With the amount of spam that we get in our inboxes nowadays, I sure miss anti-spam pioneers like Jim Nitchals (see bio and game history here: Jim Nitchals Bio). He went face to face with the most notorious spammers, and came out unscathed.
June 5th, 1998 was the date of his passing. He contributed to the world in more ways than just programs on a computer. If you search his name, almost everyone had something nice to say about him.
Sometimes we are known for who we truly are only after we pass.
Would have been great to know you friend