Long time forum helper/poster, Richard 'Sinc' Sincovec was admitted to the hospital in pretty bad shape last night with an illness affecting his liver and kidneys. Please, whatever prayers, thoughts, vibes, you can send his way, his family and myself would appreciate them.
When I know more, I will post more.
Rest in peace, Richard!
- alfred -
Jeff, thanks for updating with this very sad news - please pass on my sincere condolences to his family.
I never met Sinc but I still use the Civil 3D tricks and tips that I picked up from the videos that he posted.
neilyj (No connection with Autodesk other than using the products in the real world)
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Thanks for letting us know Jeff. Many of us considered Richard a valuable colleague and friend, even though we had never met him in person. I certainly did! I know you'll let his family know how well respected and liked he was on these groups.
God bless him, his family and friends and all those suffering in a season that should be a time of joy.
Allen Jessup
CAD Manager - Designer
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I'm so sorry. I can't begin to imagine how you and Richard's family are feeling right now, Richard was a phenomenal person, both in person and on these forums so his prescence will be greatly missed.
When you know, please let us know where we can send cards, flowers, or whatever Richard's family would like. I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to offer condolences past here.
And I learnt this morning that I am an emotional community manager. Definitely crying in front of my computer...
We will miss you here Richard aka Sinc.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family as they cope with your untimely passing.
John Mayo
I never had a privilege meeting Richard in person but can tell that I have learned a lot from his posts here on Forums, as well as on http://www.ejsurveying.com/ website. Sync’s directness, knowledge and expertise will be missed here at Autodesk and in the entire Civil community and I know that his absence will be very noticeable here on Forums.
RIP “Sync” you will be greatly missed!
Rest in peace Sinc. I'm happy to have met you. Your persona was as infectious and your contribution will be missed. Your free from gravity Richard... Sail free.
Joe Bouza
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It's always hard when we lose community members. I've gone through this more times than I care to recall, and it never gets any easier.
Our Autodesk Support family paid close attention to Sinc, and referred users to some of his articles regularly. Sinc knew surveying and Civil 3D like no one else, and the industry will mourn our loss. I feel as if we learned more from Sinc than he ever learned from us. I met him in Las Vegas a few years back and really had a great time talking to him and finally putting a face and voice to the online persona.
Jeff - thank you for keeping me updated via email since I don't get the opportunity to visit this forum that much anymore. I've kept our team informed and we are all reeling from the news this morning. I'm glad that I got to talk with you in Las Vegas and sign the card - I hope he got some happiness from reading the well wishes from his fans.
Peace be with us all.
RIP Sinc - see you in another life.
Thanks for all the advice and knowledge posted in these forums and beyond over the years.
Condolences to all his family and friends, from this little guy in NZ.
A great person and mentor has gone, but his words and deeds live on here in our community; for that I am thankful. And that I was able to meet him last year.
To Richard's family - you know already about him as a person, but here you will find a testimony to the lives he touched and the knowledge he shared. Peace be with you through this difficult transition.
