(Reprint from the Syndk8)
Claude Gong, one of the owners of my primary ISP, has passed away.
He was a Cisco genius, *nix virtuoso, fellow BH, happy and kind soul. Whenever something of ... erm, interest, needed to be done he was the man. Always had a laugh for me, was a superb, first rate friend and business partner. He has assisted a couple of you here, but not many - he was not widely known, but those that knew him, certainly enjoyed a great person, as I have for the last 9 years. I think even his systems know that he is gone, as all of my sites are down this morning. I think he is probably laughing somewhere, knowing that his brother and partner now has to get up to handle my trouble calls

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Rest in peace, dear friend.