I was deeply shocked and saddened by this news. I remember when I raised PR for the first time in the iceberg community, he gave me a lot of useful advice. Although we are thousands of miles apart, I can still feel his passion. He showed me the way and encouraged me when I felt lost. I am honored to know him in the iceberg community.
Best wishes to his family. Liwei Li On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 14:34 OpenInx <open...@gmail.com> wrote: > So sad to get this news...I lost such a great, kind, passionate friend. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 1:36 AM Ryan Blue <b...@tabular.io> wrote: > >> 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 >> > -- liwei li
