IBM Mainframe Forum

Just a note to let everyone know I'll be retiring at the end of this month (5/31/2012). I've been with IBM for 43+ years (plus a couple of summers in college) and I've enjoyed my career immensely. I've especially enjoyed being able to help people use the DFSORT/ICETOOL functions I developed, over many years, in new and interesting ways.

Once I retire, I won't be posting solutions any more since I won't have access to a mainframe to test them, and I don't like posting untested solutions. I may lurk a bit or I may not.

I'm looking forward to retirement, but I'll also miss this board. I'm happy to say that others on the DFSORT Team will continue to contribute.

Thanks to everyone for giving me the chance to earn a living all these years doing something that was a lot of fun for me.

Long live the mainframe, IBM, z/OS, DFSORT and ICETOOL!

These users thanked the author Frank Yaeger for the post (total 5):

sikkandhar (Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:19 pm) • olivermf (Wed May 23, 2012 8:41 pm) • mongan (Wed May 16, 2012 5:51 pm) • admin (Wed May 16, 2012 5:49 pm) • BillyBoyo (Wed May 16, 2012 5:48 pm)

Frank,

Enjoy the next 20-30-? years

We will surely miss you here!

All the best to you and yours!

Dick

Happy retirement, Frank!

Well, thank you Frank Yaeger for your vast contributions to this and other boards. You played a model roll in the forums with your professional attitude, model helpfulness, and turning requests and problems into solutions in DFSORT. The forums are losing one of their best!

Thanks again Frank, and all the best for the future.

Your existing work on these boards will continue to help people for many, many years to come.

EDIT: How did I forget our new "Thanks" button?

These users thanked the author BillyBoyo for the post:

admin (Wed May 16, 2012 5:49 pm)

You're leaving?? RATS!

Frank is not leaving RATS. . .

He will still have them

Dick,

I was going to make that joke like this:

Actually, I will be able to spend more time with my beloved rats. They got very excited when I told them.

Actually, I will be able to spend more time with my beloved rats. They got very excited when I told them.

I can see them all up on their hind legs - dancing to the Pointer Sister's "I'm So Excited". . .

d

Wow, it's like you were there.