[Dprglist] Barry Jordan

David P. Anderson davida at smu.edu
Sun Jun 20 16:31:47 PDT 2021


Sad news.  So, did we not ever take any pictures at the RBNOs at 
Barry's?  I remember running SR04 in his living room.  He usually fed 
us.  And had a great garage/workroom.

I guess back in the pre-smartphone days we didn't take as many 
pictures.   Maybe Eric?  Or Steve Rainwater?

David


On 6/20/21 4:52 PM, Eric Yundt via DPRGlist wrote:
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> DPRG,
>
> Wow!  That is terrible news about Barry...  The only foto I found of 
> Barry in the DPRG archives was this one from 1999:
>
>     *Barry Jordan*
>     https://www.dprg.org/history/gallery/rr1999b/0003.html
>     <https://www.dprg.org/history/gallery/rr1999b/0003.html>
>
>
> Too bad that Dallas Observer article online didn't preserve the 
> fotos.  There were some neat ones that the reporter took when she 
> visited Barry's garage (a couple times) while working on that 
> article.  Back then we were having a blast working on that home-built 
> CNC machine, cutting out Bot Bones for the little Robot Kit Barry and 
> I were selling online at the time.  When I moved down to Costa Rica I 
> brought a couple copies of that Dallas Observer issue and the award 
> certificates we won with that 2 legged walking bot called Toddler 
> which only used 2 servo motors to walk and dance, etc.  Of course I 
> can't find any of that stuff now although that Li'l Toddler bot still 
> sits on a shelf in my office.  jejeje.
>
> R.I.P Barry.  It was an honor to know you.
>
> Eric Yundt
> DPRG President (a few years in the mid-'90s when we met at the Infomart)
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 2:24 PM Jeff Koenig via DPRGlist 
> <dprglist at lists.dprg.org <mailto:dprglist at lists.dprg.org>> wrote:
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>     Terribly sad news.  I don't think I have any photographs of Barry,
>     but I do have plenty of great memories of him and the RBNOs he
>     hosted.
>
>     He was always very positive and would generously share his time,
>     talent, and tools with anyone who expressed an interest.
>
>     On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 2:41 PM Doug Paradis via DPRGlist
>     <dprglist at lists.dprg.org <mailto:dprglist at lists.dprg.org>> wrote:
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>         Kipton,
>               I never was introduced to Barry. DPRG has attempted to
>         retain as much of its history as possible. Please go to
>         https://www.dprg.org/gallery/ <https://www.dprg.org/gallery/>
>         and look at the pictures from the 2001 - 2002 time period and
>         see if there are pictures of Barry. If you find one please let
>         me know which picture he is in. I will place a link to the
>         Dallas Observer Article in the club web archives.
>
>         Regards,
>         Doug P.
>
>         On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 10:36 AM Kipton Moravec via DPRGlist
>         <dprglist at lists.dprg.org <mailto:dprglist at lists.dprg.org>> wrote:
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>             I found the Dallas Observer Article
>
>             https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/machinations-6391275
>             <https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/machinations-6391275>
>
>             Kip
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