For Whom The Bell Tolled

So this morning, I was reading a newspaper at the breakfast table. Yeah, weird, I know - I don't even wipe my tiny shiny heiny with newspapers these days, and I don't eat breakfast either.

However, I was intrigued by an article in the Obituaries.

"GUERK, ROBERT

of Palo Alto

Xerox Employee

Died March 04, 1994

First Reported Death

On The Internet."

It made me wonder, when I emerged into the world of consciousness - when was the first ever death announcement made over the internet? When and where did it appear? And who was it for whom the bell tolled?