Akers Memories
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2004 @ 12:00 pm
Filed Under Lost Friends, Obituaries, Political Process, Stories
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What I think the portrait misses is that Owen's heavy workload was fairly seamless; I had contacts with him in several of his roles and he was always the same person, working on the same causes, and finding reinforcement from his friends and colleagues as he moved from meeting to meeting. A strenuous life, yes, and not everyone loved Owen Akers, but many did.
Doug Pappas
Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2004 @ 12:51 pm
Filed Under Baseball, Lost Friends, Obituaries
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Doug Pappas, chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee, has passed away. Doug, a knowledgeable, sardonic, and passionate expert on baseball's economics, was often quoted in the press on baseball's business follies. Commissioner Bud blessed him with a not-particularly-convincing phone call during the contraction controversy. He was also a fine researcher, and SABR's expert on players and managers ejected from ballgames.
The TechNomad
Posted on Sunday, April 4, 2004 @ 11:32 am
Filed Under Bicycling, Computing, Lost Friends, Model 100, Stories
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Steven K. Roberts is a person I might have been. We even look kind of alike. He grew up a nomad; I grew up a bureaucrat....
