Replies to post #586435 on Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[crusader4truth]

Thanks

[Killian]

Bruce--- Thanks, It paints a picture of him that most did not know. One of the most amazing men I've ever met in my Life!

K

[marquis103]

Thanks for the post Bruce. This story points out what a truly amazing man Zeev was. That's something we all knew, but now more people can share in his remarkable life.

[golf nut]

Nice article but really doesn't do justice to the Zeev we loved here. A compilation of all the adjectives describing him from the board following his death is how I'll remember him.

[Orvis]

Bruce,

Many thanks for that post about Zeev. What is so interesting is the fact that we here in cyber space knew all along we were talking to an amazing man. So most all of us never met him and only a few ever had direct correspondance with him but we all knew he was special.

Orvis

[Taxmantoo]

Direct link to article:
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/COLUMNISTS03/320280847

I wonder if that would have been written if it weren't for his fans here.
So quiet and unassuming was Ze'ev, that there wasn't even a published obituary as far as I can tell.

[guzbug]

OK....I'm in awe........again! Thanks for that 'picture' of Zeev.

[jeffsaxx]

I had no idea Zeev was such a giant of a man --- I wish I had joined this board much earlier and knew him better

[Nevo Hed]

Thanks for posting the Nashua Telegraph article

We were asked for a photo by the reporter and by some
of you. We sent this to the reporter, but I guess we
were too late for it to be included in the article




Dr. A. Z. Hed 1938-2008

[Belgie24]

Thanks Bruce for posting the article. I sent this email to the author, David Brooks.
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Hi Mr. Brooks, I want to compliment you on your article on Dr. Ze'ev Hed, which we read online today thanks to Bruce Thompson posting it. You painted a good picture of the scientific side of our online friend, and we were lucky to learn a tiny bit more about him through his wife Urszula's comments.

There was so much more to the man than that scientific side though, that really overshadows his scientific accomplishments. The "personal finance" forum you mention in your article was in fact a forum for stock traders, who exchange ideas throughout the day on buying and selling securities. Dr. Hed was without a doubt the BEST stock trader on the planet, bar none. Not only would he make successful money winning trades all day long, but he would post his entries and exits in his positions, so that other traders could see what he was doing, and in a lot of cases, profit from his genius.

If you can imagine what it would be like to have 1200 people mark your online profile as special, and follow what you said every day, that is the respect that Ze'ev generated. Often he would do all this trading and commenting while saying he had to break for a short teleconference having to do with his inventions, patents or consulting. He often seemed to us to be multiple people, as we could not imagine one person doing all these things in multi-tasking mode.

His generosity, kindness, sense of humor and sharing were what I would describe as legendary. We are lucky individuals to have come in contact with a person we shall never forget. He was my mentor, without even knowing it, and I'm sure he was to countless others.

Regards to you on your article.
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[dr_praeses]

thank you for posting.