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
>>>>
>>>

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