Comments for Daniel Baronet 1956 – 2016

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Comment on Home by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:10:53 +0000

I am Denise, Daniel’s mother. I read all the above comments, and am filled with thanks to all of you who wrothe so beautifully about him. I realized that we did not really know our son and brother.

Daniel had left so happy… This trip was «la réalisation du rêve de sa vie». Adieu Daniel, nous t’aimons, et tu seras toujours présent dans nos coeurs. The Baronet-Bellegarde-Lacroix Families

Comment on Home by Mireille et Diane Matteau

Mireille et Diane Matteau — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:25:57 +0000

Nos sincères condoléances Linda pour le décès de ton conjoint. Nous pensons à toi dans cette épreuve, bon courage à toi et à ta fille.

Comment on Home by BAA London

BAA London — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 08:19:25 +0000

Here we are at the “Hoop and Grapes” at our regular monthly meeting and it’s strange that Dan won’t be joining us again.

The last time he came was two months ago when he took us further into the arcane world of “regex” explaining it in a way noone else seemed able to do.

Dan was one of our most regular attendees, coming whenever he was in England and even scheduling his visits to coincide and he was arguably our most frequent and popular presenter as well as being a good friend to us all.

We’ll miss him.

Comment on Home by Ginette Desruisseaux

Ginette Desruisseaux — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:29:53 +0000

Message à Mme Denise Lacroix et à toute la famille

Il est difficile d’accepter qu’une personne qu’on aime quitte ce monde définitivement, si brusquement.

Que les souvenirs des bons moments passés en sa compagnie apaisent votre chagrin et vous donnent du courage pour les jours à venir.

Sincères condoléances,
Ginette Desruisseaux

Comment on Home by Stéphan Guillot

Stéphan Guillot — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:15:02 +0000

Meilleur cousin ou meilleur ami?

Les deux j’en suis certain, considérant la douleur qui m’habite depuis que j’ai appris le triste événement. Je réalise à quel point nous étions très proches, encore plus que je ne pouvais l’imaginer.

Tellement d’événements et de connaissances partagés avec lui, de rires et de confidences; il restera dans ma mémoire pour toujours, et il me manquera aussi pour toujours.

Merci Dan de m’avoir inclus dans ta vie

Comment on Home by Steve Mansour

Steve Mansour — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 01:06:28 +0000

I always enjoyed Dan’s articles and workshops. My wife Gina met first met Dan 2003 when I chaired the SIGAPL conference in San Diego. She said Dan always made her feel welcome whenever she accompanied me to a Dyalog conference.

Comment on Home by Graeme Robertson

Graeme Robertson — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:46:20 +0000

DAN WAS GREAT. Dan, Kai Jaeger, Ken Chakahwata and I found ourselves sharing a flat in Copenhagen in 2005. I already knew Ken and Kai were great. Ken was my fantastic mentor at IPSA and Kai was my formidable customer at Dyadic. We all got on together really well, despite being very different animals. Dan and Ken were in the ZOO at IPSA. I never made it into the ZOO. Kai is a species unto himself.
Dan and I had some adventures before we met. He was the only other person I had ever met who had been to San Andres. Together in Copenhagen we had some adventures too. One evening we went North to see his “mother”. She was always to be found drinking heavily amongst her like-minded friends in a pub in the northern reaches of Copenhagen. During the day she sold her lace creations by the Little Mermaid – I bought one once for an extortionate sum – but liquor is not cheap in Denmark. I don’t know how or when it happened, but she adopted Dan as her own and was always delighted to see him. I felt honoured to have been introduced. Another time we headed South to Christianshavn which seemed like a great adventure to me.
In the flat Kai would have his huge donkey salad bowl filled with salad, Ken would have his tin of fish, I would eat any old scraps, but Dan would make a proper meal. We had a party once. Dan cooked an enormous pan of purple muscles the like of which I had only seen on the beach in Scotland, and never considered actually eating. Dan spoke French which made it all OK. He also spoke Danish and carried his dictionary wherever he went. I was very impressed, having only a smattering of Latin to my name. I could say “Morn” and “Tak” and that was about it, whereas Dan could chat up girls in their own language. He introduced me to his fun-filled friends and colleagues which left me agog and speechless for months. I could never get close to the Danes like Dan could.
Dan was a natural, but not without tricks. I am the gullible type. JD once told me that the word “gullible” is not in the dictionary and I considered the possibility for some while. So Dan was able to trick and outsmart me on several occasions, most of which I have banished to the subconscious. I was supposed to know something about Bayes theorem but Dan fooled me with Monty Hall and his goats. Characteristically, Kai wrote a program to prove the point. I don’t know what I was thinking of, all I can say is that if Monty had not opened the door then I would be right.
Our flat was graced by the presence of Linda and Myriam when they came to visit. We all were on our best behaviour – Ken showed up more often than usual, Kai was politer than usual and I did my best to appear normal. I think they enjoyed their stay. We certainly enjoyed their company. Dan’s other daughter also came to Denmark to play in a gig in Odense. I saw a poster of her and was again impressed by Dan’s understated multi-dimensionality. I met Linda again in Berlin in 2010 and already we seemed like old friends.
After Denmark, Dan occasionally dropped into our house in Basingstoke, on bike or on foot. One time he invited me to go up in a helicopter with him. That was an amazing experience. We flew over my house and waved to my children in the garden. We will never forget that. And I shall never forget Dan. He was a kindred spirit. I would not go so far as to suggest that he was not professional, but he managed to combine work and play, head and heart, in a way that I heartily approve. Dan was a great friend and will be sorely missed by many people.

Comment on Home by John Niss Hansen

John Niss Hansen — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:27:55 +0000

I met Daniel Baronet around 1980 at an small office of I P Sharp in the heart of Copenhagen, where he had a helper named Morten Cromberg. I got some APL manuals that I still have and read with great interest. At a Dyalog meeting a few years ago, he demonstrated his language skills by conversating me in danish.

The last time i met him was at a videomeeting 11 feb. with me in Copenhage and Daniel, Morten, Adam and Brian in Toronto where I had the pleasure to demonstrate my polyomino app.

Comment on Home by Ajay

Ajay — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:57:21 +0000

I never met Dan but have always been aware of him. This is such a tragic loss and especially painful to lose someone from the fold. My condolences to those Dan leaves behind; may God give you fortitude to cope with your loss.