¢DEDICATION¢¢ Futura Issue 20 is dedicated to Alex Pignato who died suddenly on Wednesday 26th June 1996. On behalf of NOSAUG and all Futura subscribers I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to his wife and family.¢¢ I enjoyed exchanging letters with Alex over many years. We discussed various subjects and often exchanged disks and presents. Alex was a true 8-bit diehard bursting with passion for the Atari Classic. I will miss him deeply.¢¢Stuart J. Murray, NOSAUG.¢¢¢The following dedication was included with the July/August 1996 issue of the Ol' Hackers Newsletter.¢¢¢ALEX PIGNATO¢¢ Alex was the founder and long-time President of the Ol' Hackers Atari User Group (OHAUG) in New York, USA. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Navy. Before retirement, Alex had an illustrious career as a trial attorney. Both before and after retirement he was active in community affairs in his hometown of Oceanside, NY. He was on the boards of a soup kitchen and a counseling centre.¢¢ As many of us know, Alex was also a true luminary in the 8-bit world. He, like most of us, swam upstream. He continued to advocate for Classic Atari computers long after they had gone out of fashion. But Alex led that upstream swim both for OHAUG and, through his advice and encouragement, for many other individuals and groups. He was proud of never having missed a deadline on the newsletter that he edited for so many years. Although the newsletter with which this message is enclosed was his last, we can count on his influence continuing in future editions of the newsletter.¢¢ Our condolences go out to his wife and family, and to all who loved and appreciated this extraordinary leader of the Atari community.¢
