January 29, 2008 | Comments: (0)
Felt Around the World
As I sit here typing I find I really don't know what to say. Ken Henderson, the author of the Guru's Guide to SQL Server series of books (and others), died Sunday. Ken was a good friend of mine and I just talked to him not long ago.
I have no words to express my deep sadness of this event. I've been reading other blogs on this and everyone is crediting him with how much he's taught them and how much he'll be missed in the community. And while that's true it saddens me even more that nobody seems to be expressing any personal loss. Ken was a friend of mine and while he taught me a lot about SQL, and while I do owe him a lot in that area as well, my heart just breaks at the thought of never being able to see him again.
He was like a hippie turned computer nerd. He was the coolest guy I think I've ever met and I know his family is devastated. I'm going to miss sitting in his office at MS talking about just anything and everything. It was always so comfortable there with him. He was a very private person and I consider myself lucky to have been brought into his circle. From the day we met we just hit it off right away.
Ken, I don't know what to say brother... the community will miss your brilliant writing... but screw them. Those of us closer to you will miss YOU.
I just don't know what else to say.
Posted by Sean McCown on January 29, 2008 07:45 AM
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I'm right with you Sean. I learned more about SQL Server through him and his books than anywhere else. He took me under his wing at Microsoft and gave me quite the education. That's not why I will miss him. He was one of those guys who made you a better person for having known him. I'll miss his world famous habanero chili, his wit and his compassion. I am overwhelmed with a sense of loss.
Posted by: Tony DeDecker at January 29, 2008 12:53 PMSean, unfortunately, Ken's passing is not making (or has not made) the headlines hardly anywhere yet so people have not had a chance to really pile on the accolades. I read about Ken's passing in a blog this morning and, when I went to Google News and searched for "ken henderson" in the past month, this post is the only article. I'll miss him - I wasn't fortunate enough to know him personally but his books/blog created opportunity for me and I will definitely miss his insights.
I'm sorry for your and everyone's loss.
Posted by: Scott Whigham at January 30, 2008 06:03 AMI knew him through the online blogging community and I will miss him deeply as well. I've been sitting at my computer crying on and off all day since I found out this afternoon. He was really a brilliant guy and a great person. I know his family must be devastated - his love for them shone through in his posts and the emails we exchanged.
So incomprehensible and sad.
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