News
2007-02-13
Gaydar CEO Gary
Frisch found dead
Gary Frisch,
Gaydar cofounder and chairman of QSoft Consulting, has died
of unknown causes and was discovered at his London home
Sat
Gary Frisch,
Gaydar cofounder and chairman of QSoft Consulting, has died
of unknown causes and was discovered at his London home
Saturday. He was 38. Although no foul play is
suspected, suicide has not been ruled out as a
possibility.
QSoft Consulting,
owners of Gaydar Radio, released the following
statement about Frisch's unexpected death:
"Gary was a
highly regarded leader and colleague who cared first and
foremost about the gay and lesbian community that we serve.
He was an accomplished entrepreneur and a very
generous man who also cared deeply about the people
who worked for and with him. Gary's legacy as a
cofounder of the Gaydar phenomenon is immense, and it is one
that we shall both celebrate and continue into the
future. Gary will never be forgotten and is deeply
missed by us all."
In 2006 the
Independent on Sunday newspaper named
Gaydar cofounders Frisch and Henry Badenhorst among the Pink
List—101 out movers and shakers in British
society—calling the pair an "extraordinary
cultural force."
Frisch, a
computer science graduate of the University of the
Witwatersrand in his native South Africa, sold the software
firm he founded after graduation to what would later
become one of that country's largest information
technology companies, according to his bio on QSoft's
Web site. In 1997 he and Badenhorst moved to the United
Kingdom and launched QSoft, originally to develop
revenue management systems for the Dutch airline
KLM. A stable of gay-related brands followed,
including Gaydar Radio and women's and travel sites.
"We created
Gaydar in 1999 for a friend who had trouble finding a
partner," Frisch told the Independent last
year. "So far, he's found quite a few."
Details of
Frisch's funeral and memorial service were to be announced
soon. (Hassan Mirza, Gay.com/U.K.)
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