[IGSMAIL-5946]: [Fwd: Bill Strange]

[Tomás Soler]

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IGS Electronic Mail      12 May 09:15:41 PDT 2009      Message Number 5946
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Author: Tom Soler

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Subject:     Bill Strange
Date:     Tue, 12 May 2009 12:02:59 -0400
From:     Juliana.Blackwell <Juliana.Blackwell at noaa.gov>
To:     _NOS NGS Program Office <ngs.staff at noaa.gov>



Dear NGS Colleagues,

With great sadness I report that Bill Strange passed away Sunday
evening, May 10.  Bill, known as the "Father of CORS," will be
remembered for his insight and vision of a nationwide system of GPS
stations which established the CORS network we know today.  Bill retired
from his position as Chief Geodesist in 1998 and remained active in the
online geodetic community.

Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. and service to follow at 2:00 p.m.
on Monday, May 18 at the Episcopal Church in Charles Town, WV.  For more
information please refer to the obituary to appear tomorrow, May 13, at
http://www.journal-news.net/page/category.detail/nav/5007/Obituaries.html .


Juliana Blackwell

-- 
Juliana P. Blackwell
Director
NOAA, National Geodetic Survey
1315 East West Highway, N/NGS
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Office: 301-713-3222
Cell: 240-997-1290
Juliana.Blackwell at noaa.gov
www.ngs.noaa.gov
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From: "Juliana.Blackwell" <Juliana.Blackwell at noaa.gov>
Subject: Bill Strange
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Dear NGS Colleagues,

With great sadness I report that Bill Strange passed away Sunday 
evening, May 10.  Bill, known as the "Father of CORS," will be 
remembered for his insight and vision of a nationwide system of GPS 
stations which established the CORS network we know today.  Bill retired 
from his position as Chief Geodesist in 1998 and remained active in the 
online geodetic community. 

Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. and service to follow at 2:00 p.m. 
on Monday, May 18 at the Episcopal Church in Charles Town, WV.  For more 
information please refer to the obituary to appear tomorrow, May 13, at 
http://www.journal-news.net/page/category.detail/nav/5007/Obituaries.html .


Juliana Blackwell

-- 
Juliana P. Blackwell
Director
NOAA, National Geodetic Survey 
1315 East West Highway, N/NGS
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Office: 301-713-3222
Cell: 240-997-1290
Juliana.Blackwell at noaa.gov
www.ngs.noaa.gov