sincere condolences from me to his wife and all who are concerned.
it hurts to see that the good ones pass away so early in their life.
chris
Am Mittwoch, 8. März 2006 05:56 schrieb derek holzer:
Gerard van Dongen/Gilcher passed away on Friday the 4th of March, after a brave battle with colon cancer. Gerard worked as a composer, musician and computer programmer in Rotterdam as well as played live with many improvisational and electronic musicians in the Netherlands including Bart Maris, Tom Wouters, Joe Williamson, Henk Bakker, Peter van Bergen and Ann LaBerge. He performed solo-concerts with electronics and/or piano compositions and played for numerous dance and theatre productions, produced radio-plays for the internet, and was a technical designer and software programmer for multimedia theater. Gerard was also an active member of the Pure Data and Linux Audio Developers communities, and contributed code for the user interface of the Ardour project.
Gerard kept a very positive outlook throughout his illness, and he will certainly be missed.
Marie Louise Gilcher has organized a memorial service for Thursday, 9 March at the "Crooswijk" Cemetery in Rotterdam.