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2012/02/01 03:29:05 (permalink)
I am deeply saddened by the news.
From the notice posted at Maximum PC:
"SwingOp3"I am so sorry to report that one of F@H's greatest Champions, Gordon Smitheman, has passed away. 

Gordon's obituary can be found at legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-smitheman&pid=155716918
The obituary of his wife, Rose, who he lost not long before his passing can be found at legacy.com/obituaries/baltimoresun/obituary.aspx?n=rose-anne-santasania-smitheman&pid=154828005&fhid=4134
 
Many thanks to those who helped pay tribute during Rose's final days.
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 03:53:17 (permalink)
That is very sad news. I really enjoyed reading his posts over at MaxPC.
Rest in Peace Gordon...

   
             
  
      
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 03:58:09 (permalink)
mflanaga

That is very sad news. I really enjoyed reading his posts over at MaxPC.


me too
 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 04:09:36 (permalink)
who was he?
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 05:40:22 (permalink)
He was one of the original folders over at MPC. Kept us all going for many years. Would always welcome new folders with open arms and do his best to make them feel welcome. He will be greatly missed. 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 06:09:04 (permalink)
RIP.
 


 
 
  
                               
 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 07:15:32 (permalink)
How did he pass away? :) RIP fellow folder!

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 10:41:54 (permalink)
R.I.P.
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 10:54:21 (permalink)
May he rest in peace

   
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 10:57:44 (permalink)
Rest in peace...he and Rose are together again. 

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 12:12:42 (permalink)
R.I.P. Fold away in spirit 

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 14:40:26 (permalink)
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 15:57:14 (permalink)
RIP Gordon :(
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/01 17:30:25 (permalink)
zimmie01

How did he pass away? :) RIP fellow folder!

Though he had health problems himself, I suspect the loss of his wife less than 2 months before took a toll.  I would say it was a broken heart.
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/03 03:13:30 (permalink)
They're united again.
My condolences to the family and all at MPC.


 

 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/11 21:52:39 (permalink)
A final word, so please pardon my interruption (TL/DR version at the bottom of the post):

We at MaximumPC are still mourning the losses of our teammate, Gordon Smitheman, and his wife, Rose.
For those who did not know him, Gordon spent countless hours drumming up enthusiasm about folding.
He did so not only in our forum, but also visiting other teams to congratulate them on their achievements.
The folding he encouraged out of others far exceeded that which he was capable of himself.

Our representative on the Donor Advisory Board, Michael McCord MD, has proposed a memorial 
to Gordon and Rose as Global Ambassadors of the F@H project.  
Dr. Vijay Pande has given his full approval.  

This memorial is a fund established to purchase a server for Stanford University's Folding@home project.
Donations from US taxpayers will be tax deductible, since Stanford is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
The server, which will have an address similar to gordonandrosesmitheman.stanford.edu, will assign WUs to donors.
We believe Gordon would be pleased we are paying tribute to him with something that benefits all folders.

This is a means for our team to pay respect to someone who gave so much of his self to our team and folding.  
We are not asking anyone from other teams to donate, but merely extending the opportunity to those that wish to.  
This is ENTIRELY voluntary.

According to Dr. Pande:
Generally, [servers cost] about $10K, but I'm happy to pitch in funds here to bring us up to that level in case it doesn't get there.  The generosity and meaning of this is important to me too.


Dr. Pande provided details on how to donate to this fund:
As with all donations to FAH, here are a few reminders:  
1) They must go through Stanford (please do not send me personal checks, etc).  
For credit cards, one could go to this link 
https://pgnet.stanford.edu/give/home?mop=CC&gfty=G&pgnTPC=75&stp=86&gdso=5&tgso=6&cturl=close&olc=10266
  
 
2) Please designate that this is for the "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund".  
If one uses the link above, that should happen automatically (but it never hurts to be clear).  
3) If one does the above, the gift should be tax deductible (at least in the US), since Stanford is a 501c3 non-profit.

Here is the Q+A for giving to Stanford: 
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/g2s/GenQDetails#HowCanIGive

REMEMBER to put "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund" on the memo line or note it online if giving by credit card.

If anyone has further questions, they may contact Dr. McCord at MaximumPC
http://www.maximumpc.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=26849

or Dr. Pande at Stanford University.  Please be aware Dr. Pande is dealing with
a family illness at this time and the preference would be to contact Dr. McCord.

TL/DR Version
What: Memorial fund in Gordon & Rose Smitheman's name to purchase a server for Stanford University
Participation: ENTIRELY voluntary
Benefit for you: Tax deductible donation to non-profit organization
Benefit for folding: Another server to assign WUs to F@H donors
Donate by check: Send to Stanford University with "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund" on the memo line
Donate by credit card:
https://pgnet.stanford.edu/give/home?mop=CC&gfty=G&pgnTPC=75&stp=86&gdso=5&tgso=6&cturl=close&olc=10266

Stanford Donation FAQ:
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/g2s/GenQDetails#HowCanIGive

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/11 23:13:36 (permalink)
May he rest in paradise.

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/12 07:52:31 (permalink) ☄ Helpful
Thanks for doing all that Full_Taoer and Doc, threw in some money.

 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/12 11:12:55 (permalink)
Thanks for the support, Barbarossa, and also to everyone else for their kind words and thoughts regarding Gordon.
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/12 15:02:30 (permalink)
R.I.P

    
   
   
 

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/15 00:04:45 (permalink)
Gordon, many people fold and many people live healthier lives because of what you did with yours to help others feel welcome. Sir, may you find peace alongside your wife and please accept a heartfelt thank you from everyone down here for what you have accomplished. 
 
 

   
 
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/02/15 00:31:41 (permalink)


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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/03/22 16:35:31 (permalink)
DONATION STATUS UPDATE
Maximum PC's Donor Advisory Board member posted this in our forum late this afternoon:
"Michael McCord MD"Received word from Dr. Pande today that as of the last 5 weeks we have globally raised a Grand Total of $33,302.89!!!!!
THIS IS INCREDIBLE
THANKS TO EVERYONE
G WOULD BE PLEASED AND HUMBLED

We don't know how much was MaxPC's donations and how much was from other teams, nor does it matter.  It was all from one big folding team.  AWESOME!  From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/03/22 22:33:24 (permalink)
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DONATION STATUS UPDATE
 Maximum PC's Donor Advisory Board member posted this in our forum late this afternoon:
"Michael McCord MD"Received word from Dr. Pande today that as of the last 5 weeks we have globally raised a Grand Total of $33,302.89!!!!!
THIS IS INCREDIBLE
THANKS TO EVERYONE
G WOULD BE PLEASED AND HUMBLED

We don't know how much was MaxPC's donations and how much was from other teams, nor does it matter.  It was all from one big folding team.  AWESOME!  From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!


 
That's amazing!
A worthy tribute. 
 

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/03/23 13:07:34 (permalink)
May they be loving in the next dimension.....

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/03/23 14:09:38 (permalink)
very sorry to hear that, R.I.P gordon

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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/03/23 15:20:48 (permalink)
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Re:We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman 2012/04/11 03:28:05 (permalink)
The polls are open!  Thanks to the very generous donations to the F@H server fund in Gordon Smitheman's memory, Dr. Pande is purchasing 2 servers for the project.  As mentioned before, they will be dedicated to issuing and receiving work units for folders everywhere.  Dr. Pande is allowing us to name the server addresses.  We at MaximumPC held nominations for server name options, but would like to extend an invitation to the final voting for the server addresses.  One will be named in honor of Gordon, the second will be named in honor of his beloved wife, Rose, who preceded him in death by only a couple of months.  There are two poll threads and both will be open until noon on April 20th.  Links (or URLs) are below.
The Gordon Poll:  http://www.maximumpc.com/....php?f=32&t=137918
The Rose Poll:  http://www.maximumpc.com/....php?f=32&t=137919
 
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