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Anyone know what he died of/from?

by brador 8y ago

pmarreck 8y ago
Glad I’m not the only one who wants to know
- narendraj9 8y ago
  Yes, what exactly happened to him?
  - pmarreck 8y ago
    Pulmonary fibrosis.
comboy 8y ago
I keep refreshing looking for the answer. Seems that it would be the top question for somebody who was 30. He was 68 but he had way more energy than many 20 year olds that I see. I'm deeply sad. Despite being absolutely brilliant he was also extremely positive and full of humility. It's a rare combination.
rapsey 8y ago
Since it was sudden, a stroke of some sort is generally the case.
- bobowzki 8y ago
  He was normally very active on twitter but I noticed he hasn't posted since the 10th of April, that's 10 days ago.. I guess it's only human nature to want to know what happened when someone you admired suddenly passed away.
asveikau 8y ago
I'm always curious about these things because if it's something medical that might be preventable or that has some nonprofits raising funds for, etc., then that can increase awareness. But I can understand if people don't always rush to talk about it.
Insanity 8y ago
On reddit someone posted this: >>> oskarzito 16 points · 1 hour ago I had Joe as a lecturer in parallel Erlang back in January and February this year. Amazing person, seemed like he knew everything about computers. He told us that he was sick with lung fibrosis. His lungs capacity was at 50% something and kept shrinking every day. The last few lectures he was supposed to give got cancelled due to sickness. Got the news that he had passed today. A very sad day I must say.
jerelunruh 8y ago
His wife said this morning on Twitter [1]: >>> This is Helen wife of @joeerl It’s fantastic to read all these comments. Joe died from an infection which his lungs couldn’t cope with due to a quite recent diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis. Incurable and rather unusual. Donate to lung research! [1] https://twitter.com/mrsjoeerl/status/1119941783381774338 https://twitter.com/mrsjoeerl/status/1119941783381774338

Anyone know what he died of/from?

by brador 8y ago

Anyone know what he died of/from?

pmarreck 8y ago

Glad I’m not the only one who wants to know

narendraj9 8y ago
Yes, what exactly happened to him?
- pmarreck 8y ago
  Pulmonary fibrosis.

comboy 8y ago

I keep refreshing looking for the answer. Seems that it would be the top question for somebody who was 30. He was 68 but he had way more energy than many 20 year olds that I see. I'm deeply sad. Despite being absolutely brilliant he was also extremely positive and full of humility. It's a rare combination.

rapsey 8y ago

Since it was sudden, a stroke of some sort is generally the case.

bobowzki 8y ago
He was normally very active on twitter but I noticed he hasn't posted since the 10th of April, that's 10 days ago.. I guess it's only human nature to want to know what happened when someone you admired suddenly passed away.

asveikau 8y ago

I'm always curious about these things because if it's something medical that might be preventable or that has some nonprofits raising funds for, etc., then that can increase awareness. But I can understand if people don't always rush to talk about it.

Insanity 8y ago

On reddit someone posted this: >>> oskarzito 16 points · 1 hour ago I had Joe as a lecturer in parallel Erlang back in January and February this year. Amazing person, seemed like he knew everything about computers. He told us that he was sick with lung fibrosis. His lungs capacity was at 50% something and kept shrinking every day. The last few lectures he was supposed to give got cancelled due to sickness. Got the news that he had passed today. A very sad day I must say.

jerelunruh 8y ago

His wife said this morning on Twitter [1]: >>> This is Helen wife of @joeerl It’s fantastic to read all these comments. Joe died from an infection which his lungs couldn’t cope with due to a quite recent diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis. Incurable and rather unusual. Donate to lung research! [1] https://twitter.com/mrsjoeerl/status/1119941783381774338 https://twitter.com/mrsjoeerl/status/1119941783381774338