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  • R.I.P. RAK

    From Eli the Bearded@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 24 05:26:52 2022
    Robert Alan Koeneke, who signed his comments "RAK" in the Moria source
    code, has escaped the dungeon.

    https://twitter.com/HunterZ0/status/1549943398487863296
    Just received word that Robert Alan Koeneke has passed away. He was
    the the original creator of "Moria", one of the earliest (and my
    first) roguelikes.

    https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/tx/hurst/robert-alan-koeneke-14942352
    It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert Alan
    Koeneke of Hurst, Texas, who passed away on July 15, 2022, at the age of
    64, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send
    flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy
    message to the family on the memorial page of Robert Alan Koeneke to pay
    them a last tribute.

    A memorial service was held on Saturday, July 23rd 2022 from 3:00 PM to
    4:00 PM at the Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home (5725 Colleyville Blvd,
    Colleyville, TX 76034).

    Less obit, more memories of him:

    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/colleyville-tx/robert-koeneke-10848276

    Elijah
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    never knew RAK to participate in Usenet

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  • From Rayner Lucas@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 26 05:55:16 2022
    In article <eli$2207240122@qaz.wtf>, *@eli.users.panix.com says...

    Robert Alan Koeneke, who signed his comments "RAK" in the Moria source
    code, has escaped the dungeon.

    https://twitter.com/HunterZ0/status/1549943398487863296
    Just received word that Robert Alan Koeneke has passed away. He was
    the the original creator of "Moria", one of the earliest (and my
    first) roguelikes.

    Sad news, indeed. I hope he knew how many people still remembered and appreciated his work after all these years.

    Regards,
    Rayner

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  • From JO@21:1/5 to Rayner Lucas on Tue Jul 26 02:00:40 2022
    That's very sad. One wonders how many people will remember him for his work. Hopefully some. If only a few, that's still a great legacy.

    On Monday, July 25, 2022 at 9:55:27 PM UTC-7, Rayner Lucas wrote:
    In article <eli$22072...@qaz.wtf>, *@eli.users.panix.com says...

    Robert Alan Koeneke, who signed his comments "RAK" in the Moria source code, has escaped the dungeon.

    https://twitter.com/HunterZ0/status/1549943398487863296
    Just received word that Robert Alan Koeneke has passed away. He was
    the the original creator of "Moria", one of the earliest (and my
    first) roguelikes.
    Sad news, indeed. I hope he knew how many people still remembered and appreciated his work after all these years.

    Regards,
    Rayner

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  • From Angus Hamilton@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 14 07:24:42 2022
    Sad news. Mr Koeneke created a fantastic game. I played it a great deal in the late 80s (took me over 4 weeks to get my first win!) and still play the Angband variant from time to time.

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