Dave Hawley

[RoryA]

Some of you may already be aware, but in case you aren't, Dave Hawley passed away on Wednesday evening after a long battle with a neurological disease.

Dave was the owner of the Ozgrid website and has made a massive contribution to the Excel community at large. I think anyone who has ever searched for the answer to an Excel question will be aware of Dave and Ozgrid - I personally certainly learned a great many things from both over the years, often from Dave directly (even if he wasn't aware of it) and the Excel world is a smaller place for his passing.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and children, family and friends.

Rest in Peace.

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

Thanks for letting us know Rory.

Another sad loss in the Excel community. I used to post at Ozgrid many years ago - it was quite the prolific forum at the time. I also learned some bits from Dave and also from the countless tutorials he had going on.

My thoughts also go out to his family and friends.

 

[xenou]

Sad to hear the news. Ozgrid was an early haunt for me where I first learned many of the basics of Excel vba. Rest in peace.
ξ

 

[MrExcel]

When I launched the MrExcel Message Board way back in 1999, Dave was one of the first people to show up. I remember Dave, Ivan Moala, and Cecilia being the earliest regulars. I loved Dave & Raina's Excel Hacks book from O'Reilly. Very sorry to hear of his passing.

Bill

 

[Richard Schollar]

I loved Dave's Excel Hacks book too - still has pride of place on my Excel bookshelf!

I'm sorry that he's gone - he was certainly an Excel character.

RIP Dave.

 

[VoG]

Terrible news. He was a great contributor to the Excel community and I have frequently posted links to his Excel tutorials to answer questions on this forum.

RIP and sincere condolences to family and friends.

 

[shg]

Dave was the l'enfant terrible of Excel. We went round and round a few times, and he gave Richard the wonderful avatar picture. The Excel world just got a little smaller.

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

When I launched the MrExcel Message Board way back in 1999, Dave was one of the first people to show up. I remember Dave, Ivan Moala, and Cecilia being the earliest regulars. I loved Dave & Raina's Excel Hacks book from O'Reilly. Very sorry to hear of his passing.

Bill

Yes those days... Also very sorry to hear of his passing.

 

[Richard Schollar]

...he gave Richard the wonderful avatar picture.

It is a pretty cool avatar isn't it!!

The Excel world just got a little smaller.

Amen to that.

 

[Smitty]

The Excel world just got a little smaller.

Yes, it most certainly did.

RIP Dave