He was like a bright star in the community and always happy to answer all of our questions. I have asked him even when I was contemplating changing jobs and he answered in several long paragraphs. I do not think I have expressed my gratitude enough while he was with us but I will try to be as open minded and helpful as I have seen from him. His open source contributions will always be part of his legacy. We will truly miss him!
On Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 17:36 Steven Wu <stevenz...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is such tough news. I had the fortune to work with him closely in the > OSS community. His enthusiasm and care for the community is contagious. He > is humble and inclusive. Made some many contributions. He will be deeply > missed and his impact lives on. > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:32 AM Eduard Tudenhoefner <edu...@tabular.io> > wrote: > >> Kyle was a really great friend and colleague. I've enjoyed working with >> him in the OSS community and at Tabular in particular. He was a welcoming >> and open person and helped the OSS community in so many different ways. He >> will be missed! >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:18 PM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Kyle always made my day a little brighter. He was a great friend and >>> welcoming member of this community. I know I'll miss having him here. I'm >>> glad I had the privilege of getting to work with him both at Apple and >>> within the OSS world. >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:12 AM Holden Karau <hol...@pigscanfly.ca> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> I know that many (if not all) of us have had the chance to work with >>>> Kyle <https://github.com/kbendick> and get to know him and his >>>> wonderful sense of humor. Unfortunately, he passed away recently. I feel >>>> fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with him and be friends. He >>>> did some amazing work in Iceberg and cared about making our open-source >>>> communities more welcoming and inclusive. He will be missed greatly. Next >>>> time I am in Catalonia, I will raise a glass in his memory in a gay bar. >>>> >>>> If it would help anyone to share their memories, Kyle I know I'd love >>>> to hear them and I'll collect them and pass them on to his family. >>>> >>>> Take care of each other. >>>> >>>> Hugs & Love, >>>> >>>> Holden >>>> >>>