Re: [TUHS] G R Emlin

On Jul 20, 2020, at 9:49 AM, arnold(a)skeeve.com wrote: Brian Kernighan acknowledges Grace's contribution as a reviewer of his memoir on Unix (published last year). I asked Brian to follow up with Gerard Holzmann to add her to his alumni page (https://www.spinroot.com/gerard/1127_alumni.html) he did so. The curious can look there to see where she went. :-) Arnold Doug McIlroy <doug(a)cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > Coming upon this dedication in W.B. Yeats's book, "Irish Folk > stories and Fairy Tales", I felt a frisson of connection: "Inscribed > to my mystical friend, G. R." Mystically present in the Unix room > and on the 1127 org chart, G. R. Emlin took a place in our little > community akin to that of fairies in Irish peasant culture. First > encountered by Fred Grampp, G. R. manifested to others in various > guises, ranging from Grace Emlin, whom I remember as a security guru, > to a Labs-badged apparition now housed in the corporate archives > (www.peteradamsphoto.com/unix-folklore/) My most memorable personal > encounter was when I received from G. R. a receipt for paint for the > water-tower project (spinrooot.com/pico/pjw.html) as part of a request > for reimbursement. I passed the voucher up the chain of command to > our executive director, Vic Vyssotsky. Unfortunately for G. R., Vic, > despite his masterful ability to bypass bureaucratic obstacles, > declared he wasn't authorized to approve plant improvements. > > Doug