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To: John Pitera who wrote (4608)	9/13/2001 10:18:21 AM
From: JustTradeEm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

Well said John ... Bill always seemed to be a warm, engaging man. He'll be misssed by all of SI. JB

To: John Pitera who wrote (4608)	9/13/2001 11:10:43 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

Thank you for your thoughts on Bill Meehan, John. I was listening to Cavuto this morning talking about the loss of "human capital" as a result of the terrorist attacks. Some of the best and brightest minds were in those buildings. We can reconstruct with bricks and mortar but we can never restore the incalculable loss of the contributions of those minds and spirits that were taken from us. Hour by hour, the depravity of this act sinks in more and more. We have to honor the memory of those who were lost by doing ALL THAT WE CAN DO to insure.. NEVER AGAIN

To: John Pitera who wrote (4608)	9/13/2001 2:24:08 PM
From: Henry Volquardsen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33421

John, just heard about Bill a few hours ago. Just wanted to echo your sentiment. This is very sad news. Henry

To: John Pitera who wrote (4608)	9/13/2001 10:17:14 PM
From: Michael Young	Respond to of 33421

Terrible news about Bill. I very much enjoyed reading him on realmoney.com. Hook em' MIKE

To: John Pitera who wrote (4608)	9/18/2001 9:45:53 PM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 33421

ANTMAN eulogizes Bill Meehan.......Thank you for offering this opportunity for readers to give tribute to Bill Meehan. Bill was a very good friend. I first met Bill on Silicon Investor. I had commented to some other SI participant "Doesn't Meehan flip flop quite a bit?" A month or so later, Bill Meehan himself responded. I had no idea Bill was a member of SI, but from there his participation flourished. The thread on which he participated was called "The Myth of the Big Kahuna." The idea was that there were those of us that believed three or so years ago, that the market was too high and would come down at some point. After Bill and I and others had become quite regular pals on SI, one day I asked Bill to use the word "Myth" on one of his TV appearances in honor of the thread. All in all, he did that for us about 20 times. My nickname on SI was "Antman" and one day he even said that the market looked "Antsy." Here was a guy that had been a little early calling for the market to decline, but suddenly his calls were dead on the money. He called the original Nasdaq drop within a point or two at 2150. He was in demand everywhere on TV and became a regular on Real Money. And yet he was still tipping his hat to his pals on TV. I echo the comment that your editors and contributors are making. No matter how well he did, he never talked down to you. You were Bill's peer. An absolutely extraordinary quality. The only person I have known to compare him to was Richard Feynman, who was a Nobel Prize winner in physics, yet always was generous with his time and never talked down to anyone. And Feynman, too, had a diverse set of interests including music, etc. Bill was scheduled to come to our wedding this month, and he will dearly be missed. You can rest assured that there will be a Cantor Fitzgerald tie there which he had given me. I don't know that I can do justice to conveying the warmth of his character. Recently when the parasailor hooked himself on the Statue of Liberty, I emailed him and told him "You crazy New Yorkers" and he wrote on Trading Track that a friend had written him and he was off to the windows for a better view. We celebrated when he first appeared on Wall $treet Week. Thanks for sharing your great ride, Bill. We love you dearly. You taught us a lot about the market, but much more about life. We commend your soul to the Lord, and pray that you have found peace. We'll miss you deeply. Your friend forever. -- Paul Mott