Oorang
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- Joined
- Mar 4, 2005
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When I very first came to this board, I was a wet behind the ears newbie asking naive inexperienced questions. And I always got answers. From a lot of people, because that's the kind of board this is, but often from Jon. And he always answered them kindly, never making fun of what I didn't know, just teaching me what was important.
Because of Jon and people like him, I have now become fairly handy with Excel myself, and my career has benefited from it. I didn't know Jon personally or the struggles he faced, I just knew him as someone who was very expert at what he chose to master, and was willing to to help other people master it too.
Jon stood head and shoulders above a crowd of experts, something made evident by being made a MrExcel MVP, and I always thought highly of skills and courtesy.
It saddens me that the community has lost this great contributor, but it also inspires me to know that even with everything he faced, he not only fought back to succeed, but that he succeeded more than others who had less working against them.
I hope that if I am ever faced with such hardship that I will also rise above it. And I am encouraged to know that it can be done, because Jon proved that it can.
To Rick and Jon's family, thank you letting us know in the middle of this trying time when you have so many concerns. Your loss is great, but Jon will be remembered, and remembered well, by many.
My Sincere Condolences,
Aaron Bush
Because of Jon and people like him, I have now become fairly handy with Excel myself, and my career has benefited from it. I didn't know Jon personally or the struggles he faced, I just knew him as someone who was very expert at what he chose to master, and was willing to to help other people master it too.
Jon stood head and shoulders above a crowd of experts, something made evident by being made a MrExcel MVP, and I always thought highly of skills and courtesy.
It saddens me that the community has lost this great contributor, but it also inspires me to know that even with everything he faced, he not only fought back to succeed, but that he succeeded more than others who had less working against them.
I hope that if I am ever faced with such hardship that I will also rise above it. And I am encouraged to know that it can be done, because Jon proved that it can.
To Rick and Jon's family, thank you letting us know in the middle of this trying time when you have so many concerns. Your loss is great, but Jon will be remembered, and remembered well, by many.
My Sincere Condolences,
Aaron Bush
