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News   News : XAMOS author Stephen Harvey-Brooks (Mequa) has passed away
   posted by MickJT on 19-Jul-2015 14:12:12 (5009 reads)
I'm sad to inform everyone that Stephen Harvey-Brooks, aka Mequa, passed away on July 3rd due to complications during an operation to change a pacemaker. He was a member of most Amiga related websites and known in this community for the cross-platform AMOS BASIC interpreter, XAMOS.

Outside of this community, he was heavily involved in debate on Epicurean philosophy. He would have been 33 on the 18th of this month.
    

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Re: XAMOS author Stephen Harvey-Brooks (Mequa) has passed aw
Posted on 20-Jul-2015 2:37:25
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Condolences to his family and friends.

I didn't know him other than from assorted forum sites, but he always seemed like a friendly sort of guy.
Only a young bloke too. Very sad.

R.I.P.

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It looks like he only ever posted once on here, but he was a bit more active on MorphZone/AROS-Exec/UltimateAmiga. We'd chat on Facebook about many different things, and others may have also met him through Amiga based websites. I hadn't talked to him in a few weeks and found out from his mother on what would have been his birthday

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Re: XAMOS author Stephen Harvey-Brooks (Mequa) has passed aw
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R.I.P


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Re: XAMOS author Stephen Harvey-Brooks (Mequa) has passed aw
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May he rest in peace! Another loyal Amigan who now is buried in the boot(loader)hill...


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Really a sad news! RIP Mequa!

Regards,

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RIP


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RIP :(


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Was just coding on AmosPRO this week, first time in a looong time... Got lots of flashbacks from the past, and not all of them were negative.

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Don't think I know him, don't remember his Nick.

But RIP Mequa, you dead too young, condolences to your family.


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RIP Stephen.

Very saddening news and such a young age. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.


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Very sad news. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Stephen


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Very sad to hear, and that age, only a year older than me, make me think to live life to the full, scary, the Amiga will out live us all! R I P


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Re: XAMOS author Stephen Harvey-Brooks (Mequa) has passed aw
Posted on 21-Jul-2015 6:33:10
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Condolences to family I remember the name on boards !
Sad day :-/

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A really saddening news.

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