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  #21  
Old January 19th, 2005, 04:28 AM
Max
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It was with great disbelief, a very heavy heart and an awful sense of LOSS
when the impact of Norman's post on Frank's tragic passing on finally sank
in. Friendly and cheerful, Frank's prolific responses and contributions to
the Excel newsgroups have benefited many, inclusive this writer.

My heartfelt condolences and sympathies to his family, loved ones and
friends

Frank will be sadly missed ...

(Thanks for the post, Norman
It's well composed and appreciated)

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Old January 19th, 2005, 05:19 AM
Robert
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Though I am new to this forum, it really makes me sad on Frank's
untimely demise. People like Frank and the others seem "full time" for the
benefit of the Excel users. My condolences to his family and surely God will
give him a better place for him for his unselfish attittude on earth. I hope
his family will be able to see how he contributed to this forum and also how
the users feel about Frank. (Often other family members are not aware of how
people like Frank are to the community and how the community in return
appreciates their contribution)
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Old January 19th, 2005, 11:09 AM
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You can judge a person by the friends they gather through life. Friends
personify the contributions of time and talent that one gives to his or her
community.
Although I have only been on this discussion group for a short time I can
tell that this loss will be felt for a long time.

Please accept my deepest sympathy for Frankā€™s family, friends and all who
had the honour of knowing this giving soul.

Martin Kelly


"N10" wrote:


"Norman Harker" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone!

The heading expresses our distress at a loss to the community of Excel.

It is with the greatest of sadness that I must report the news that Frank
Kabel has died in a tragic accident whilst on holiday in his home country
of Germany.

I'm afraid that at this stage, whilst the news has been confirmed from his
employers, we know nothing more. It falls to me to try and do justice to a
good mate on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and all of Frank's other
many "Excel friends".

Frank was not only a very major contributor to these newsgroups but he was
also a great innovative developer and friend to all. Despite English being
his second language his replies to public and private correspondence were
always well worth reading for content and charm. It is difficult to
believe that Frank only started posting to newsgroups in late 2003 but his
posts were immediately prolific and helpful to all. At one stage Frank was
such a prolific poster we even thought that he was several people. It was
difficult to comprehend how he could compose so many excellent replies at
such a high speed. Frank was our newest MVP Excel and he achieved this
recognition at the same record speed that he was used to working at. It
is distressing to many outside Germany that we never got to meet him in
person. Here though is a photograph that we can remember him by.

http://www.jumper.ch/infos.htm

Many thousands will have benefited from his efforts to help and educate;
even more will benefit over the years from the time and considerable
energy that Frank devoted to developing and sharing his knowledge. Bob
Phillips, Ron de Bruin and I worked many hundreds of hours with Frank on
projects such as QDE (Quick Date Entry) and the EasyFilter Addins. A
pre-production Addin CFPlus being worked on with Bob Phillips and giving
the additional conditional formatting has only happened because of Frank's
energy and we know that he was very proud of its concept and
implementation. Frank also was driving, contributing, and stimulating
other projects and updates and we know that Frank had so much more he
wanted to give to the community of Excel users. He was a great team player
and we could guarantee high speed, critical and friendly feedback. We will
miss him not only for his contributions but also for his humour and
sincere friendship. He enjoyed a Single Malt and a good cigar and lived,
and gave of his life, to the full.

We offer condolences to his family and friends at the loss of Frank at
such a young age. Frank came from Hamburg where his family still live and
had a long term girlfriend to whom we offer the sympathy that can do
little to make up for her loss.

We have all lost a good and sincere friend. Frank represented the very
highest of the traditions of these Excel Groups.

I have undertaken to ensure the collection and collation of responses to
this post both public and private and I will ensure a suitable
presentation to his family.

--
Regards
Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin
Sydney, Australia



My condolencies to Franks family. This news saddend me immensly. A man of
staure and wisdom has been taken.

N10



  #24  
Old January 19th, 2005, 12:32 PM
Peter T
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I am very saddened by the news Norman has given us. Having read so many of
Frank's posts it's impossible not to know something of him as a person.
Apart from being very good at what he did it is obvious he was a kind and
warm hearted man.

Over the coming years many new people will arrive to these Excel forums.
They too will get to know Frank and appreciate the vast legacy he has left
behind.

My sympathies to Frank's family and girlfriend, and also to his close
friends.

Norman - thank you for informing us, and for your very moving tribute.

Peter T (Thornton, UK)


  #25  
Old January 19th, 2005, 01:57 PM
Lady Layla
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Deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones. He will be truly truly truly
missed here.


"Norman Harker" wrote in message
...
: Hi Everyone!
:
: The heading expresses our distress at a loss to the community of
: Excel.
:
: It is with the greatest of sadness that I must report the news that
: Frank Kabel has died in a tragic accident whilst on holiday in his
: home country of Germany.
:
: I'm afraid that at this stage, whilst the news has been confirmed from
: his employers, we know nothing more. It falls to me to try and do
: justice to a good mate on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and all
: of Frank's other many "Excel friends".
:
: Frank was not only a very major contributor to these newsgroups but he
: was also a great innovative developer and friend to all. Despite
: English being his second language his replies to public and private
: correspondence were always well worth reading for content and charm.
: It is difficult to believe that Frank only started posting to
: newsgroups in late 2003 but his posts were immediately prolific and
: helpful to all. At one stage Frank was such a prolific poster we even
: thought that he was several people. It was difficult to comprehend how
: he could compose so many excellent replies at such a high speed. Frank
: was our newest MVP Excel and he achieved this recognition at the same
: record speed that he was used to working at. It is distressing to
: many outside Germany that we never got to meet him in person. Here
: though is a photograph that we can remember him by.
:
: http://www.jumper.ch/infos.htm
:
: Many thousands will have benefited from his efforts to help and
: educate; even more will benefit over the years from the time and
: considerable energy that Frank devoted to developing and sharing his
: knowledge. Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and I worked many hundreds of
: hours with Frank on projects such as QDE (Quick Date Entry) and the
: EasyFilter Addins. A pre-production Addin CFPlus being worked on with
: Bob Phillips and giving the additional conditional formatting has only
: happened because of Frank's energy and we know that he was very proud
: of its concept and implementation. Frank also was driving,
: contributing, and stimulating other projects and updates and we know
: that Frank had so much more he wanted to give to the community of
: Excel users. He was a great team player and we could guarantee high
: speed, critical and friendly feedback. We will miss him not only for
: his contributions but also for his humour and sincere friendship. He
: enjoyed a Single Malt and a good cigar and lived, and gave of his
: life, to the full.
:
: We offer condolences to his family and friends at the loss of Frank at
: such a young age. Frank came from Hamburg where his family still live
: and had a long term girlfriend to whom we offer the sympathy that can
: do little to make up for her loss.
:
: We have all lost a good and sincere friend. Frank represented the very
: highest of the traditions of these Excel Groups.
:
: I have undertaken to ensure the collection and collation of responses
: to this post both public and private and I will ensure a suitable
: presentation to his family.
:
: --
: Regards
: Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
: on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin
: Sydney, Australia
:
:
:


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Old January 19th, 2005, 02:38 PM
Ron
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Very sad indeed,

Deepest sympathies to all.
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Old January 19th, 2005, 03:55 PM
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I am so shocked and so very sad indeed. I can't tell you how many times
Frank helped me in 2004. But it's not just the sadness of the loss of this
help that I express, it's the loss of such a young life, such a pleasant,
kind and patient person. My deepest sympathy to his family, girlfriend and
close friends.

Connie Martin

"Norman Harker" wrote:

Hi Everyone!

The heading expresses our distress at a loss to the community of
Excel.

It is with the greatest of sadness that I must report the news that
Frank Kabel has died in a tragic accident whilst on holiday in his
home country of Germany.

I'm afraid that at this stage, whilst the news has been confirmed from
his employers, we know nothing more. It falls to me to try and do
justice to a good mate on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and all
of Frank's other many "Excel friends".

Frank was not only a very major contributor to these newsgroups but he
was also a great innovative developer and friend to all. Despite
English being his second language his replies to public and private
correspondence were always well worth reading for content and charm.
It is difficult to believe that Frank only started posting to
newsgroups in late 2003 but his posts were immediately prolific and
helpful to all. At one stage Frank was such a prolific poster we even
thought that he was several people. It was difficult to comprehend how
he could compose so many excellent replies at such a high speed. Frank
was our newest MVP Excel and he achieved this recognition at the same
record speed that he was used to working at. It is distressing to
many outside Germany that we never got to meet him in person. Here
though is a photograph that we can remember him by.

http://www.jumper.ch/infos.htm

Many thousands will have benefited from his efforts to help and
educate; even more will benefit over the years from the time and
considerable energy that Frank devoted to developing and sharing his
knowledge. Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and I worked many hundreds of
hours with Frank on projects such as QDE (Quick Date Entry) and the
EasyFilter Addins. A pre-production Addin CFPlus being worked on with
Bob Phillips and giving the additional conditional formatting has only
happened because of Frank's energy and we know that he was very proud
of its concept and implementation. Frank also was driving,
contributing, and stimulating other projects and updates and we know
that Frank had so much more he wanted to give to the community of
Excel users. He was a great team player and we could guarantee high
speed, critical and friendly feedback. We will miss him not only for
his contributions but also for his humour and sincere friendship. He
enjoyed a Single Malt and a good cigar and lived, and gave of his
life, to the full.

We offer condolences to his family and friends at the loss of Frank at
such a young age. Frank came from Hamburg where his family still live
and had a long term girlfriend to whom we offer the sympathy that can
do little to make up for her loss.

We have all lost a good and sincere friend. Frank represented the very
highest of the traditions of these Excel Groups.

I have undertaken to ensure the collection and collation of responses
to this post both public and private and I will ensure a suitable
presentation to his family.

--
Regards
Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin
Sydney, Australia




  #28  
Old January 19th, 2005, 09:11 PM
Michel Pierron
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A quite sad news,
my deepest sympathies to Frank's family and friends.
MP
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Old January 19th, 2005, 09:49 PM
Ken Wright
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This is tragic news for his family and our community. Frank was something
else, and absolutely tireless in his efforts to help others in here.
Nothing was too much trouble for him to tackle, and he always went the extra
mile. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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May you rest in peace Frank - Our prayers are with you.
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"Norman Harker" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone!

The heading expresses our distress at a loss to the community of
Excel.

It is with the greatest of sadness that I must report the news that
Frank Kabel has died in a tragic accident whilst on holiday in his
home country of Germany.

I'm afraid that at this stage, whilst the news has been confirmed from
his employers, we know nothing more. It falls to me to try and do
justice to a good mate on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and all
of Frank's other many "Excel friends".

Frank was not only a very major contributor to these newsgroups but he
was also a great innovative developer and friend to all. Despite
English being his second language his replies to public and private
correspondence were always well worth reading for content and charm.
It is difficult to believe that Frank only started posting to
newsgroups in late 2003 but his posts were immediately prolific and
helpful to all. At one stage Frank was such a prolific poster we even
thought that he was several people. It was difficult to comprehend how
he could compose so many excellent replies at such a high speed. Frank
was our newest MVP Excel and he achieved this recognition at the same
record speed that he was used to working at. It is distressing to
many outside Germany that we never got to meet him in person. Here
though is a photograph that we can remember him by.

http://www.jumper.ch/infos.htm

Many thousands will have benefited from his efforts to help and
educate; even more will benefit over the years from the time and
considerable energy that Frank devoted to developing and sharing his
knowledge. Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin and I worked many hundreds of
hours with Frank on projects such as QDE (Quick Date Entry) and the
EasyFilter Addins. A pre-production Addin CFPlus being worked on with
Bob Phillips and giving the additional conditional formatting has only
happened because of Frank's energy and we know that he was very proud
of its concept and implementation. Frank also was driving,
contributing, and stimulating other projects and updates and we know
that Frank had so much more he wanted to give to the community of
Excel users. He was a great team player and we could guarantee high
speed, critical and friendly feedback. We will miss him not only for
his contributions but also for his humour and sincere friendship. He
enjoyed a Single Malt and a good cigar and lived, and gave of his
life, to the full.

We offer condolences to his family and friends at the loss of Frank at
such a young age. Frank came from Hamburg where his family still live
and had a long term girlfriend to whom we offer the sympathy that can
do little to make up for her loss.

We have all lost a good and sincere friend. Frank represented the very
highest of the traditions of these Excel Groups.

I have undertaken to ensure the collection and collation of responses
to this post both public and private and I will ensure a suitable
presentation to his family.

--
Regards
Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
on behalf of Bob Phillips, Ron de Bruin
Sydney, Australia





  #30  
Old January 20th, 2005, 06:55 AM
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IT'S SHOCKING. IT'S REALLY SHOCKING.
LIKE MOST OF US, I NEVER MET HIM BUT ALWAYS GOT HIS HELP THRU THIS NG.
ALSO HE HELPED ME PERSONNALY TO SETUP MY LAST PROJECT.
MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
ITS A HUGE LOSS TO ALL OF US. GOD BLESS HIM.

REGARDS,
SHETTY.

 




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