[J3] [SC22WG5.6665] Richard Grove

[Dick Hendrickson]

Rich was a member of X3J3 when I joined sometime in late 77 or early 78 I
think.  Plans for Fortran 90 were being made and I remember Rich as someone
who had a clear consistent idea of what he thought Fortran should become.
He was articulate and explained his thoughts  well.  Rich was someone who
could disagree with you without being disagreeable.  He was a nice guy.
I'm glad I knew him.

Dick Hendrickson

On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM Steve Lionel via J3 <
j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:

> Richard (Rich) Grove, who was the project lead for early DEC Fortran
> compilers, including VAX FORTRAN, died peacefully on January 22. His
> obituary is at  Richard Grove Obituary
> <https://memorials.blakefuneralhome.com/richard-grove/5542143/index.php>.
>
> Rich was responsible for starting my career in Fortran, and I worked
> closely with him through the decades until he retired from Intel in 2007.
> His obit says he was a member of the Fortran standards committee, so some
> of you may remember him - this would have been in the 1970s. I considered
> Rich my mentor and I learned a lot from him. He was also a heck of a nice
> guy!
>
> Steve
>
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