Sad Breaking News! Otto has died.

[bolt]

I have received a credible information to report that our friend and Open Source engineer Otto has died!  This is a great loss to all of us and his determination to get the TPU working to the best of his ability was remarkable and flawless. My condolence go to his family.

Here is the information i received.

"Hi all

I have to share sad news. My friend Otto, some of you know him from replicating
the TPU, has deceased on Sunday and his funeral will be held tomorrow in Zagreb,
Croatia.

He was a heavy smoker, which obviously is the cause of his heart attack. The
ambulance came too late to help him. I seriouly doubt somebody had an influence
on his death, although it was my first though.

Maybe someone wants to lit a candle in memory of him.

Regards,
Shad

[ramset]

This world needs more men like Otto,He was truly an inspiration and an example of what we should all aspire to be!
A real Man,who wanted to leave this world a better place than when he found it.

I will surely miss him and hope to shake his hand some day !
My prayers will be for his family, going through this hard time!

Chet

[lwh]

I only knew him as being a knowledgeable poster on the TPU threads, which I haven't even looked at for a long time.  But even so, yes, if true, it's sad news. 

Thinking back, I remember his enthusiasm for experimenting and his desire for knowledge.  I remember too he didn't take any shit from pretenders or wannabe's either, but was willing to share his knowledge with genuine researchers like himself.  I may have that wrong, but that's how I remember it.  I think it's definitely true to say though he was a respected member of, and valuable contributer to, these forums. 

I personally like to think that maybe he's found now some of the answers he was looking for in his research.  Maybe he's laughing now.  All the best to him and his family and friends.   

[Tito L. Oracion]

 
I am sow sad with this news.
I learned a lot from him, and though we got misunderstood, i still consider him as a teacher for me.

I WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY.

BYE SIR OTTO 

OTITS   

[FatBird]

Does anybody know how old Otto was (approximately)?

For a Tribute to Otto, I searched & found an old 2007 post by Otto:

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