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JJMack
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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

Trevor.Dennis
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January 24, 2022

My goodness.  That came right out of the blue!  JJ was a proper character and a bit of a hard case who was not afraid to challenge Adobe about the 'very occasional' bug.  We'll miss him, but who is going to keep the Photoshop Development Team on their toes?  

AxelMatt
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January 24, 2022

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My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
davescm
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January 24, 2022

I'm so sorry to read this. My sympathies go to you and your family. JJ will be missed here.

 

Dave

 

Of course, let's not forget how good a Santa JJ made - as he showed us just a few weeks ago 🙂

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-152-deck-the-hall/m-p/12613492

 

Dave

 

 

cmgap
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January 28, 2022

Thank you Dave for posting this link. It shows JJMacks talent and heart at the same time!

ProDesignTools
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January 23, 2022

Gosh, so sorry to hear this. He was such an active contributor, and was always looking out for Adobe's customers... He last posted here only three weeks ago. He gave so much of his time, and it made a difference.

 

Our deepest condolences on your loss. It is our loss as well – he will be missed!

Nancy OShea
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January 23, 2022

I'm so sorry for your loss.  This is a big blow to all of us in the Photoshop community.  JJMack will be greatly missed.  And thank you so much for letting us know.  Our deepest sympathies to you and your family. 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
jane-e
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January 23, 2022

Thank you for letting us know. JJ was a great help to many and he will be missed. My sympathies to you and your family.

 

Jane

 

Jumpenjax
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January 23, 2022

My Thoughts and prayers go out to you, his family and friends. I always saw him on many posts helping, he will be greatly missed.

Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer
Myra Ferguson
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January 23, 2022

Thank you for letting us know. I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a wonderfully respected and inspirational member of this community.

CarlosCanto
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January 23, 2022

oh no, sorry about your and the world's loss. I learned a lot from him, specially from his scripting solutions. RIP JJMack.

Ton Frederiks
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January 23, 2022

Thank you for sharing this. Sad news for the community but more for you and his family.

Leslie Moak Murray
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January 23, 2022

What a nice tribute. Thank you for letting us know. He will be greatly missed.