Tell HN: Charles Irby has passed away

33 points by steven123 297 days ago | 4 comments

Charles was my uncle, and he worked at Xerox PARC back in the heyday. He worked on the original Star OS and so much more.

He was a big inspiration and hero to me, being a software engineer myself.

Just thought I would share.

toomuchtodo 297 days ago |

Very sorry for your loss. I see he has a Wikipedia page.

srhtftw 297 days ago |

I do not know you, nor did I know your uncle. Nevertheless he was an influence on you and I'm sorry for your loss. May you walk in his light.

djmips 297 days ago |

linotype 297 days ago |

Growing up hearing about the legendary work at Xerox PARC was inspiring to me, especially in the Midwest where there wasn’t a lot of tech. RIP.