Roland Ratzenberger r.a.s condolence message

Thanks to the inspiration from Raimo Vuopionpera, I am proposing a collective message of condolences to the family of Roland Ratzenberger (as well as Ayrton Senna, see companion message).

The proposed message is shown below; this is open to suggestions from those more experienced at writing such things. Please email any change suggestions to tomh@metrics.com -- *NOT* to the reply address.

We, the motorsport enthusiasts on the Internet, wish to express our condolences at the great loss suffered by you, and by the auto racing community worldwide.

Roland pursued his dream with a passion, and was taken away from us just when he had attained his dream of racing in Formula One. We grieve for the death of a brave young man dedicated to a pursuit of excellence in his chosen field, and will not forget his tragedy.

We share in your sorrow and loss; we can only hope that he is now pursuing his passion in heaven with the greatest drivers of all time. May his soul rest in peace,

To include you name in this letter, fill in the following form, and return it to ratzenberger-letter@metrics.com (easiest done by replying to this article). Please do not exceed three lines for the message, and include your name, address (city, state/province, country) and email eaddress on the appropriate lines.

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I will acknowledge all the replies in a single mass posting prior to mailing the message c/o Simtek.

-- [ /tom haapanen -- tomh@metrics.com -- software metrics inc -- waterloo, ont ] [ "trust the programmer" -- preface to ansi c standard ]