This won't mean anything to anyone here, but the guy who wrote the tinwhistle tutor that I used to first learn tinwhistle 20 years ago has passed away after a battle with cancer. I'm bummed about it.
You know, strangely enough I know the name as well. Years ago when I first met Tinwhistler I looked up what a tin whistle was. I eventually found a page like this (not sure if it's the same page - this was a while ago)