"David W. Fenton, age 49, of Weehawken, New Jersey, formerly of
Chesterfield, IL passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at his residence...."

http://www.davis-andersonfuneralhome...David-W-Fenton
http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/20.../david-fenton/

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I am sure we all will miss his character among the groups.

He was still fairly recent active in StackOverflow, and here.

David was just about always looking to correct any post I made, but that was
his passion getting the best of him and he simply wanted to people to be
correct.

David contributed much to our Access community and I very much respected his
work here.

I think I interacted and posted in groups with David over a span of more
than 10 years. That alone is rather amazing.

In fact in the latter years David and I actually got along quite well and
built up a healthy dose of respect for each other.

To quote Larry Linson when I asked Larry years ago about this David fellow?

"He is almost always right"

David was a well-known figure in the Access community and landscape.

As others noted, David contributed a great deal and was an established
expert on replication.

In a way, David kept us all on our toes and make sure we were not loosely
goosey with the facts.

At the end of the day I will certainly miss his postings and bantering among
the many groups he participated over the years.

We will miss his participation in this group.

My regards to his family and friends.


--
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Pleasenospam_kallal (AT) msn (DOT) com

Albert D. Kallal wrote:

What a month!

On Dec 6, 3:25*pm, "Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAMmkal... (AT) msn (DOT) com>
wrote:
Thanks for noting this, Albert. I haven't been around myself much
lately, but I shall miss him.

"Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAMmkallal (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote


I crossed words with David a few times, but after (more than once)
discovering he'd been right, I'd been wrong, and feeling obligated to
publicly apologize, I was more careful before I disagreed.

Something over ten years ago, David (apologetically) asked if I'd like to do
some work for him even though he couldn't pay until he was paid for the job
and I agreed. Pay was not quick in coming, but he did pay me for all the
work I did. Much later, I learned that the client had backed out and never
paid him anything for the project. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable
about Access, he was clearly one of the good guys.

I'll miss his vast store of knowledge, his sometimes acid wit, and his
presence in the newsgroups.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Office Access MVP

"... he had been in poor health in recent months, but the cause
of his death has not been determined...."

He was so young. It doesn't sound right that the cause of death
could not be determined.
--
PeteCresswell

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
The details will probably be released only to the family once they are
determined ... unless there is something out-of-the-ordinary.

I browsed comp.databases.ms-access tonight and was saddened to learn of David's passing.
David and I disagreed about almost everything, and often our conversations did not show great respect for each other.
Regardless, he faithfully contributed to this newsgroup for many years and in many areas he was expert. I do remember that towards the end of the times when I posted here, perhaps three years ago, David and I were having one of our regular arguments and someone else decided to weigh in on David's side. David did not take kindly to this and quite straightforwardly warned the interloper off. I still smile about this for it made me think that perhaps David did not dislike me as much as it seemed, and when I examined my ownfeelings with respect to him, I realized that was reciprocated.
I think browsing comp.databases.ms-access will not be so interesting nor helpful as it has been during all these years when David contributed.

Lyle Fairfield

Hey, Lyle. We crossed words a few times, too, but I think you already know
that I have a great deal of respect for you, and your knowledge. As a matter
of fact, it was your assessment (and perhaps David's opinion, too) that
saved me from investing (wasting) more time and effort with DAPs.

It's good to hear from you. What are you doing to keep yourself from
getting bored, these days? I still fool around with "classic" Access and
keep up to date, more or less, with the new versions -- but I've seen so
many DAPs and ADPs, and other things that never "caught on" that I don't
"champion" a lot of the new stuff. I manage to keep occupied with that,
reading, and some craft hobbies.

Larry

<lyle (AT) fairfieldmail (DOT) com> wrote

I browsed comp.databases.ms-access tonight and was saddened to learn of
David's passing.
David and I disagreed about almost everything, and often our conversations
did not show great respect for each other.
Regardless, he faithfully contributed to this newsgroup for many years and
in many areas he was expert. I do remember that towards the end of the times
when I posted here, perhaps three years ago, David and I were having one of
our regular arguments and someone else decided to weigh in on David's side.
David did not take kindly to this and quite straightforwardly warned the
interloper off. I still smile about this for it made me think that perhaps
David did not dislike me as much as it seemed, and when I examined my own
feelings with respect to him, I realized that was reciprocated.
I think browsing comp.databases.ms-access will not be so interesting nor
helpful as it has been during all these years when David contributed.

Lyle Fairfield

"Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAMmkallal (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote


"David W. Fenton, age 49, of Weehawken, New Jersey, formerly of
Chesterfield, IL passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at his residence...."

http://www.davis-andersonfuneralhome...David-W-Fenton
http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/20.../david-fenton/


Very sad thing to hear particularly when he contributed so much to groups
like this which helps people like myself. And much too young of course.

On Dec 10, 4:10*pm, "buckskin" <bu... (AT) mailinator (DOT) com> wrote:
Sad news.

David was one of the regular contributors to this group when I first
started lurking here. He was extremely well-informed and seemed
almost always to be correct.

I will miss him here. My condolences to his family and close friends.

JB