RIP - D.C. Cox
Just found that a good friend had passed away three weeks ago. Never met him fact to face but we emailed back and forth quite a bit over the years. I knew he was having health issues but his death (at 63) came as a surprise.
There is a nice obituary at the Wisconsin
Baraboo News Republic:
D.C. Cox
Durlin C. Cox, 63, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2012 at the Casa De La Luz Hospice in Tucson, Ariz. D.C. was born Feb. 27, 1949 in Baraboo, and was the first born of Orville and Darlene (Burris) Cox. He graduated from Baraboo High School and went on to study at the University of Wisconsin. D.C. owned and operated his business, Resonance Research, building and supplying Van de Graaff generators and Tesla coil inventions to businesses and museums around the world. He was blessed with great intellectual ability and creativity. D.C. served his country as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. He was kind in spirit and a generous uncle. He will be remembered for his scientific mind and pioneering spirit in the world of research, inventing, electronics and physics; his accomplishments as a demolitions expert; his skill at the billiard table and love for the game of pool; his passion for the martial arts, holding a 10th degree black belt in Judo; his love of piloting airplanes, snow skiing and his enjoyment of great cars.
I have a large coil which I built with some parts I purchased from him and with a lot of his tips and suggestions. Have never run it since moving up here -- I'll have to put it together and do a nice long run in his memory. The neighbors already think I'm a bit strange...
Posted by DaveH at May 12, 2012 6:11 PM