Günther Daubach RIP

Ken Gracey

Hey there,

Hello,

A long-known friend of the Parallax community has passed away. You may know Günther Daubach as a contributor starting from the days of the SX microcontroller. Günther was a kind German man who wrote "Programming the SX Microcontroller" which was published by Parallax, maybe 15 years ago. Some time later he took over the SX-Key manufacturing with Andre LaMothe to keep our SX customers happy and support a few of his own clients. We visited Günther at his home in Burscheid, Germany and Günther also stayed with us in California, too. His photo https://daubach-guenther.dgusv.de/

Günther really loved electronics and microcontrollers. He was the kind of engineer who'd keep track of every bit, every clock cycle, and find the most efficient ways to do things with the 50 MIPS SX chip. He also enjoyed playing old Wurlitzer organs and driving a BMW like many proper German guys. It is safe to say that he really enjoyed Parallax and the forums, too!

Rest in Peace, Günther. We appreciate all you left behind for us, too.

Ken Gracey, Parallax Inc.

Publison

So sad. He was a HUGE influence in the community.

RIP Günther.

erco

It's certainly sad to hear of his passing. Thanks for pointing this his contributions and interests Ken. It's appropriate to celebrate his achievements; clearly he was a thoughtful, passionate and like-minded Forumista. All the more reason to appreciate our large Forum family and their daily contributions. Savor every heartbeat and clock cycle, who knows how many remain.

RIP Günther.

RobotWorkshop

That is sad to hear. He was always helpful and a pleasure to deal with on the forums, e-mail, etc. I have a signed copy of his book that I plan to hang onto. I wonder how many other forum members have been lost as well that we never hear about. I hope that he knows his work was appreciated while he was still around.

Robert

Bean

Ken, that is some sad news.
He taught me a lot through his SX books and the Parallax forums.
Rest In Peace my friend....

Bean

stamptrol

A great loss to the community.

Tom