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JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2022
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R.I.P. JJMack

  • January 23, 2022
  • 60 replies
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My father recently passed away. He was known here as JJMack. This community was a big part of his life. After retiring from IBM, this is where he would spend a great deal of his time trying to help people as best he could. His strength was figuring out how things work, communication was not.  Despite this, he was able to amass 38,147 Posts, 9206 Likes, and most importantly 3437 solutions.

 

I'm sure his posts will live on and continue to help people. I work with Photoshop professionally myself and occasionally will research a problem I am having only to find a solution posted here by my father. In the future it will be bitter sweet when this happens again.

 

Goodbye, world.

60 replies

cmgap
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 28, 2022

His badge shows it all - 'Legend'. We will miss you JJMack. May you rest in peace.

R Neil Haugen
Legend
January 27, 2022

I started in stills, as a pro portrait photographer. Many years ago, I was one of the first in our area to work with the newfangled digital stuff, and of course, Photoshop. (Anyone else remember the Dancing Ants issue?)

 

Although I've long since been in video post, the missus is still running the studio. And so I kept a few fingers in stills. JJMack's comments in the Photoshop forum were always something to look for.

 

Our sympathies to his family, of course. And he will be missed 'here' also!

 

Neil

 

 

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Shulipa Bernad
Inspiring
January 26, 2022

Deeply sad to hear. Condolences to you and your family.

Pete.Green
Community Manager
January 25, 2022

Oh no. 😞 JJMack provided a lot of help to a massive amount of people on all kinds of topics and issues. His presence here on the forums will be dearly missed by me and many others. So sorry to hear this news. 

 

Condolences to you and the rest of the family. RIP JJM ❤️ 

Tom Ruark
Inspiring
January 25, 2022

What a big loss to the community and to your family. My condolences. If I saw him replying in a discussion thread I marked it as "in good hands" and moved on. He will be missed.

Pattie-F
Legend
January 25, 2022

Thanks for lettings us know. My condolences to the family. He was so prolific in the Photoshop community and persistent in finding the right answer. He knew the product well and his solutions helped countless people. He will be missed.

 

Pattie

Legend
January 25, 2022

Very sad news. I know he found great joy in helping others. He will be deeply missed. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
January 25, 2022

JJMack was a great help to us & everyone in the community. He was a very knowledgeable and experienced person. He will be missed...

Sad to hear the news. My condolences are with you & your family.

~Sahil

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 24, 2022

Your dad was one of the good ones.

I loved conversing with him on all things Photoshop.

His knowledge was as great as his passion for helping others.

He will be missed. Condolences to you and the family.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 24, 2022

JJMack is a legend here. We here have lost a helpful, well-informed colleague. We will miss him. We too will stumble across his posts from time to time and remember your father's good advice. We will miss him.

This is to express my sincere condolences for your great loss.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer