David Mitchell

David Mitchell: A splendid, first-class gentleman who knew his way to the bottom of a GDK as well as he did a glass of bitters.

Have not been in contact since I left Reuters in 99, but recall working with him on some Fleet project that ultimately collapsed under its own weight.

He was a patient soul, at least with me, I recall a story he told about testing the original Coyote. He and Tom Guinan and, I think, Chuck Kershner, went to California to test it. They set up a bunch of recursive UDKs to put it through its paces, made it crash and told System Integrators they'd be backed when it was fixed. Anybody that appreciated the Coyote had those guys to thank.

A real loss. A pint in his memory is in order. ■