[SLS-OCM] Loss of our very close friend and colleague Adrian Hooke

[Gian.Paolo.Calzolari at esa.int]

Dear All,
        some of you are already aware of the fact that CESG Chairman 
passed away a few days.
Please consider the attached mail in case you want to express your 
condolence to Adrian's family.

Regards


Gian Paolo Calzolari 
SLS-OCM Acting Chair 



----- Forwarded by Gian Paolo Calzolari/esoc/ESA on 16/01/2013 08:58 -----

From:
"Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01)" <mike.kearney at nasa.gov>
To:
"CCSDS Management Council (CMC at mailman.ccsds.org)" 
<CMC at mailman.ccsds.org>, "CESG -- CCSDS-Engineering Steering Group 
(cesg at mailman.ccsds.org)" <cesg at mailman.ccsds.org>
Cc:
"Merle McKenzie \(Merle.mckenzie at gmail.com\)" <Merle.mckenzie at gmail.com>
Date:
12/01/2013 00:26
Subject:
[CESG] FW: SPCA donation site
Sent by:
cesg-bounces at mailman.ccsds.org



Dear CCSDS CMC and CESG colleagues: 
 
Following up on my earlier note about the loss of our very close friend 
and colleague Adrian Hooke, many of you have asked about arrangements. 
Adrian?s wife, Merle McKenzie, has sent the note below as a reply, and 
asked me to forward it to you. 
 
Warm regards, 
 
   -=- Mike
 
Mike Kearney
CCSDS Chairman and General Secretary 
www.ccsds.org
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Mail Code EO-01
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, Alabama  35803, USA
+1-256-544-2029
Mike.Kearney at nasa.gov
 
 
From: Merle McKenzie [mailto:merle.mckenzie at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01)
Subject: Re: SPCA donation site
 
Dear Colleagues of Adrian Hooke:

I am honored to receive any communications that you wish to send regarding 
Adrian. (Some folks have already sent them.)

You can send such to my email 
merle.mckenzie at gmail.com

or to the home address
Merle McKenzie
29660 Zuma Bay Way
Malibu, CA  90265
USA

or calls if you prefer to 
310-589-9802. 

I have treasured the emails that I have received so far, as I find that 
the international community's appreciation for Adrian matches mine. I will 
be putting such sentiments together for his children (and for me too). 

In lieu of any flowers, if someone really still wants to do something 
more, Adrian would have liked it if any such expression of donation would 
be sent to an organization that assists in rescuing animals. Two such 
possibilities are below:
https://donate.aspca.org/donate/donations/website/website_honor.aspx?PlacementID=2471532

or
https://hsi.netdonor.net/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=104&ea.campaign.id=16962

which may be easier for those outside of the US.

Or frankly any local animal shelter or rescue organization that the person 
might have locally. 

The reason I mention this, is that some have asked for such an option. 
When we made out our wills last year Adrian decided that the answer to the 
question (if everyone on the will is deceased, where should the estate 
go?) with his choice of the ASPCA. 

I had watched him do the occasional animal or bird rescue, (a lost 
cormorant in Malibu that used its beak to nip him for his troubles, or a 
tiny new bird that had fallen out of its nest in Alexandria VA). He had a 
lovely soft spot for other creatures. 

Again, I know that he appreciates all the sadness of his passing; he 
treasured all of you as well. 

We will continue to miss him. He was unique. 

With great respect and appreciation, 
Merle McKenzie
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