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(Message started by: alexb on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 7:26am)

Title: ecoist's passing
Post by alexb on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 7:26am

This is just to inform you all that Professor W. McWorter, Jr., whom you all knew under the moniker of ecoist, passed away on October 22. He was 77.

There is little I can say about William, except that years ago he appeared from nowhere with suggestions for my site to which he eventually added several pages. And this is how I found about his passing. An author who is writing a book about Latin Squares asked for permission to use one of William's stories from my site. I forwarded the request to William but, to my surprise, there was no reply. An internet search brought up this obituary:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=william-a-mcworter&pid=135695825

A. Bogomolny

Title: Re: ecoist's passing
Post by Aryabhatta on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 7:37am

That is really sad news. I had always looked forward to what he had to write.

Title: Re: ecoist's passing
Post by Michael Dagg on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 11:18am

Thanks for letting us know that. I knew he had
been ill for a couple of years.

Here's his math genealogy:
http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=10136

Title: Re: ecoist's passing
Post by JiNbOtAk on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 5:32pm

Thanks for the update. He would be missed.

Title: Re: ecoist's passing
Post by jpk2009 on Dec 25^th, 2009, 5:19pm

Hey that genealogy web site is neat. I was really surprised to know there was something like it where you can look at students and advisors going back in time as far as you wish to go.

Title: Re: ecoist's passing
Post by ima1trkpny on Jan 1^st, 2010, 1:22am

I am very sorry to hear that :(