What will happen when....?
(Updated May, 2022)
Fate of the Lehigh, Class of '52 web site? It is a tough
question I am still asking myself. As a treasure trove of information that
is only interesting to a few of us survivors (As I write this update, only
54* are still alive), it will lose relevance as
we all pass on.
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2 possible events: |
Probable results: |
| Some Classmates will survive
me. |
Our son, Donald, will shut down the web site - Loss of all data -
Loss of news updates on web - Alumni Bulletin will continue. |
| I become last Classmate
standing. |
Easy solution - I shut down web site and
ride my bicycle into the sunset, never to be seen again - Loss of all
data. |
Realistic: Very few of our children or grandchildren will relate
to an "old fogy's" web site - they have FaceBook, twitter and who knows what
else.
Loss of web site data is no big loss to humanity.
Conclusion: Eventually web site will
disappear and all history will be lost.
Plan of Action: I have asked our
son,
Donald, to keep all the pages in OneDrive (Cloud storage) for 6
months after my death. Contact him using his email, he will supply a link
which will allow anyone to access and download the complete site in
html format. These pages will be the last uploads I made. After the 6 month
period, he will stop paying for
our Internet Server and the site will cease to exist. This will give you
or your kin time to download any relevant information you want. Ask your
kids / grandkids to covert the .html to a usable format via MS Word or other
software. Donald will also send a copy of the files to Lehigh Alumni Office for
their archives.
Last comment: It has been a hoot
following everyone over the years. I never thought it would be so much
work, expense, sadness and fun when I started - The sadness and
sometimes tears came whenever I had to physically move an Active Classmate
to
the Deceased Classmate page. It has been quite a journey! I don't
know of another 91-year old that has been as blessed as I have been.
Bill <><
*The "alive" figure of 54 is suspect as the number
is only as accurate as the input from classmates - I must admit that not all of
you were Rhodes Scholars in keeping me posted. The latest actuary tables
say that a white, male born in 1930 had a life expectancy of 58 years!
What do they know? We beat the odds by 34+ years! God is good.
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Please
send me any comments or suggestions. |
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