[Dixonary] OT: More bad news

[Dodi Schultz]

I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.

Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.

Now, suddenly, she's gone.

The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.

The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).

--Dodi

[Guerri Stevens]

That is truly sad to hear. I had envisioned Marijke as a fairly young
person, so it's hard to believe this could happen so quickly!

-- Guerri

Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.

[Tim B]

> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.

That is sad, Dodi; she'll be missed. Thanks for letting us know.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Hugo Kornelis]

This is sad news indeed.

Like Guerri, I had imagined Marijke to be young, and at full health. So the
news of her death comes as quite a shock.

I'll miss her...

Best, Hugo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dodi Schultz" <SCHULTZ (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
To: <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:18 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] OT: More bad news




I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.

Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.

Now, suddenly, she's gone.

The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.

The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).

--Dodi

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:40, Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perfact (DOT) info> wrote:
>
> This is sad news indeed.
>
> Like Guerri, I had imagined Marijke to be young, and at full health. So the
> news of her death comes as quite a shock.
>
> I'll miss her...
>
> Best, Hugo
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dodi Schultz" <SCHULTZ (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
> To: <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:18 AM
> Subject: [Dixonary] OT: More bad news
>
>
>
>
> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.
>
> Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
> it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
> various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
> the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
> consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
> corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
> which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.
>
> Now, suddenly, she's gone.
>
> The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
> computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
> spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.
>
> The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
> address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).
>
> --Dodi
>
dear friends of Marijke,
Marijke has lived for 53
years, she would have been 54 by 1 november.
She really was forever young, i am glad
she appeared like that through her communications.
-- She tried very hard not to let anything
get her down. The cancer was too strong though.

--Regards, Marijke i can in future be reached at
bluebell (AT) xs4all (DOT) nl, i will try and keep this computer switched on for
the next few days
http://ww
w.surd.info/marijke/

as you see i am not very good at working on computers.
best wishes, hannie.

[Toni Savage]

As I've been told during my own cancer battle, the younger you are, the worse it can be. I was lucky to be older.

-- Toni Savage


--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perFact (DOT) info> wrote:

> From: Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perFact (DOT) info>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Re: OT: More bad news
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 4:40 AM
>
> This is sad news indeed.
>
> Like Guerri, I had imagined Marijke to be young, and at
> full health. So the news of her death comes as quite a
> shock.
>
> I'll miss her...
>
> Best, Hugo
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dodi Schultz" <SCHULTZ (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
> To: <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:18 AM
> Subject: [Dixonary] OT: More bad news
>
>
>
>
> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died
> today.
>
> Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm
> in--as she put
> it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along
> reports on her
> various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few
> weeks along with
> the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from
> assorted GPs and
> consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks
> ago,
> corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she
> awaited diagnosis,
> which apparently included consideration of a possible
> malignancy.
>
> Now, suddenly, she's gone.
>
> The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to
> Marijke's
> computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an
> event occur, to
> spread the word to significant others. Those included the
> Dixonary group.
>
> The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be
> reached at Marijke's
> address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).
>
> --Dodi
>

[Tony Abell]

This is shocking news, and I really don't know what to say.

--
Tony

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On 2009-04-21 at 22:18 Dodi Schultz wrote:



> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.

> Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
> it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
> various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
> the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
> consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
> corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
> which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.

> Now, suddenly, she's gone.

> The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
> computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
> spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.

> The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
> address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).

> --Dodi

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:27, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> This is shocking news, and I really don't know what to say.
>
> --
> Tony
>
> ------------------------------------------
> On 2009-04-21 at 22:18 Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
>
>
>> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.
>
>> Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
>> it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
>> various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
>> the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
>> consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
>> corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
>> which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.
>
>> Now, suddenly, she's gone.
>
>> The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
>> computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
>> spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.
>
>> The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
>> address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).
>
>> --Dodi
>
>
>
ok toni, thank you anyway. peace.
hannie.

--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[Judy Madnick]

Oh, my...very sad. But thanks for letting us know.

Judy

[Dodi Schultz]

>> I had envisioned Marijke as a fairly young person...

As far as I can figure out, Guerri, from a comment (unrelated to her
current illness) she made during our correspondence, she was a little over
50. Yes, she recently earned her Ph.D., but she had apparently decided to
go after that only many years after getting her earlier degree.

--Dodi

[Chuck]

Hannie -

I'm very sad to hear this. She was a stimulating member of our group
and will be missed. Her unexpected departure is quite a shock. Thank
you for posting her website URL. I was surprised to find we had more in
common than I knew.

I'm sorry also for your loss,

- Chuck

Dodi Schultz wrote:
> I've just received the sad word that Marijke van Gans died today.
>
> Marijke had not been feeling well and, knowing that I'm in--as she put
> it--"the medical writing trade," she'd been sending along reports on her
> various symptoms she'd been experiencing over the past few weeks along with
> the conflicting diagnoses she'd been receiving from assorted GPs and
> consultants. When I last heard from her, exactly two weeks ago,
> corticosteroids had her feeling much better while she awaited diagnosis,
> which apparently included consideration of a possible malignancy.
>
> Now, suddenly, she's gone.
>
> The news came from a close friend of hers who has access to Marijke's
> computer and who had evidently been asked, should such an event occur, to
> spread the word to significant others. Those included the Dixonary group.
>
> The friend's name is Hannie van Belle, and she can be reached at Marijke's
> address (gmarijke (AT) gmail (DOT) com).
>
> --Dodi
>
>
>

[Scott Crom]

Dodi, thank you for telling us about Marijke's death.

Some eight years ago I had an extensive email correspondence with
her. She and I were both interested in ways to keep track of the
words dealt in Dixonary, and she developed some wonderful .BAT
files (for use in DOS) that sorted, combined, and did all sorts of
tricks.

Not only did I like her, but also had great respect and admiration
for her computer skills. She will be missed.

Scott

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 15:45, Scott Crom <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu> wrote:
>
> Dodi, thank you for telling us about Marijke's death.
>
> Some eight years ago I had an extensive email correspondence with
> her. She and I were both interested in ways to keep track of the
> words dealt in Dixonary, and she developed some wonderful .BAT
> files (for use in DOS) that sorted, combined, and did all sorts of
> tricks.
>
> Not only did I like her, but also had great respect and admiration
> for her computer skills. She will be missed.
>
> Scott
>
>
thank you scott. She*s a star.

best wishes, hannie.

--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I think I echo many of the thoughts already expressed here. Admiration for
Marijke's skills, appreciation of her enthusiastic participation in our
game, and a sense of loss for someone who, although I've never met, has
impacted my life in positive, albeit small, ways. She'll be missed.

--
Dan

[heinz57g]

bad news, very sad. just looked up some of the correspondance we have had over
the years, and she really sounded not much over 20 ... let me remember her that way.

- heinz -

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 17:56, Daniel B. Widdis <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> I think I echo many of the thoughts already expressed here. *Admiration for
> Marijke's skills, appreciation of her enthusiastic participation in our
> game, and a sense of loss for someone who, although I've never met, has
> impacted my life in positive, albeit small, ways. *She'll be missed.
>
> --
> Dan
>
> thank you daniel, i am glad to get to know, how much she was appreciated,
> she would be so happy, but i think she knew

anyway. thank
you all.


hannie..

--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 18:41, heinz57g <100022.102 (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> bad news, very sad. just looked up some of the correspondance we have
> had over
> the years, and she really sounded not much over 20 ... let me remember
> her that way.
>
> - heinz -
>
> thank you heinz, you are right. Marijke was never older than young.
> -- her enthousiasm was infectious and real, right up to the end.
> heinz57g all the best , hannie.
>



--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[Tim Lodge]

How very sad. Marijke had the ability to express her personality over
this sometimes bland electronic medium. I will miss her.

-- Tim L

[Marijke van Gans]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 21:14, Tim Lodge <iel7j001 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> How very sad. *Marijke had the ability to express her personality over
> this sometimes bland electronic medium. *I will miss her.
>
> -- *Tim L
thank you Tim. Indeed, nothing
bland about Marijke, all of these comments are balm to my soul,

regards, Hannie.

--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[davidh]

With the loss of Marijke, I suppose that the Tapics forum has lost its "resident physicist". Perhaps more significant than at first realized, in view of the superabundance of "politicos".

I forget the exact words that Marijke used, but I still remember her somewhat jovial remark to the effect that the universe was created by the process of tearing "nothing" in half.

[davidh]

With the loss of Marijke, I suppose that the Tapics forum has lost its "resident physicist". Perhaps more significant than at first realized, in view of the superabundance of "politicos".

I forget the exact words that Marijke used, but I still remember her somewhat jovial remark to the effect that the universe was created by the process of tearing "nothing" in half.
I am hoping that Marijke's old web site might still be archived on archive.org, the Internet archive.
But I don't remember the domain of the web site. If it was a "separate private" domain, it might still be archived on archive.org.
I hope that someone here might be able to post the URL of Marijke's old web site, to see if it is archived or not. IIRC it had something to do with "maxwellian demon".

DH

[Dodi Schultz]

>> With the loss of Marijke, I suppose that the Tapics forum has lost
>> its "resident physicist".

I don't believe that she was ever a member of the TAPCIS forum, David. She
was active in the Science and Math forum. She was a programmer by trade and
had recently earned her Ph.D. in mathematics.

--Dodi

[Dodi Schultz]

>> I hope that someone here might be able to post the URL of Marijke's
>> old web site, to see if it is archived or not. IIRC it had
>> something to do with "maxwellian demon".

Marijke's Website--the URL was furnished by Hannie van Belle, her friend
who sent news of her death--is: http://www.surd.info/marijke/

I dropped by it but don't think I saw anything about "maxwellian demon."

It was still under construction at the time of her death.

--Dodi

[Lindsey]

I don't believe that she was ever a member of the TAPCIS forum, David.

Yes she was. I don't know whether or not she was a TAPCIS user, but I remember seeing her messages in the TapRoom of the old forum.

[davidh]

>> I hope that someone here might be able to post the URL of Marijke's
>> old web site, to see if it is archived or not. IIRC it had
>> something to do with "maxwellian demon".

Marijke's Website--the URL was furnished by Hannie van Belle, her friend
who sent news of her death--is: http://www.surd.info/marijke/

I dropped by it but don't think I saw anything about "maxwellian demon."

It was still under construction at the time of her death.

--Dodi
I found her old web site.
Marijke's old web site is archived at:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://maxwellian.demon.co.uk

Dec. 31, 2007 version:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071231100435/http://www.maxwellian.demon.co.uk/

I think she also had a nntp news server running on that server at one point. I think I once read a couple of the posts there, in the process of testing some version of the Lynx non-GUI text based browser.

Here is an article she wrote:
Information: the concept

The first in a sequence of introductory articles
on information and probability distributions
version of 98-06-10
by Marijke van Gans

http://web.archive.org/web/20080108080744/www.maxwellian.demon.co.uk/art/ipd/concept.html

Here is a picture of the site mascot:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071231100435/http://www.maxwellian.demon.co.uk/maxdemon.gif

[Dodi Schultz]

DS> I don't believe that she was ever a member of the TAPCIS forum, David.

LB> Yes she was. I don't know whether or not she was a TAPCIS user, but I
remember seeing her messages in the TapRoom of the old forum.

Thanks, Lindsey. I sit corrected.

--Dodi

[Tim B]

I believe it was www.maxwellian.demon.co.uk (which now gets a "not
found" error).

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Judy G. Russell]

This is very sad news indeed. Marijke was always interesting, always challenging, never bland or boring. She will be deeply missed.

[Marijke van Gans]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 02:33, Judy G. Russell <jgr1 (AT) jgrussell (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> This is very sad news indeed. Marijke was always interesting, always
> challenging, never bland or boring. She will be deeply missed.
>
>
> --
> Judy G. Russell
> Thank you Judy, you will all be in our thoughts at the very simple funeral today.
> *-- jgr*
> Hannie.



--

--Regards, Marijke
http://www.surd.info/marijke/

[heinz57g]

... and doesnt it fit her very well, that thanks to hannie it seems to be marijke who now still posts here? i can just see her laughing about this endlessly ...

greetings - heinz -

PS: her not being a TAPCIS user? are you kidding? for many years.

[Lindsey]

PS: her not being a TAPCIS user? are you kidding? for many years.

I couldn't really remember, and we did have some people who hung out on TAPCIS for the pleasure of the company and not because they used the software. (Actually, pretty much all of Sections 7, 8, 16, and even 9 was about the pleasure of the company and not because the people posting there were looking for technical assistance.)