RIP Big Ivan

[Dan Caviness]

Hello David:

You can't replace someone like John, nor would I want to. He's irreplaceable.
He not only helped save me countless times with some editor screw up to make my scenarios playable, he always emanated selfless dedication to the really best part of this game, which is the community.

Building a community amongst basement dwelling grognards like myself isn't a simple task.
It is only through the grace of really social humans like John, who help us grunt and gesticulate our way through life, that we stumble our way to the finish line.

John and I enjoyed talking shop, as we both worked in the same industry.
You don't run into metallurgical engineers specializing in non-ferrous thin walled alloys very often.
Grain boundary separation, intergranular stress cracking corrosion, not to mention the ultrasonic and induced eddy current non-destructive examinations we both oversaw as resident Level III's of these non destructive examination disciplines were belabored between us. A very intelligent man.

Hoist a glass for Big Ivan.

My highest regards,

Dan