Friends,
It saddens me to report the loss of my friend Kevin O’Hagan. Apparently, he passed away last night after suddenly losing control of his motorcycle (UPDATE: See below). He was on his way into Seattle for a little vacation.
It was the Cap’n, who in the early 90s saw promise in an aspiring computer engineer with no formal training and brought him in to his prosthetics practice. I was hired out of a little frame shop on Ocean Beach to build a 3-D imaging system at his practice in Chula Vista because he believed that such a thing could be done inexpensively. We actually built a working prototype back then, proving that his crazy dreams weren’t really that mad after all. If I have only learned one thing from the man, it would be that it’s fine to make wild plans, but you better be willing to put some backbone in to make those plans a reality.
Your pal,
– bob
UPDATE: The news today, Friday the 10th, is that he suffered a heart attack, steered the bike to the shoulder of the highway and passed without endangering anybody else during the busy evening commute. I find this new information stunning while confirming what I already knew about him. As I reflect a bit on his life, my suspicion is that the universe could only tolerate one Kevin O’Hagan at a time. My wish is that another one, an irascible, inscrutable, closet genius, is waiting in the wings. That the next one is ready to make another lasting impression on the lives of untold thousands, the way that Kevin did. I’ll miss you, Cap.
Condolences on the loss of your friend, Bob.
This is a nice tribute Bob. I think you've captured the man pretty well.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Bob. He sounds like he was an amazing person.
Never met him, and now I wish I had. Well said, sir.
Thank you Bob.
Kevin was a friend for many years time. Your discription is accurate, closet genius with fun loving Irish thrown in. I don't know your relation with him but thanks for your mention.
JCW