oktober 22, 2009
Laurent Dechenne
Laurent i Allegre
Ibland färdas nyheter långsamt... En pionjär inom liggcyklingen har tyvärr lämnat oss. Laurent Dechenne dog i somras efter en klättringsolycka. Laurent var mycket aktiv på Pythonlistan och kom ständigt med nya idéer och prototyper (se hans egen blogg http://les-velos-de-laurent.skynetblogs.be). En av hans många idéer blev till slut Kouign Amman Special från Zockrabikes. Här några kommentarer från Pythonlistan...
Vincent de Waleffe (vän till Laurent):
For the last months, Laurent went back to one his passions: climbing.
On Sunday 14th of last june, he was climbing at Marche-les-Dames, Belgium, along the river Meuse, between Liège and Namur. Unfortunately, he falled from the top of his climb, about 20 meters down.
He suffered major head injuries, and doctors didn't succeed keeping him alive. After one week in deep coma, on monday 22 he passed away.
He was 38 years old.
Jürgen Mages (Python):
Serge told me the sad news two days ago and I almost could not believe this tragic loss. Laurent was a very active member in the beginnings of this mailinglist. He was very creative and immediately turned his ideas into reality. I once called him the master of "rapid prototyping". He soon recognized the flaws of the python which he tried to overcome with an indirect steering mechanism. Later he developed the Speculoos, a very successful TT-lowracer which was the foundation of the splendid Kouign Amman. An overview of his projects can be found here:
http://www.webzinemaker.com/admi/m9/page.php3?num_web=45513&rubr=2&id=324611
Laurent will be missed a lot, but his ideas live on.
Postat av Jan-Inge datum oktober 22, 2009 09:08 FM