Re: [External] : Re: Goodbye to Thien-Thi Nguyen

[Bob Newell]

I could of course be COMPLETELY wrong about this and apologies if I
am, as I did not know TTN "in person" but only via emails over the
years.  I am only drawing conclusions which might or might not be
incorrect.

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 5:57 PM Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> > Indeed sad news, and I am very sorry to hear this.  I wondered
> > what happened to Gnuvola, and unfortunately now I know.
> >
> > TTN was not a "he" but a "she" as far as I know.  Certainly
> > this is attested to by her name.  In Viet Nam the middle name
> > "Thi" is given to women.  For men it would have been "Van".
> > Given that last names come first in that country, she would be
> > called Nguyen Thi Thien.
> >
> > RIP, TTN.  Your unique humor and many contributions will be
> > missed.  You couldn't have been very old and your passing is a
> > loss to us all.
>
> (I too blindly presumed she was he.)
>
> A true free spirit. Something fresh each time she wrote.



-- 
Bob Newell
Honolulu, Hawai`i

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