Dear Jae, alao very sad to hear this. Sure I did not know Derek in person, but having all his contributions to the chrono world in mind....inclusive this board, makes me very sad.

I'm sure NOT interested why all ended up by this: I only have to say it needs an enormous human force to pass yourself away: I always remember the book: DER WERTHER from Wolfgnag Goethe (He also wrote "Faust!): here Goethe describes on page 11-13 suicide as a sort of freedom: you are always free to go if you like...and you can descide it yourself!...and finally this happens at the end of the book...

I know this is not very helpful for the familiy: but probably this was helpful for Derek!

Alex

: I am very sad to share this, but the creator of
: this wonderful website and set of forums,
: Derek Ziglar, died from a self-inflicted
: gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, May
: 29, 2005 (confirmed by the New Mexico
: Suicide Survivors Support Group at
: 800-432-5239). Derek is survived by Ms.
: Stella Ziglar and by both parents, Mr. and
: Mrs. Jim and Martha Ziglar, of Atlanta,
: Georgia.

: Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to
: Derek’s wife, Stella, his mother and father,
: Jim and Martha, to the rest of his family,
: and to his many friends, admirers and
: supporters in Santa Fe, New Mexico and
: Atlanta, Georgia, as well as around the
: country and world.

: In addition to his deep love and thoughtfulness
: for his family and friends, Derek gave
: himself freely and caringly to anyone in
: need of help with any of his many areas of
: expertise. Derek genuinely loved to help
: people. His great intellect, wit and
: thoughtfulness will be sorely missed – Derek
: will be missed. He truly made a difference.

: A Google search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “Santa
: Fe” and then on “New Mexico” offers a number
: of posts Derek made in the last year on
: various political and social topics. A
: search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “chronograph”
: yields many links to his posts on his
: passion for chronographic watches.
: Similarly, a search on “Derek Ziglar” plus
: “Atlanta” yields older links from his years
: in Atlanta, Georgia.

: The Ziglar’s address in Santa Fe: Mr. Derek
: Ziglar
: 301 State Road 503
: Santa Fe, NM 87506
: Tele: 505-670-1019

: Derek’s consulting business website:
: www.dziglar.com

: Derek’s website for chronographic watch
: information: zOwie: Ziglar Omega Watch
: Information Exchange: www.chronocentric.com

: Information on the history of Derek’s
: chronocentric.com site is at:
: http://www.chronocentric.com/contents/about.shtml

: The Forums for Derek’s chronocentric.com
: website are at: Omega
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/omega/
: Heuer
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/
: ChronoTrader
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/
: Counterfeits
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/

: Information on Derek’s consulting business
: through the New Mexico Internet
: Professionals Association is available at:
: www.internetservices.org/dos4_Record_1.asp?intOrgID=503

: A “thank you” to Derek for co-creating the
: onthedash.com website:
: www.onthedash.com/thanks.shtml

: Derek was cremated. The service was Saturday,
: June 4, at: Berardinelli Family Funeral
: Service
: 1399 Luisa Street
: Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
: 505-984-8600
: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com

: We’ll really miss you, Derek.

: I am so sorry.