I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the following is a repeat of a message posted, today, Sunday on the FoxPro Wiki:

On Friday, September 16, 2005, Drew Speedie and his son, Brent, fell a few hundred feet to their deaths from a bridge in Yellowstone Park. The Speedie family was on vacation there. Details of this tragedy are extremely limited at this time.

Drew was a friend and a valued member of the Visionpace team. He was the architect and primary developer of the Visual Maxframe Professional VFP framework and a frequent speaker at Fox conferences in North America and Europe and was often accompanied by Brent and his wife, Irene.

Questions or concerns should be directed to Russ Swall (rswall@visionpace.com) or by phone, 816-350-7900 or 888-904-7900.

What can I add to this? Drew was a colleague and, I am pround to say, my friend. I will miss him more than I can possibly say. My heart goes out to Irene who has lost both husband and son and I know that everyone will join Marcia and I in mourning Drew's passing.

[Later: There is a news report that gives a little more information here]

Andy Kramek
Microsoft MVP (Visual FoxPro)
Tightline Computers Inc, Akron Ohio, USA