We Lost One of F@H's Greatest Champions - Gordon Smitheman

He posted in our forums many times over the years. I am not sure this link will work, but here goes:

http://hardforum.com/search.php?searchid=19726166

Check this out from 2008:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1261966

Hello to all [H]ardOCP Folders.

I am gsmitheman from MaximumPC.

I wanted to congratulate you all for being the first team to produce 1 Million PPD.

That is a major accomplishment.

We are having considerable fun trying to catch up to your great folding team and we hope you are enjoying someone giving you a little pressure (at least on the production side of things).
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I am sad to hear that the folding community has lost such a positive influence on folding and DC'ing.
 
Pocatello said:
Check this out from 2008:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1261966
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The first link didn't work for me, but the second one is classic Gordon. Glad you shared this. His contribution to generating interest in folding was far greater than what he could have done just folding himself. Many a folder have said he was the reason they kept folding after they received a warm welcome from him in our forum. And as you have shown here, his reach exceeded team lines. A true ambassador for the project.
 
That really sucks, thoughts and prayers to those left behind, and this just means we have to push on harder in memory of the ones we lost
 
Gordon was fantastic. He was the reason I started Folding, and kept at it through many of its problems. You couldn't help but be inspired by him. I will always remember him as a true Champion.
 
A final word, so please pardon my interruption (TL/DR version at the bottom of the post):

We at MaximumPC are still mourning the losses of our teammate, Gordon Smitheman, and his wife, Rose.
For those who did not know him, Gordon spent countless hours drumming up enthusiasm about folding.
He did so not only in our forum, but also visiting other teams to congratulate them on their achievements.
The folding he encouraged out of others far exceeded that which he was capable of himself.

Our representative on the Donor Advisory Board, Michael McCord MD, has proposed a memorial
to Gordon and Rose as Global Ambassadors of the F@H project.
Dr. Vijay Pande has given his full approval.

This memorial is a fund established to purchase a server for Stanford University's Folding@home project.
Donations from US taxpayers will be tax deductible, since Stanford is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
The server, which will have an address similar to gordonandrosesmitheman.stanford.edu, will assign WUs to donors.
We believe Gordon would be pleased we are paying tribute to him with something that benefits all folders.

This is a means for our team to pay respect to someone who gave so much of his self to our team and folding.
We are not asking anyone from other teams to donate, but merely extending the opportunity to those that wish to.
This is ENTIRELY voluntary.

According to Dr. Pande:
Generally, [servers cost] about $10K, but I'm happy to pitch in funds here to bring us
up to that level in case it doesn't get there. The generosity and meaning of
this is important to me too.
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Dr. Pande provided details on how to donate to this fund:
As with all donations to FAH, here are a few reminders:

1) They must go through Stanford (please do not send me personal checks, etc).
For credit cards, one could go to this link
https://pgnet.stanford.edu/give/hom...75&stp=86&gdso=5&tgso=6&cturl=close&olc=10266

2) Please designate that this is for the "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund".
If one uses the link above, that should happen automatically (but it never hurts to be clear).

3) If one does the above, the gift should be tax deductible (at least in the US),
since Stanford is a 501c3 non-profit.

Here is the Q+A for giving to Stanford:

http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/g2s/GenQDetails#HowCanIGive

REMEMBER to put "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund" on the memo line
or note it online if giving by credit card.
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If anyone has further questions, they may contact Dr. McCord at MaximumPC
http://www.maximumpc.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=26849
or Dr. Pande at Stanford University. Please be aware Dr. Pande is dealing with
a family illness at this time and the preference would be to contact Dr. McCord.


TL/DR Version
What: Memorial fund in Gordon & Rose Smitheman's name to purchase a server for Stanford University
Participation: ENTIRELY voluntary
Benefit for you: Tax deductible donation to non-profit organization
Benefit for folding: Another server to assign WUs to F@H donors
Donate by check: Send to Stanford University with "Folding@Home Computing Project Gift Fund" on the memo line
Donate by credit card: https://pgnet.stanford.edu/give/hom...75&stp=86&gdso=5&tgso=6&cturl=close&olc=10266
Stanford Donation FAQ: http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/g2s/GenQDetails#HowCanIGive
 
I just donated using the credit card link. This is a tremendous way to honor a great folder for the cause.

 
DONATION STATUS UPDATE
Maximum PC's Donor Advisory Board member posted this in our forum late this afternoon:
Michael McCord MD said:
Received word from Dr. Pande today that as of the last 5 weeks we have globally raised a Grand Total of $33,302.89!!!!!

THIS IS INCREDIBLE

THANKS TO EVERYONE

G WOULD BE PLEASED AND HUMBLED
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We don't know how much was MaxPC's donations and how much was from other teams, nor does it matter. It was all from one big folding team.
AWESOME! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
 
The polls are open!
Thanks to the very generous donations to the F@H server fund in Gordon Smitheman's memory, Dr. Pande is purchasing 2 servers for the project.
As mentioned before, they will be dedicated to issuing and receiving work units for folders everywhere.
Dr. Pande is allowing us to name the server addresses.
We at MaximumPC held nominations for server name options, but would like to extend an invitation to the final voting for the server addresses.
One will be named in honor of Gordon, the second will be named in honor of his beloved wife, Rose, who preceded him in death by only a couple of months.
There are two poll threads and both will be open until noon on April 20th. Links (or URLs) are below.

The Gordon Poll: http://www.maximumpc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=137918
The Rose Poll: http://www.maximumpc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=137919
 
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