[VoIP] We've lost a pioneer

[Lucky 225]

he was sick

On 8/9/07, Steph Kerman <stfkerman at jps.net> wrote:
>
> Is it known whether he was in good and stable health or declining health?
>
> Steph
>
> Jayson Smith wrote:
> > Joe Engressia, A.K.A. Joe the Whistler, A.K.A. Joybubbles passed
> > away in his apartment approximately two days ago. He was found by
> > management personnel after a phone friend grew concerned when he
> > hadn't heard from him in several days. His family in Florida was
> > notified. He was fifty-eight years old.
> >      As most of you know, his ordeals with the phone company over
> > the blue box issue were noted in the October 1971 Esquire Magazine
> > article
> > "Secrets of the Little Blue Box." Recent interests included
> > humorous telephone postings called Phlogs on voicemail services.
> > He wrote Telephiles for Playback Magazine. His interests also
> > included children's literature and paraphernalia..
> >      Although I never knew Joe personally, I did talk to him on the
> > Wawina, Minnesota conference line which was set up on June 15,
> > 2006, when Wawina cut over from N2 to T1 for its toll trunks. He
> > also left many messages on a message board which was set up in the
> > weeks prior to the cutover.
> >      Please post this message to any other lists where you feel it
> > would be appropriate, or send it to individuals. I am not in close
> > contact with any of the old phone phreak crowd, but I'm sure some
> > of you are, and can get the news out.
> > Jayson
> >
> >
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