Re: Ed Felt is no more with us...

[Alastair Green <alastair.green@choreology.com>]

Dear Sanjay,

I know Peter has already written to you and your colleagues within BEA. This
awful news about Ed has added to the shocking impact of this catastrophe.

I last saw Ed when we shared a flight back from San Jose to Newark after the
last BTP meeting, having dined with him the previous night. I found him to be an
unfailingly courteous and wryly humorous man, with a very fine understanding of
the technical and organizational issues we have been dealing with in BTP. As
Peter has recalled, he talked enthusiastically about the holiday he had taken in
Spain this summer -- which makes one think of his family, to whom we can only
offer our great sympathies.

I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work and debate with Ed Felt,
however briefly, and to have welcomed him to London when he visited us for the
June meeting.

A bitter loss of a much respected colleague.

With my best wishes,

Alastair Green

Sanjay Dalal wrote:

> Fellow BTPers,
>
> I am deeply sad to report that Ed Felt is no more with us. The tragedy in NY
> and Washington on 9/11/2001, now yesterday, has taken its toll in BEA. Ed
> was a frequent flyer between New Jersey and San Francisco. Yesterday,
> unfortunately, he was on board one of the four flights used by those coward
> terrorists. He was on flight, United #93, coming to San Francisco from
> Newark, New Jersey which was forced to crash somewhere in Pennsylvania,
> southeast of Pittsburgh.
>
> He was indeed what he is described in BEA-wide e-mail below. We always
> reached him to seek his advice in the areas of transactions and security due
> to his in-depth knowledge, expertise and real-world experience in these
> areas. I had a privilege to work with him on WebLogic Enterprise product
> before BTP. He was also the first to review the Conversation Management
> protocol of WebLogic Collaborate.
>
> Needless to say, all of us who worked with Ed in BEA will miss him. It is a
> huge loss to BEA and engineering organization in the company. My prayers are
> with his family, friends and those who loved him. I wish them strength to
> cope up with this tremendous loss.
>
> sadly,
> sanjay
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> <snip>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:29 PM
> Subject: US State of Emergency Communication #2
>
> >
> > To: All BEA Employees Worldwide
> >
> > From: Bill & Alfred
> >
> > Subject:  US State of Emergency Communication #2
> >
> > We have some very sad news to report with this message.  One of our best
> > engineers and long-standing employees, Ed Felt, has tragically died in the
> > crash of United Airlines Flight #93.  Ed was a senior architect based in
> > Liberty Corner, New Jersey, and was one of the original Tuxedo team
> > members.  Ed was the epitome of a stellar BEA employee -- a man of deep
> > integrity, always smiling, very personable, and he had a terrific sense of
> > humor.  We will communicate details about the arrangements and memorials
> to
> > everyone once we've had a chance to consult with his family.  Although
> > words cannot express the loss that we feel at this time, we extend our
> > sorrow, support and condolences to his entire family.
> >
>
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