>Richard LaValley, one of the original founders of Fox Software has died at 86.
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?n=richard-lavalley&pid=175758622&fhid=6347Certainly a sad piece of news.
But always bears repeating - the story of Fox Software pulling the massive "David slays Goliath"-style victory over Ashton Tate is one of the greatest software stories of our adult lifetimes. The boys in Perrysburg didn't just beat Ashton Tate and dBase IV - they kicked the living you-know-what out of them.