Passed away just short of his 61th birthday.
Despite a tricky user interface, a good guy.

Remembering Robert Strodel (http://www.aviainform.org/industrynews/14-industrynews/1756-remembering-robert-strodel.html)
Robert Strodel | You Must Be From Away (http://youmustbefromaway.com/tag/robert-strodel/)

I met him and had the luck to share time with him.
Nice and extraordinary human being.
Rest in Peace Mr Robert.