[Chicago] Remembering Ken

[Bonnie King]

One can do all the right things and still die young, even of natural causes.

RIP Ken Stox.


On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:17 AM, Lewit, Douglas <d-lewit at neiu.edu> wrote:

> Oh my gosh!!!  54 isn't really that old!  :-(   "Natural causes" is a
> little vague.  What was really the problem?  I think computer people
> (developers, hackers, programmers, et al) need to make sure to devote at
> least 30 minutes every day to exercise.  (Could be walking, climbing
> stairs, Yoga, swimming, or whatever you like.)  Excessive sitting at a
> computer is not without its price to pay.  I've noticed that when I'm at my
> laptop for too many hours, my lower back feels really stiff and if I'm
> working on some really complicated stuff I actually start to feel kind of
> dizzy and hyper.  That's when I take a break and walk a few blocks or do
> some Yoga.  ( I love to stand on my head.  Gets the blood and lymph flowing
> again in the head and body. )
>
> Dying at 54 is such a tragedy.  I hope the guy had a good life.
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember Ken from Imaginary Landscape days. He spoke openly about his
>> earlier days working on X11 and GCC at Bell Labs--one of our true old
>> school hackers.
>>
>> He hosted our group more recently at Groupon offices.
>> WE BID THEE FAREWELL
>> 5/18/1961 - 7/21/2015
>>
>> *Location:* Lisle, Illinois
>>
>> Kenneth Stox, 54 died on 21 July 2015 of natural causes.
>>
>> There will be a Memorial Party for Ken on 9/20/2015 from 2pm-5pm.
>>
>> Irish Times, 8869 Burlington Ave, Brookfield, IL
>>
>>
>> http://www.never-gone.com/Memorials/default.aspx?m=6h/SrD9At3YFWEiCR02stg%3d%3d
>>
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>> --
>> Brian Ray
>> @brianray
>> (773) 669-7717
>>
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