Comments on: Michael L. Jalkut – 1950-2010

By: Rebecca Bearman

Rebecca Bearman — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:59:34 +0000

I think I just lost my comment because I didn’t fill in my email address first.
I was looking on Google today for Michael Jalkut who I knew in the late 60′s/early 70′s. I had just read a biography of John Lennon and was remeinded that Michael was my John Lennon at that time in our youth. I woder if you could confirm if this is the same. We were so young it is hard to tell by the photo for sure but his birthdate would be about correct.
I knew him in Iowa City, Clinton street about the time you were born. I saw him later on a trip he made to Washington State a year or so later.
I’m sorry for your loss.

By: Victoria Wang

Victoria Wang — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:41:03 +0000

Daniel, I’m so sorry for your loss. I remember reading this last year and feeling so moved. I couldn’t figure out what to say. In recent years, my relationship with my parents has undergone similar awkwardness due to differences in beliefs. Thanks for the reminder to treasure that relationship.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:54:37 +0000

Daniel… I worked with your dad at MetaWare for about 7 years. I really enjoyed the time I spent with him. He was a good man!

take care…

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:52:25 +0000

Im so sorry

By: JD

JD — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:17:40 +0000

Hi, Sorry to hear about your father. I lost my dad in 2004. Died in my arms. No easier close or far, I am sure. Although you may not have been as close as you were now working toward, it sounds like there was a lot of love and mutual respect between you and he. To me there is always a bright side. And maybe for you it’s that your father may now be closer than you think, and he has the time to spend watching your family grow. Best wishes to you. JD

By: trent

trent — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:26:52 +0000

D-
Deepest condolences to you and yours.
-trent

By: Glenn Burks

Glenn Burks — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:40:33 +0000

Daniel,

I stopped by to look at the latests on Marsedit and was saddened when I read about the passing of your father. Last November I lost my brother in a motorcycle accident.

We just never know when a life is going to be cut short. It makes it so important for us to forget any differences of opinion etc… Especially when it comes to family members

Please accept my condolences.

Glenn

By: Jeff Dickey

Jeff Dickey — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:44:39 +0000

I, also, grieve with thee… A beautiful and moving portrait. My relationship with my father has also had its ups and downs; like yours, largely for political and spiritual reasons. We got close again when I moved in and tried to help out when my mom was dying, but started falling back into the kind of disagreements we had when I was a teen. Moving halfway round the planet again has made me dread That Call; more so now that he’s working so hard to care for close others that it’s wearing him down, too. He’s a Marine; he keeps going as long and hard as he can. It took me a long time to get my head on straight, is all.

Thank you for sharing, and for reminding each off us how blessed we truly are. Godspeed to you and yours.

By: Peter Maurer

Peter Maurer — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:20:01 +0000

Daniel, it seems that in a way, your father paved the way for your career, so it’s probably fair to say that he will live on through Red Sweater Software, among other things. Come to think of it, the same may be true for what a lot of us software guys do today — as far as I’m concerned, the fact that he worked on GEM just turned him into one of my childhood heroes retrospectively.

Please accept my sincerest condolences.

By: Torbjørn Vik Lunde

Torbjørn Vik Lunde — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:24:52 +0000

I am very sorry for your loss.