In Memoriam: Rodger D. Drabick

With great sadness, we report the passing of Rodger D.
Drabick on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Consultant, author,
and noted expert on quality engineering and systems testing,
Rodger worked for 30 years at Eastman Kodak; most
recently, he served as a software quality assurance engineer
at Lockheed Martin. He wrote Best Practices for the Formal
Software Testing Process, published by Dorset House in 2004.

Dorset House authors -- including Karl Wiegers, Randy
Rice, and Norm Kerth -- are sharing their memories of Rodger.
Visit http://www.dorsethouse.com/authors/drabick.html#tributes
Following are comments from William E. Perry:

"Rodger was a long-time friend dating back to when we both
worked for the Eastman Kodak Company. He was a giant in the
field of software testing, starting from the days when we tested
without a plan, and from those early days, he helped develop
software testing into a respected career. We will miss you,
Rodger."
--Bill Perry, coauthor of Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of
Software Testing

Rodger is survived by his wife, Karen, his mother, two daughters,
three grandchildren, and his four siblings. An obituary is posted
here: http://www.mountvernonnews.com/notices/12/11/03.html

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 120 Wall St., 19th Floor, New York,
NY 10005: https://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm

We opened a forum discussion about Rodger -- please join in:
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