25 Jun 2002
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Jamie Heywood gets my hero vote as life saving techie role model
Dave Winer says:
I came to the conclusion that at some point our civilization will either value excellence in information technology, or will die. We're building so many systems on the little ones and zeroes, but yet our universities turn out crappy developers with no ladder to climb, few real heroes to look up to, no bonafide life saving techie role models. [Scripting News]
Few, but not none. My vote goes to Jamie Heywood who formed a foundation to save his brother who was diagnosed with ALS. My own brother-in-law, Michael Cavanaugh, died as a result of ALS last year. My wife and I moved back east from the west coast a few years ago to help the family when he was diagnosed so I can relate to Jamie's story. However, Jamie's ideas, focus, and effort are legendary.
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