It is with great sadness that I convey that our friend and colleague, Fern Bazerghi, passed away peacefully in his sleep early this morning.

Fern has been battling cancer since late 2018. He fought hard to beat the disease with a variety of treatments that allowed him to continue working through the end of 2019. In December, other complications occurred and he had to step back from work and begin a leave of absence. In the last few days, his complications worsened, he was hospitalized and entered hospice care.

Fern has been “one of us” at Data Access in so many ways; he extended to people worldwide an open, friendly, always helpful connection to the company for almost 30 years. To know him personally or professionally was to be his friend. I will always be grateful for my long relationship with Fern Bazerghi.

Rest in peace, my friend.

- Chip