Re: Karen Morton: An inspiration in the Oracle community
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:17:05 -0500
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I invited Karen to our local regional users group a few years ago. I didn't know much about her then but she had spoken here before and came highly recommended by the users and her colleagues. Not only did she say yes without hesitation, she was more than accommodating to our requests for multiple topics. She also happens to be one of the best technical speakers I have ever seen.
We ran into each other a couple of years later at a conference. She remembered our event and interactions like it was yesterday and wanted to know if she could come speak at our RUG again. Many of the speakers we have are independent contractors and are eager to come back because it's good for business (which we don't have a problem with as long as the content and delivery is good).
Karen was an employee and didn't financially benefit from her visit. In fact, it was difficult for her to be away from her family. She wanted to come back because she loved to share, she loved to interact, she loved the community and she loved her work.
Karen will be missed.
Seth Miller
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Stephens, Chris <Chris.Stephens_at_adm.com> wrote:
> She used that experience to highlight a core tenant of SQL tuning.
> Apparently she made the mistake of moving all of her possessions to FL only
> to toss a good portion of them while unpacking. I can’t remember if it was
> at one of the Hotsos conferences, a webinar, or in her Pro SQL book but it
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> She was incredible as an educator and likewise as a human being.
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> My favorite story about Karen is how she rebooted her career in 2009. See
> http://karenmorton.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-road-to-hoe.html. An
> inspiring story of American grit and determination. She sold her house in
> Oregon, loaded all her possessions into a 27-foot moving van, and drove
> across the country for five days with her two-year old daughter.
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