, 06:20 PM

Sounds like a great guy gone too soon. My condolences to his friends and family.

Andanzas · 03-29-2011, 06:20 PM

Oh no! What sad news.

Downloading the Harvard classics was one of the first things I did after joining MobileRead and I enjoyed exchanging some private messages with RWood. He was a very kind person and had a wonderful sense of humor. He will be missed.

May he rest in peace.

bhartman36 · 03-29-2011, 06:26 PM

My condolences to his friends and family. May he rest in peace.

kennyc · 03-29-2011, 06:27 PM

Oh No. My deepest condolences and thanks for his hard work to make this (and the world of books) a much better place!

Bilbo1967 · 03-29-2011, 06:29 PM

That is bad news. RWood was one of the nicest guys here and will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and friends.

Lemurion · 03-29-2011, 06:39 PM

I wish his family all the best in their time of loss. It's a sad day.

Fbone · 03-29-2011, 06:40 PM

My sincere sympathies. He will be missed by many.

jgaiser · 03-29-2011, 06:43 PM

.

Just recently discovered that the Harvard Classics were available here on MR and have been downloading them and adding to a separate Calibre library. Very sad.

Condolences to Wood's family.

basschick · 03-29-2011, 06:44 PM

oh, no - that's very sad news

my condolences to his family.

Nyssa · 03-29-2011, 07:05 PM

My condolences.

May he Rest in Peace.

MickeyC · 03-29-2011, 07:19 PM

This is the saddest news. I knew Wood from several MeetUps we had here in Northern Virginia. And, in fact, we had recently discussed having another one later this year.

My sincerest condolences to his family

=X= · 03-29-2011, 07:30 PM

This is sad new RWood was a great guy and one of the pillars of the MR community he will be missed

My condolences to his Family

chamekke · 03-29-2011, 07:39 PM

I am very sorry to hear this news. What a terrible loss for his family.

RWood will always be remembered fondly here. May he rest in peace.

WT Sharpe · 03-29-2011, 07:40 PM

I barely knew RWood, but wish I had. Marc said I would have liked him very much, and I suspect he's right. Although I didn't know him that well, I probably have a considerable amount of his hard work in my library, as a couple of years ago I made an effort to complete my e-collection of the Harvard Classics. Anyone who would go to all that trouble so others could enjoy the work of their labor will surely be missed.

03-29-2011, 06:10 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	A Sad Announcement - RWood It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you the news of the passing of another member of our MobileRead family. Much esteemed and respected Member and Moderator RWood died recently at the age of 60. He is survived by his best friend and beloved wife Janet, who shared over 30 years of marriage with him. He often spoke of what a joy and a strength Janet was to him. Wood (which is the name he went by) is known for his herculean work on the complete and hand-formatted "Harvard Classics" series of ebooks in our own library. More notably, Wood was even more known for his gentle, upbeat and encouraging manner within this community. He has been a pillar of strength for MobileRead at large, and to the moderation team. His absence has already been noted and felt amongst us. His death leaves a emptiness that will be long felt. In his early years, Wood moved a lot due to his father's career. His father was a pioneer in the computer industry, and worked on mainframes for some of the top names such as IBM, Burroughs, Honeywell. Following in his footsteps, Wood was quite accomplished and experienced after an impressive history of computer systems work. He was well-educated, including MA and MBA degrees from Harvard Business School. Most recently, he had been the Managing Director of a consulting firm and has acted as the program manager for a number of significant government programs. Wood’s hobbies included stamp collecting and watching old TV shows and movies. He enjoyed his pet rabbits, including some who were potty trained and one that was not happy when he left, and would try to pee on his shirts whenever he was going out of town. And, of course, he found joy in his work preparing the Harvard Classics books that now remain as part of his legacy. In lieu of flowers or family gifts, please send donations to the American Red Cross. Wood has worked as a consultant there (for example, supervising a program to maintain the integrity of donated blood), and he was very proud of the work done by that organization.

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