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04-29-2024, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
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formula_2002 passed away on October 31, 2023
I was hoping this wasn't the case...however...I noticed today that he hadn't posted since October.
Seeing as I knew who he was since the old Prodigy horse racing board days, I looked him up, and sadly, he passed away on October 31, 2023. He was 86 years old.
Rest in peace Joe. You were an active member here for almost 21 years. And while we didn't see eye-to-eye on many an occasion, I always appreciated your contributions and your never ending quest to find something profitable.
https://www.moloneyfh.com/obituaries/joseph-marchia
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His contagious laugh, sense of humor, his voracious hunger for knowledge and endless patience to find the perfect equation or statistic to solve whatever it was he was thinking about. His many interests kept him so incredibly interesting – he was trying new things up to his last day. His greatest gift was his love of family, which was only second to loving his wife, Joyce.
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Last edited by PaceAdvantage; 04-29-2024 at 04:43 PM.
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04-29-2024, 04:56 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Sad news. We disagreed a lot in OT but you had to respect his resolve.
He came to me as a guy who loved racing and never tired of investigatingn it.
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04-29-2024, 04:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Central New Jersey
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RIP Formula_2002
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04-29-2024, 05:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
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RIP formula-2002
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04-29-2024, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 749
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Sad news.
My sympathies to his family and friends.
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04-29-2024, 06:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: uk
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Very sad to hear, always an original, distinctive voice, he will be missed.
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04-29-2024, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 82
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RIP formula-2002
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04-29-2024, 06:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NY
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WOW! That is a shocker. I never realized he was that old.
I also shared quite a few controversial banters with him over the years, but they were always respectable. To be honest, in spite of his repetitive commentary about the same topic that he apparently loved to share, I never quite understood how he arrived at many of his conclusions.
I give him credit because of his dedication to his methodology.
I hope he went out a Winner!
RIP Formula_2002
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04-29-2024, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
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It's always sad when we lose one of the esteem Brothers here, especially so when they go back to the Prodigy days.
May his memory be blessed.
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04-29-2024, 09:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: East Texas
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Never quite understood his spreadsheets or methodology, but I admired his persistence and dedication to the game. RIP, Formula_2002.
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05-01-2024, 05:22 PM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Sad news indeed. I had a number of PMs with him over the years.
RIP Formula Joe.
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05-01-2024, 06:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
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a good guy who certainly kept after the quest. My condolences to the family for their loss.
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05-02-2024, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2024
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
I was hoping this wasn't the case...however...I noticed today that he hadn't posted since October.
Seeing as I knew who he was since the old Prodigy horse racing board days, I looked him up, and sadly, he passed away on October 31, 2023. He was 86 years old.
Rest in peace Joe. You were an active member here for almost 21 years. And while we didn't see eye-to-eye on many an occasion, I always appreciated your contributions and your never ending quest to find something profitable.
https://www.moloneyfh.com/obituaries/joseph-marchia |
RIP
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05-02-2024, 12:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Spaghetti Junction and Frustration Blvd.
Posts: 1,908
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May you Rest in Peace Formula Joe. God Bless his family.
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"All Human error is impatience; a premature renunciation of method"- F. Kafka
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05-02-2024, 12:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 972
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May you Rest in Peace Formula Joe. God Bless his family.
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Amen.
Married for 62 years, a father and grandfather. A reminder that real people lurk behind these screen names and that reality measures our life more than our virtual online existence.
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