A heartfelt good by. In memory of Celttooth
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 ProticalMan  Send message Joined: 9 Jul 15 Posts: 89 Credit: 655,965 RAC: 0 
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As requested by some, Here is the obituary for my dad Ian: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Melvin-Russell&lc=3648&pid=182457348&mid=7162694 My life is unremarkable and non descript, I work hard to make it appear this way, no I dont want any more tea, where did my towel go Arthur, you know how important these things are. 
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Carlos  Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29807 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 
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Many of were aware that Ian was a regular at the Seti@home message boards. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. He and I often exchanges stories and plans in PM as well as on Café Seti. His collection of Aurora Borealis photos and love of space will be missed. I fee both saddened and diminished. Our world just got a little smaller. You will be missed Ian. Here is a final BEEP!!!   
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kittyman     Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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This is for forever lost Celttooth. Because I played this once for him. In the middle of the night. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster 
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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Nice post Mark. Thank you. I believe there are things in the soul of a man that continue to exist even after he has left us. And I am sure Celt is still with us. As I hope I am when I leave my earthly form.... One thing is for sure. The toils and troubles I leave behind on that day shall have been forever documented here. And my tears shall not go unnoticed for many years. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster
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JaundicedEye  Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1
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I am so sorry, I only had the great privilege of knowing Ian through these threads, and then for too short a time. And with these threads Ian wove a tapestry of beauty, wit and kindness I will always remember with a smile. We have lost a man of few words but those few words spoke volumes about the man. Farewell Ian, you leave all of us saddened by your passing but infinitely wealthy by having known you however briefly...........":( spam  "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> ID: 1831651 · |
Monday  Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 
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Anoother great loss for the Seti community. My most sincere condolences to Marie and family. RIP Mr Tooth. ID: 1831661 · |
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Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79
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R.I.P. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 1831689 · |
Julie  Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 
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Angela  Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31
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Me too. RIP Ian. 
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Darmok Send message Joined: 20 Aug 05 Posts: 11 Credit: 2,793,700 RAC: 0
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As a fellow SETI@Home Canadian volunteer, I offer my condolences to all friends and family. ID: 1831821 · |
James C.  Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11
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I know I have not been around in quite a while, but I am deeply saddened to hear this. Condolences to the family. Our community has lost an excellent member, such a sad thing to learn. R.I.P. Celttooth. -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 1835161 · |
anniet  Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 
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I know I have not been around in quite a while, but I am deeply saddened to hear this. Awwww. It really was a sad thing to learn. And it's such a sad thing to know too. I think it would have been his 17th seti birthday about the time some of our team members were reaching their sixteenths. That would have been so much fun to celebrate... :) he would've insisted on that ;) ID: 1835229 · |
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James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11
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I am not a really emotional person, but I read this last night prior to going to bed and this haunted me for hours. I just really have nothing to say to express my sorrow. There are a lot of names here on the board you will always just "know." I am likely not one of them, but this just really is sad to hear. I will miss seeing him beeps and conjectures here on the board. I wish I was a little better at expressing my thoughts on the matter but to go millennial on you guys this sucks so bad. -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 1835347 · |
Ex: "Socialist"  Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2
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My condolences also. :-( This is very sad indeed. Ian was a great person and I'm glad I had the chance to chitchat with him in times past. #resist ID: 1835393 · |
Dr. C.E.T.I.  Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0
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Es99  Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0
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I was very sad when I heard this. This is such a loss. Reality Internet Personality ID: 1836941 · |
Michael  Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 4608 Credit: 7,427,891 RAC: 18
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So very sorry to hear of this, rip Celttooth ID: 1837963 · |
Donald L. Johnson  Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20
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Picking up this thread a little late ..... One of the things I like to point out when I speak at funerals is this: When someone touches our lives, whether in large part or small, they leave a part of themselves behind, in our hearts and in our memories. Melvin Ian "Celttooth" Russell touched all our lives. So though we will not in this life see his smiling face (except in pictures), share a story or three, or otherwise enjoy his company as we once did, we will meet again, when our time comes to transfer out of this life into the next. And until then, Ian lives on, within us, and in the Seti@home archives. I'm going to Rocky's, to visit Mike Callaghan's fireplace. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1845890 · |
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