Just wanted to let you know that I will be retiring from Data Processing/Management Information Systems/Information Technology, and Ferris State University at the end of the week.

Also to say THANK YOU to all of you for your help and support throughout the years. I started using PC/FOCUS at Steelcase back in the late 90s, went to Mainframe FOCUS at Ford, and then WebFOCUS at Howmet and Ferris. It has certainly provided me a good career, but it is time to move on to the next phase of life, whatever that is and God has in store for me/us.

You are the best. I have worked with other vendor web sites, user communities, and this is the best!

Thanks Again,
Rick

Enjoy retirement and your new journey in life.

Rick, congratulations on your retirement - enjoy yourself!

Cheers,

Francis.

Take care Rick and enjoy the well earned years of retirement.

T

Best wishes on a long and enjoyable retirement, Rick.

You're correct about Focal Point: great community of friendly, helpful people. I hope you find a similar group in the next phase of your life.

Norb

Rick,

Don't forget us, and remember, Have Fun!.

stick around, Rick. everybody still needs all that focware in your head...

quote:

focware

Pronounced "foak-ware"

T

If you want to keep your hand in it be sure to change your email address in your profile to your personal email. You can get the email digest and sign into FOCAL POINT. BTW, retirement is GREAT!!!

Rick-
All the best.
I'm sitting in the airport at NYC having returned from a cruise from Copenhagen. Yes, I and my significant other have been enjoying retirement; we have crossed the Atlantic ten times this year.
TABLE FILE CAR!

Perhaps we ought to have a "Retired Practitioners" forum - I need something to look forward to

T

I hope you took a copy of WebFOCUS with you.
It comes in handy! For example, I take lots of pictures and I use WF to rename them.

Have a great time!

Sounds like a good idea Tony.

Ditto....


But I don't plan on retiring ever....

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stick around, Rick. everybody still needs all that focware in your head...

Time to write a FocWare book... In you Spare Time...

And as Francis and others have said: "congratulations on your retirement - enjoy yourself!"

Tony, that's not a bad idea, but all you have to do is change your email in your profile.

Waz, you should reconsider, RETIREMENT ROCKS!

Thanks everyone for the kind words and advice. Brought a smile to my face.
A copy of WF, hmmmm. I've got Dev Studio loaded on my home computer.

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you should reconsider, RETIREMENT ROCKS

Its always a possibility, but it needs to be funded.

Bonjour,
In the good old days, I'm afraid that an IBx Guy would've been investigating on this Dev Studio loaded on your home computer.
In French we call that 'a donkey kick' : a mean remark from a mean guy.
Cordially and Focusely Nonetheless.
PS : I'll be gone by the end of the year and, I'm afraid, only with my FFW Six, Power Edition on my home computer (Caliméro)

"but it needs to be funded"

Yea, I know, your right.

Rick,

We're glad you carved out a spot at Ferris in your career; it's been great working with you! We wish you the best in the next phase!

Rob W.

congrats Rick
I wish you a great time.
You will have more time for focalpoint now