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This memorial website was created in memory of my beloved son, Clifford Paul Stabbert, 42, born on October 9, 1969 and passed away on February 25, 2012. We will remember him forever.

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Bart de Cort
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
It is only now that I found out, by chance, that Clifford has passed away. I am in total and utter disbelief, and completely saddened by his death. In the early 80s he was part of my daily life in Amsterdam. Although we had our tiffs, it is safe to say we shared the same wacky sense of humor. He was as intelligent as he was sensitive. I always hoped that at one point I could apologize to him for not being there for him more often and in a more profound way. I always cherish the moments I bumped in to him on the streets of Amsterdam later, there always was a sense of understanding.
Jonette, Clifford didn't deserve this, and you didn't deserve this. I know you are a very spiritual being, and I hope that you will find comfort in that. You have been through so much already, it's relentless. And now this on top of all that. Although we haven't spoken in a very long time, I want you to know that I think of you and that I wish you peace.
Sonia SIN
October 9, 2014
October 9, 2014
Lighting a candle remembering his birth, the light he gave to all those he came in contact with during his lifetime, the love he generously gave to friends and family - may he and his talents not be forgotten.
Ries Fess
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012
Clifford's death came as a huge shock. Terrible to lose such a talented young person. I'm so glad I looked him up when I visited Miami, and grateful for the time we spent together. He was a good, and kind person.
Truus Haars
March 11, 2012
March 11, 2012
Jonette
Ik kende Clifford ook niet, maar je sprak vaak over hem en als hij je teruggebeld had of teruggemaild was je zo ontzettend blij.
Nu hij gestorven is is dat een heel groot gemis voor jou en zijn vrienden, Voor jou weet ik dat hij nu een ster aan de hemel is, die samen met zijn vader over jou waakt
Sonia Sin
March 9, 2012
March 9, 2012
Jonette, I'm sorry I never met Clifford. You had spoken so highly of him and he seemed to have inherited your sensitivities and articulateness. For someone with his talents, this world may have been too hard for his kindness and generousity. May he finally rest in peace.
Jonette Stabbert
March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
Cliff was a troubled soul for many of the past years, so although I am heartbroken that he is gone, I am certain he is released from all his torment. I truly believe he is in a better place now. People have consistently remarked what a remarkably good person he was, and that even during his darkest times, he remained a good person. We were very close and I can feel his spirit is at peace.

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Bart de Cort
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
It is only now that I found out, by chance, that Clifford has passed away. I am in total and utter disbelief, and completely saddened by his death. In the early 80s he was part of my daily life in Amsterdam. Although we had our tiffs, it is safe to say we shared the same wacky sense of humor. He was as intelligent as he was sensitive. I always hoped that at one point I could apologize to him for not being there for him more often and in a more profound way. I always cherish the moments I bumped in to him on the streets of Amsterdam later, there always was a sense of understanding.
Jonette, Clifford didn't deserve this, and you didn't deserve this. I know you are a very spiritual being, and I hope that you will find comfort in that. You have been through so much already, it's relentless. And now this on top of all that. Although we haven't spoken in a very long time, I want you to know that I think of you and that I wish you peace.
Sonia SIN
October 9, 2014
October 9, 2014
Lighting a candle remembering his birth, the light he gave to all those he came in contact with during his lifetime, the love he generously gave to friends and family - may he and his talents not be forgotten.
Ries Fess
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012
Clifford's death came as a huge shock. Terrible to lose such a talented young person. I'm so glad I looked him up when I visited Miami, and grateful for the time we spent together. He was a good, and kind person.
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March 24, 2012
by Arjan Van de Ven
Dear Clifford,

I vividly remember our great times in my parents basement ('het hol'/'the lair') in the Grensstraat in Amsterdam somewhere in the eighties. You were my best friend and personal live-in scholar. We were always talking. About maths, languages, zen, all the sciences, music, computer programming and even some of women (of whom we could only dream at that time, heh) and anything else you had currently wrapped your mind around and where I could barely follow. You were a true 'Uomo Universale' in the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci.

Although we were all vague at times (due to the hazy atmosphere)
you were never shallow and always had an elaborate opinion about almost every subject in existance, and encouraged me to do the same, but please!! a different one, so that we could discuss them at great lenghts. It forced me (which is good for a 'Neutral Good' char like me) to form an opinion on things and be able to exchange thoughts about it.

Of course we also got hungry at times, no idea why, and we emptied out my parents fridge and ate everything till we drove them wild!

You taught me how to use a computer to the edges of it's capabilities (at that time the Commodore 64). We played computer adventures together (basically living books that you could enter) until we figured out every little detail of those large virtual worlds.

I remember late night bouts of really hard core machine code
programming, where we made the game of Life run on the C64 in 6502 machine language!
(http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html
check out buttons Run Spaceships and Run Lightspeed to get a good feel of it)

Nothing else was important than getting it to work on those nights,
and work together till it was exactly how we wanted it. You showed me what analysis and thinking is ('even goed nadenken'), and debugging.
What persistence is and perseverance when working on a project.
I remember when it was finally done we watched the screen literally for hours, in amazement of all the moving blocks in rapid succession.

Thank you for stretching my imagination beyond my wildest dreams!! And showing me what a wonderful place this world can be, at times!
I wish you the best on your new journey and I'm sure you'll have
an opinion about it and let them know!!! heh. Love, Arjan.

PS An old but good taste of cliffords thoughts and opinions is still online here: http://users.rcn.com/cps.interport/

Read http://users.rcn.com/cps.interport/objective.htm
to get in the mood, or this one for a taste of his poetry: http://users.rcn.com/cps.interport/juliet.htm

i love my woman black let me

pour some cream in you let me

stir you up let me

drink you

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