Rodd Alan Jose

From:
(T)odd Bezenek
Fritter Inc Headquarters
SVU (Silicon Valley, USA) 95035
December 9, 2023

To Whom It May Concern,

I knew Rodd in eighth grade. He was two letter grades ahead of me in first names, but we were both in the eighth grade, i.e., freshly minted men or "freshmen" in high school. This is what I remember about the man, Mr. Jose, Sir.

(1) I lived in the town of California named in honor of him for 13 years: San Jose, California. A couple of bands sang a song about the city, which is the southern tip of Silicon Valley, where I've worked for a couple of computer security companies. The traffic heading South from here is murder on Saturday.

(2) As a student photographer, I took many pictures of Rodd for the eighth-grade yearbook at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School in Fargo, North Dakota.

(3) Rodd was friends with Elise M. in my eighth-grade art class. I'm speaking with her in person in early January. She'll be disappointed to hear my news. I wish it were better.

(4) Rodd was one of the "cool" kids that never picked on me. He was a gentleman, even in eighth grade. Not all men were or are.

(5) I remember "Rod" spelling his name with one "d". I'll look if I ever see my eighth-grade yearbook again.

Hau (Dakota Sioux greeting),
Todd B
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(T)odd Bezenek
Fellow, Fritter Inc.
CTO, Omnifidus.XYZ Inc.
Acquaintance 1977-78, Rodd Jose, R.I.P.