Dennis Ritchie, Creator of UNIX and C, Dead at 70

[Kevin D. Clark]

We have lost a giant in our industry -- truly a great man.

He will be missed.

--kevin
-- 
"Believe me on this.  The free cocaine was nowhere in
 evidence, I consumed no cigar-sized hash bombers, the
 insistent, complaisant lovelies were elsewhere by the time
 I got back from dinner.  Indeed, the plaster of Paris I had
 obtained in case anyone wanted a cast of my genitals went
 entirely unused."
     -- dmr