I'm going to miss Kyle and I'm sad to lose him. He was amazing at making everyone feel welcome here. I think he commented on nearly every pull request for the last few years and he always showed people that this community values everyone's input and contributions. He's irreplaceable and I hope we continue to welcome contributors half as well now that he's gone.
I'll also miss his sense of humor. We would occasionally play games together for team building at Tabular and he would constantly have his own fun. He never played to win, but loved suggesting the wrong answers to the other team in codewords or setting time limits far too low just to see the rest of us scramble in drawful. He was a lovely guy to know. Ryan On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 9:23 PM Rajarshi Sarkar <rsarkar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am extremely shocked and saddened to hear about Kyle's passing. I > remember how passionate and welcoming he was in our interactions over > PRs/Slack. Rest in peace, Kyle. You will be truly missed. > > Regards, > Rajarshi Sarkar > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 8:28 AM Jahagirdar, Amogh > <jaham...@amazon.com.invalid> wrote: > >> I’m deeply saddened by this. Kyle is someone I looked up to, and his >> passion for Iceberg and open source in general was truly amazing. He always >> was active in the community and I learned a lot from him in my discussions >> with him on PRs; it was an honor to work with Kyle. I will truly miss him. >> Rest in peace Kyle. >> >> My thoughts and best wishes go out to his family. >> >> >> >> -Amogh >> >> >> >> *From: *Sreeram Garlapati <gsreeramku...@gmail.com> >> *Reply-To: *"dev@iceberg.apache.org" <dev@iceberg.apache.org> >> *Date: *Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 1:38 PM >> *To: *"dev@iceberg.apache.org" <dev@iceberg.apache.org> >> *Subject: *RE: [EXTERNAL]In Remembrance of Kyle >> >> >> >> *CAUTION*: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do >> not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and >> know the content is safe. >> >> >> >> Very very sad and shocking news. Am very very sorry to hear this. >> >> >> >> Kyle is a great guy that turned out to be a friend. I was able to lean on >> his passion for iceberg - be it code or slack questions. Kyle is one of the >> guys - as to what formulates the iceberg community for me & that will never >> be the same without him. >> >> >> >> My thoughts are with him & his loved ones. >> >> >> >> ~Sreeram >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM Jack Ye <yezhao...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Very shocked and sad about this... >> >> >> >> Kyle is a genuine friend I made through the Iceberg project. He commented >> almost all my PRs, provided insightful suggestions and always influences me >> with his passion in the community and the project. I still remember >> chatting with him on slack about him changing job, moving home, and we >> constantly shared different things happened in work and life with each >> other. The community will be different without him, but I believe his >> spirit and passion will be passed down. >> >> >> >> Rest in peace, Kyle. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Jack Ye >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:17 AM Szehon Ho <szehon.apa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Very shocked when I first heard this over the weekend. Became more sad >> when I learned how long he was sick for, and so humbled that he chose to >> spend so much of his last days with us in the Iceberg community. >> >> >> >> I did not have a chance to work directly with him in Apple as I was on a >> different team. But it is hard to not see Kyle's buoyant personality >> over-flowing everywhere in the Iceberg mailing lists. He is undoubtedly >> the most positive person I've ever met in open source. He brought a >> much-needed human side to what is usually an impersonal open source >> community mostly conducted through emails, you could tell by each email how >> genuinely passionate he was about building the community, something quite >> rare. As some have said, it is something we can all learn from, and the >> Iceberg community will hopefully not lose. >> >> >> >> May he rest in peace, and best wishes to his family. >> >> >> >> Szehon >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 10:05 PM Manish Malhotra < >> manish.malhotra.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Very sad and depressing news!! >> >> Difficult to believe for such a smiling and jubilant person. >> >> >> >> Have not worked directly with him, but have followed some of his threads >> in Iceberg and Trino channels. >> >> I have also interacted briefly while he was at Apple. But knows that he >> has big contribution to the Iceberg and other OSS projects and can >> >> >> >> Praying for him to rest in peace! >> >> >> >> - Manish >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:12 PM Prashant Singh <prashant010...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Exteremly sad to hear this news, Kyle was an inspiration to me, he helped >> me out at numerous instances with his prompt and elaborate replies and >> valuable guidance. He was one of the go to member for me in the community >> and I will miss him. >> >> Prashant >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:06 AM Driesprong, Fokko <fo...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >> Sad to hear this awful news. I remember Kyle as someone that always took >> the time to help everyone out. I've learned a lot from him, and it was a >> privilege to work with him. Each time I work on the open-api spec, he >> puts a smile on my face. >> <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/blob/master/open-api/rest-catalog-open-api.yaml#L909> >> He will be truly missed. >> >> >> >> Fokko >> >> >> >> Op ma 5 dec. 2022 om 19:51 schreef huaxin gao <huaxin.ga...@gmail.com>: >> >> I am extremely shocked and saddened to hear of Kyle's passing. >> >> When I made my very first Iceberg PR last August, Kyle reviewed it >> immediately and helped me on it, and he did so for almost all my PRs. >> >> >> >> I pulled out a couple of my old PRs just now and re-read his comments. He >> liked to put smiling faces in his comments. These little smiling faces >> always made me feel welcomed and brightened my heart. >> >> >> >> Kyle, you will be truly missed and always remembered! >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:54 AM Yufei Gu <flyrain...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I am sorry to hear about Kyle's passing. He was a wonderful person and a >> valuable member of the open-source community. It's always difficult to lose >> someone who has made such a positive impact on our lives. I remember >> working with him on several projects and being impressed by his technical >> knowledge, his passion and his humbleness. He will be greatly missed by all >> who knew him. Thank you for sharing your memories of Kyle and for offering >> to pass them on to his family. >> >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Yufei >> >> >> >> `This is not a contribution` >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:36 AM 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 >> >> -- Ryan Blue Tabular
