My colleague, Ian Ferguson, just had the somewhat unique experience of reading his own obituary. I'm sure the Leading Edge will be rather embarassed when they figure it out. In the meantime, I can reassure anyone who knows Ian that if he's dead, he's doing a remarkable job of not showing it. I think a dryly witty letter to the editor would be called for -- I'll pass on any good suggestions to Ian.
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What led to the obituary? A prank or someone else with the same name dying? Slightly jarring that he was born in the same year as I was, yet they found the report plausible enough to print.
Posted by: John Vidale | February 13, 2005 at 07:49 AM
I haven't heard an explanation yet. Ian did update his entry in their membership database a bit before (he got promoted), so perhaps that got screwed up somehow.
In any case, he seemed more amused than disturbed.
Posted by: Andrew Frederiksen | February 13, 2005 at 10:39 AM
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Posted by: govokinolij | July 10, 2007 at 04:16 PM