The Universe has lost a powerful optical force...

[Barry Santini]

He never...ever...shyed away from giving freely from his deep well of optical knowledge.

I am overwhelmed at hearing today of his untimely passing.

Too young. Too nice. Too generous. With a smile that always said "Welcome."

A true and worthy disciple of the Guild of Glass Makers.

A lensman nonpareil.

I, along with many others, are diminished forever.

Rest in peace, Darryl Meister. Prayers to all your friends and family.

We will truly miss you.

Barry

[LENNY]

NO WAY!!!! :(

RIP Darryl!

[Bev Heishman]

How sad to learn of Darryl's passing. May he rest in peace. My sympathy to his family and the Zeiss family. A shining star who will live on!

[optilady1]

Just a few weeks ago I had a very emotional woman going blind come into a LensCrafters to find out info on zeiss lenses. I messages him and answered right away while getting on a plane!! I am just so sad for his family and for the optical world loosing gone of the greats.

[opty4062]

Sorry I just can't wrap my mind around this right now. My PM box is full of quiet kind help from him. We will all feel this loss for a long time. My thoughts are with his family.

[Wes]

Oh my. What a loss to the optical world and especially Optiboard. I learned so much from Darryl Meister. We all have. I don't have the words.

A curious thread he started years ago to talk about a relevant topic other than optics:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/15914-Life-after-death-Ghosts

Perhaps I shall respond to it.

[opty4062]

Is there a way to reach out to his family through the group here to express our condolences in some way? I'm just floored by this!

[Optiguru]

Ugh. This is like the winds being rushed from the sails. Rest in peace Darryl. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family. Such an extended family it is.

[ml43]

A very sad day. I've never met him, nor spoken to him. But reading his work has impacted a lot of what I do in the optical field.

[Johns]

I am at a loss for words! We have lost a true ambassador.

[Johns]

I logged on to Optiboard for a very specific reason tonight, but whatever that reason was, it's no longer important...

[Audiyoda]

I saw this on Facebook and had to come back here to see if there was any news on what may have happened.

Anyone wishing to leave a message for Darryl's family, the Facebook post regarding his passing is public: http://goo.gl/gtJWDD

[gmc]

I never met Darryl in person, but had a few interactions with him on this board. He was as gracious and kind as a person could be. I learned so much from his writings. What a tremendous loss for our industry. Thoughts are with his family.

[BMH]

It is so sad! The industry will never be the same. I use his Optics software regularly. RIP!

[EyeCare Rich]

I just learned about this tonight as well. Very sad for his family. What a huge loss for the world. Guess his help was needed on a higher level. Peace be with your family and friends!