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Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 20:22:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: karis <gryphkat@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] In memory of John Hodges
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John Hodges not only was a close friend for many years, but he also introdu=
ced me to lojban and encouraged my continued involvement. lojbab learned to=
day that John Hodges, an early member of the Logical Language Group and lea=
rner /supporter of lojban, died on November 27,2018 at the age of 66. =20

John's interest in lojban was piqued through his interest in loglan, and he=
 first wrote lojbab in January, 1997.=20

In March of 1989 he gave what I believe=C2=A0 was the first public presenta=
tion about lojban, at Technicon, a convention of the the Virginia Tech Scie=
nce Fiction and Fantasy Club in Blacksburg, Virginia (IUSA). A few people w=
ere interested, including me, so John formed a study group using the=C2=A0o=
ld draft textbook and original printed wordlists.=20

That summer John attended the very first LLG Anual Meeting (in-person) in J=
une 1989. He became a Member as well. During that year, John also produced =
some of, if if not the only, letters lojbab knows of completely written in =
lojban.=C2=A0

John continued to be actively=C2=A0involved in the LLG until around 2006, b=
ut continued to follow news of lojban, the LLG, and the people he knew. Joh=
n also invited me and my eldest to attend the 25th anniversary lojfest at l=
ojbab and noras' hours, which we did.=C2=A0

John never stopped learning throughout his life, reading as many as 50 book=
s on a subject before he felt he truly=C2=A0grasped it and his apartment in=
cluded basics for living and bookshelves along most of the walls. Sometimes=
 his investigations would lead him to write astute articles and letters to =
the Editor of various publications from Wired to the Roanoke Times newspape=
r. John cared most about the natural world, philosophy, and the wellbeing o=
f people.=C2=A0

As he often ended his writings,=C2=A0=E2=80=9CDo Justice, Love Mercy, and B=
e Irreverent.=E2=80=9D That's an excellent aspiration for us all.=C2=A0

karis
LLG President

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