It never occurred to me to lookup the creator of the tool[1] that I used to use so often. It's so easy to overlook that there are actually humans with their own story (tragic or not) behind the tools that we use.
I should learn to appreciate people behind the code more. And, I'm so sorry what you had to and are going through, Mr. Meyer.
[1]. https://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/