FReeper boris blasts off into eternity (RIP)

Self | 19 April 2007 | Rockitz

[tiki]

May God rest his soul.

[M Kehoe]

He was a good go to guy for info., and a staunch supporter of the 2nd amendment. He will be missed.

RIP Boris.

5.56mm

[SunkenCiv]

Bon voyage.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1286811/posts?page=37#37
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1286811/posts?page=39#39
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1286811/posts?page=149#149
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1286811/posts?page=164#164

[bray]

Prayers for his family and friends’ comfort and strength.

In Jesus Name,
Amen

[Paradox]

RIP Boris, sounds like he lived a great life, doing the things that any nerd like myself would have loved to do.

[elk1]

Prayers respectfully offered.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

It’s good we’re all able to say goodbye and raise a glass to absent friends on FR. Salut, Boris!

[Rockitz]

Thanks to all who left a note. He did indeed have quite an impact here at FR and it’s great to know he is so fondly remembered. I remember impressing him with some pretty irreverent humor aimed at a couple of our top managers once and how hard we laughed. That was one of my most fulfilling experiences as his friend. He was indeed a brilliant comic and it was great fun trade laughs and I will miss him for that. I’ll be passing this thread on to his friends and family and know they will be proud.

[sodpoodle]

Came for a visit thinking it was a post on Boris Yeltsin.

Sadly, I did not know Boris - what an honor to have called him FRiend.

Condolences to all his FReeper friends.

[GrandEagle]

Rest in Peace my FRiend. I don't remember Freeping with him but based on the company he kept, he must have been a fine fellow.
My Condolences to his Family.

[AFPhys]

Thanks for the post. I enjoyed posting with boris

RIP, boris.

[prairiebreeze]

I’m sorry to read this. Prayers for his family and friends.

[KC Burke]

boris will be sorely missed

[JerseyHighlander]

Boris was a great fellow, he never left a conversation before enriching all who participated with his insights and vast stores of personal knowledge. He was the closest I’ll ever come to having a personal consultant for the rocket sciences. His posts would send me and others off googling for entire specializations of the rocket science field, I learned a great deal from him, he was always generous with his time when it came to discussions on rocketry and physics, and will miss him dearly. I specifically remember what amounted to him giving FR a graduate level lecture on ion thrust engines when the first ion thrust prototype had a successful test. I will never shake the idea that NASA is being run into the ground because too many paper pushing bureaucrats and not enough engineers are running the show today. God bless him.

Sorry for your loss Rockitz, and thank you for letting us know here.

[JerseyHighlander]

To: RightWhale

I have some questions I'm saving up for the Almighty:

1. Why did You put everything so bleeping far apart?
2. Why did You make us so short lived?

Looking at the way the universe is designed, it almost seems to have been deliberately arranged to prevent interstellar travel and interactions between (presumed) intelligent species...

--Boris

11 posted on 11/07/2001 8:13:18 PM EST by boris

From here

I'm sure boris is grilling Him as we speak...

I have some questions I'm saving up for the Almighty:

1. Why did You put everything so bleeping far apart?
2. Why did You make us so short lived?

Looking at the way the universe is designed, it almost seems to have been deliberately arranged to prevent interstellar travel and interactions between (presumed) intelligent species...

--Boris

[GovernmentShrinker]

Very sorry to hear this. I’ll miss boris.

[BlazingArizona]

Heavenward with our blessings, Boris!

[PGalt]

Condolences to boris’ family and friends and to you, Rockitz. Thanks for the work from both of your great minds.

[Old Student]

“I am in my 50s as well. I had many a private talk with Boris. Sigh.”

Lucky you. I only got to talk to him a couple of times. I’m in my early 50’s, and now I’m going to miss talking to him again. Oh well, he’s got some much more knowledgeable folks to talk to now, so I guess I’ll just have to wait my turn. God bless him, his family, and his FRiends.

[rudy45]

Sorry if already posted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?name=boris