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<DIV>I don’t think this news has been published here.. . . David Delaney, who
was a major advocate of simple solar energy applications that were practical for
ordinary people, died recently. His obituary is below, which has a link to
his great website.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Bob Waldrop, OKC</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><A
href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=david-delaney&pid=156043656">http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=david-delaney&pid=156043656</A><BR><BR>DELANEY,
David M. <BR>Inventor, researcher, social commentator, and relentless pursuer of
knowledge. Passed away in Ottawa, February 19, 2012, at the age of 69, after a
heroic struggle with cancer. David was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He
was educated as an electrical engineer at the University of Manitoba and spent
the rest of his career in research related to software design and
communications, with The Bedford Institute of Oceanography, in Nova Scotia,
Ministry of Transport in Ottawa, Control Data Corporation in Toronto, Logica in
London, England, and Bell Northern Research and Nortel Labs in Ottawa. David was
one of the founding shareholders of Plaintree Systems of Ottawa. Although his
formal career revolved around computer software and hardware inventions, David
would be most accurately described as a polymath. David's huge span of personal
interests and research in all manner of mathematics, physics, engineering,
medicine, society, history, knots, sailing,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>fishing, hunting, music and nature lead him to invent an eclectic array
of devices, some with broad social applications - things such as open
architecture solar cookers for the less developed world to passive solar homes
for temperate climates. Since his retirement in 1999, David's principle concern
was the environment, particularly in the areas of population growth and peak
oil. His research, correspondence and writings with people and organizations
sharing similar concerns spanned the globe. His web site, <A
href="http://davidmdelaney.com/">http://davidmdelaney.com/</A> was well known.
David was a man of uncompromising principle both in scientific rigor and
personal conduct. David was a good listener. He was always available to friends
and family to discuss, analyze, empathize and reflect. He had a great sense of
humor and was always an engaging advisor and confidant to his nephews, Michael,
Sean, David, Stephen and James. In all of his work and life for the past 42
years David was supported and loved by his soulmate and wife Leslie (Redmond)
who survives him in Ottawa. He will be missed by his brother Ian (Kiki) of
Toronto and his sister Elizabeth of Ottawa, brother-in-law Verne Redmond of
Halifax and many extended family members to whom he was known simply as Uncle.
Leslie would like to extend special thanks to Dr Christina Canil, Dr. Gad Perry,
their PDN's and Virginia Jarvis and the nurses on 6 West of The Ottawa General
Hospital. As well, Leslie extends special thanks to the nurses at the Elizabeth
Bruyere Palliative Care Unit and Beth Moore and colleagues of We Care. Friends
are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315
McLeod Street (at O'Connor) on Friday, February 24th from 6 to 8 p.m. Service in
the Chapel on Saturday at 10:30 am. Followed by a reception. Friends wishing to
remember David may make a donation to The Canadian Cancer Society
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