R.I.P. Stanley Cline, a.k.a. roamer1

"Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message
news:13a97i2g7a3k79c@corp.supernews.com...
> Folks,
>
> I apologize if this has already been posted, and further apologize if
> anyone feels this is off-topic, but considering the situation, I hope you
> will indulge me.
>
> Some of you who have frequented these newsgroups for a while may have
> known a person by the name of Stanley Cline, known to many as roamer1. A
> while back, he frequented the alt.cellular.* newsgroups, and was a wealth
> of information regarding various wireless networks and their histories.
> If you wanted a new PRL update on Verizon or Sprint analyzed for changes,
> he was the go-to guy. And he ran a site, www.roamer1.org, with reviews
> and analyses of coverage and roaming agreements for all the major
> carriers.
>
> I am sad to announce that Stanley passed away in his sleep on Tuesday,
> July 24, at the age of 31, and he was buried the following Friday.
> Apparently the cause of death is unknown at this time.
>
> The announcement can be found here:
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...2&page=1&pp=15
>
> I never knew Stanley personally, but we posted a lot of messages together
> on usenet in the alt.cellular.* groups. Sadly usenet has since turned into
> a total cesspool or trolls and self appointed figureheads, and I gave up
> on it, but I think he might've still been posting here up until recently.
>
> Honestly, I thought he was a lot older. That's not an insult; he just knew
> so much about wireless networks and their history. He had to have been a
> real cellular geek at a very early age, like myself, to have known so
> much. His maturity, a real rarity these days, also threw me off. I think
> it's incredibly sad that we've lost such a knowledgeable guy, and at such
> an early age.
>
> At any rate, in the event people are still here who knew him, I thought it
> best to pass the word along.
>
> Rest in peace, Stanley. We'll miss you.
>
>
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I, too, knew of Stanley. Even e-mailed him on the occasion.
He was a wealth of information, as Isaiah has said.

Prayers and props to Stanley and his loved ones.



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Andrew D. Sisson
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