[SGVLUG] Tom Emerson has officially been recognized, thanks - Re: Meeting tonite! 7-9pm.

[matti]

Hi,

During the General Meeting last night a vote was
taken with regards to Tom Emerson's being 
officially recognized as a Founding Member of
SGVLUG.

While Gunther, Craig Zeller, and others were key 
in starting/running a Pasadena area LUG which would 
officially become the SGVLUG, there is no reason NOT 
to consider anyone significantly participating and 
helping to create what would officially become the SGVLUG.

Testimony was presented that Tom was there during 
the early planning meetings which helped determine 
the structure and the naming of the SGVLUG.

Tom played key roles in helping to create a robust 
and cooperative group, and did so for many more 
years than any other.

Organized Chaos as Tom Called it.

Considering Tom's key contributions and time line,
I think honoring Tom with a Founding Member title
is very appropriate.

At last nights meeting a vote was taken with regards
to Tom being officially considered a Founding Member
and the result was unanimously in favor.

QED

thanks
matti




--- On Fri, 5/13/11, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:

> From: David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org>
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Meeting tonite! 7-9pm.
> To: "SGVLUG Discussion List." <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> Date: Friday, May 13, 2011, 8:40 AM
> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 01:29:13AM
> -0700, matti wrote:
> > One item I will propose is that we vote to induct
> > Tom Emerson as an official SGVLUG founding member.
> Here's what I wrote on the history:
> 
> * It was founded on Nov. 11, 1995 by Gunther
> Schleinkofer.  It met in
> * his small abode in Altadena at 481 Sacramento St. 
> Attendance was only
> * a few to several people in his small living room. 
> There was no
> * program.  People just sat and talked.  Gunther
> was the leader.
> * 
> * Then in early 1998?, the group moved it's meetings to
> Fuller Theological
> * Seminary at the invitation from IT people at Fuller, one
> of whom was
> 
> Tom didn't show up until about the time we moved to
> Fuller.  Thus he
> entered the scene about 2 years after it was founded and is
> no more a
> founding member than I am.  I guess the "living room"
> was actually a
> converted garage.  So if anyone is to be declared a
> founding member
> it's Gunther.
> 
> As I recall, Tom wanted to assume a leadership role from
> the start but
> the webmaster (and other leader), Craig Zeller opposed
> him.  Thus Tom
> only took a leadership role after Craig Zeller deserted us
> and closed
> down the mailing list without proper notice.
> 
>            
> David Lawyer
>