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John Bailo died Christmas day 2015, aged 55.

From Jeff-Relf.Me <@.>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject John Bailo died Christmas day 2015, aged 55.
Date 2016-08-18 17:03 -0700
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MrDFS asked:
> Anyone remember Bailo?  He was on cola thru fall 2007.

Hell yes ! he was my favorite poster, back in the day.
 
> Apparently he died Christmas day 2015, aged 55, 
> of an "acute medical condition".  
> Does that mean heart attack?
> https://www.facebook.com/john.bailo

That or a stroke, I assume.
He was driving at the time, but managed to pull over.

> He was an "advocate" because, as is the case with many cola regs,
> he had a job as a Windows developer the entire time 
> he was on cola trying to advocate Linux.

He as a C#/SQL guy; "his" websites sold financial services.
He worked for MicroSoft for 4 years, 1988 to 1992
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bailo-475a3716

> I remember Bailo most for his delusional endorsement 
> of Rex Ballard as "a great man".
> RIP Jabba (my nickname for him).

I liked him because he was offTopic a lot.

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Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-13 19:23 -0400
  Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead flatfish+++ <flatfish4real@gmail.com> - 2016-08-13 19:38 -0400
  Past Linux troll snot sock John Bailo is dead 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-08-14 21:30 +0000
    Re: Past Linux troll snot sock John Bailo is dead Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-08-14 19:45 -0400
      Re: Past Linux troll snot sock John Bailo is dead William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-08-15 11:34 +0100
  Will DooFuS be the NEXT COLA Putz to bite the big one? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-08-14 20:52 -0700
    Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-15 09:41 -0400
      Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-15 14:00 +0000
      Everybody, including DooFuS, has complete control over their health John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-08-15 07:18 -0700
      DooFuS is a Dead Man Walking John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-08-15 07:20 -0700
        Re: DooFuS is a Dead Man Walking Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-08-15 08:16 -0700
        Re: DooFuS is a Dead Man Walking Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-08-15 08:31 -0700
          Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-16 00:08 -0400
            Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-16 04:53 +0000
              Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 01:07 -0700
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-17 16:07 +0000
              Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-16 09:51 -0400
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-17 16:04 +0000
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-17 13:46 -0400
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-17 18:01 +0000
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-17 20:21 -0400
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-18 00:33 +0000
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-18 08:39 -0400
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-08-18 05:58 -0700
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-21 01:10 -0400
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-21 05:38 +0000
              Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-08-16 22:26 -0600
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-08-17 16:00 +0000
                Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-08-17 12:38 -0600
        Re: Past Linux "advocate" John Bailo is dead DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-08-16 00:09 -0400
  John Bailo died Christmas day 2015, aged 55. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-08-18 17:03 -0700
    I liked him because he was offTopic a lot nhp.bus@gmail.com - 2016-08-20 07:10 -0700

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