[talk] RIP Romeo of Suspenders

[Raul Cuza]

RIP Romeo. Thank you for your generosity of spirit(s) and making space
for us geek sorts. May your journey always find you an empty bar stool
whenever you need it.

/rc/

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 9:11 PM Robert Menes <viewtiful.icchan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> RIP Romeo... thanks for always being there for us! Be well on your cosmic journey!
>
> --Robert
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 20:13 George Rosamond <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
>>
>> FYI, this past Sunday, April 5th, Romeo from Suspenders passed from
>> COVID-19.
>>
>> Some of us knew Romeo before the first NYC*BUG meeting at the old
>> Suspenders location at 111 Broadway. The first meeting there was in 2007
>> with Ivan about Subversion
>> (https://www.nycbug.org/index?action=view&id=10076).
>>
>> True story: Steve Jobs went out of his way to bump us out of the Soho
>> Apple Store, since no attendees were capable of answering questions
>> aobut shortcuts in Quark. We didn't "fit in" there, and remember, at
>> that time, the Soho Apple Store was the flagship of Apple.
>>
>> We held a lot of meetings in the backroom of the old Suspenders, then
>> again at the new Suspenders on Maiden Lane. We very much became
>> identified as "that group that met in the backroom of Suspenders."
>>
>> We even held our last NYCBSDCon at the old Suspenders in 2014
>> (https://www.nycbug.org/index?action=view&id=10344). Oh, god, even MWL
>> looked young then. We worked with Romeo who gave us the whole place for
>> the day, and dealt with food and drinks at a very reasonable price.
>> After previous NYCBSDCons, it was a breath of fresh air, and really low
>> stress for the organizers.
>>
>> We also held one NYC-wide holiday party there in 2012
>> (https://www.nycbug.org/index?action=view&id=10331), which again, Romeo
>> helped us out with.
>>
>> Anyways, I was fortunate to have Romeo hold me hostage at the bar just
>> before this whole thing broke out a few months ago. I was already at a
>> Suspenders event, and had no intention of staying, but it was a blast.
>> We drank late night and had "the usual" discussion, food and family.
>>
>> Romeo leaves behind his wife and very young daughter, plus a load of
>> siblings.
>>
>> Cheers Romeo!
>>
>> g
>>
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