Herman L. Griffin Jr. (June 27, 1933 to Sept 6, 2008) passed away peacefully at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital after a brief illness.

Herman grew up in Jefferson, PA and Ashland, OH, graduating from Ashland High School in 1952. He was a Korean War Veteran and later attended Ohio State University. In 1959 he came to California and worked at various electronic companies in the Silicon Valley. He had an inquisitive mind and a lifelong love of computers and tinkering.

He is survived by his wife Jacqueline, son Mark (Heather) Griffin of Anqwin, CA, daughter Beth (Eric) Whitmore of Palo Alto and four grandchildren: Emily and Clair Griffin and David and Julie Whitmore. He is also survived by his brother Edwin (Marjorie) Griffin of Westfield Center, OH and many nieces and nephews.

A gathering of friends and family in honor of his memory will take place at one of his favorite places; The Computer History Museum on Friday, Sept 26th at 2pm, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA.

In lieu of flowers, any memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Research Institute or a charity of your choosing.

Sympathy cards can be sent to:

Jackie Griffin

3617 Ramona Circle

Palo Alto, CA  94306

Trace Carter, Skip's wife, died suddenly on June 6th, 2006 of a brain hemorrhage resulting from the rupture of an unknown - to them - vascular anomaly. She ran the FIG office during Skip Carter's time as FIG President and handled all the membership, fulfillment, and sales.

Notes from Trace's Memorial Service at the Unity Church of Monterey Bay - Saturday, June 24th, 2006.

Long-time Forth devotee and friend, Henrik Thurfjell, passed away on January 17, 2006. SVFIG created a scrapbook of photographs and messages for presentation to Henrik's family at the memorial. His wife, Laila, wrote a letter to thank SVFIG members for the album.

Chuck Moore's wife, Min, passed away January 11, 2006. In addition to being the wife of the inventor of the Forth programming language and the mother of their son, Eric, she taught and practiced weaving and spinning at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay. A recent newsletter memorializes her contributions there.