Jeff loved mocks, both friendly impressions and in his tests. Andy LoPresto alopre...@apache.org alopresto.apa...@gmail.com He/Him PGP Fingerprint: 70EC B3E5 98A6 5A3F D3C4 BACE 3C6E F65B 2F7D EF69
> On Jun 15, 2020, at 12:12 PM, Jeremy Dyer <jdy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is shocking and heartbreaking news. Jeff was a great guy and will be > deeply missed. > > The last time I saw Jeff in person was with Aldrin. We were eating at Bonchon > chicken and he was mocking me for how little spice I could handle XD. I could > always count on him for a good Dumb and Dumber reference and laugh. We also > shared a common hatred for conference food. > > RIP Jeff > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 2:33 PM Joe Witt <joe.w...@gmail.com > <mailto:joe.w...@gmail.com>> wrote: > You will be greatly missed. Your impact to this community has been > tremendous. The items Andy summarizes were huge efforts that you drove over > periods of many many months if not a year or more and they make NiFi so much > more accessible than before. > > RIP Jeff. > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 11:24 AM Andy LoPresto <alopre...@apache.org > <mailto:alopre...@apache.org>> wrote: > It is with a heavy heart that I write to the NiFi community today. Jeff > Storck, a PMC member, committer, and genuine and helpful presence in the > community, has passed away. > > I was lucky enough to know Jeff personally for many years, and his absence is > a huge loss to all of us who did. Jeff was incredibly intelligent, but also > kind and willing to share his experience with everyone. Whether playing > volleyball (I am nowhere near as good but he humored me), discussing the best > ramen and sushi spots, or evaluating a new exercise regime, Jeff brought > passion to everything. A number of us are sharing stories of our favorite > times with Jeff, and I am touched by how many people have a memory of Jeff > reaching out and patiently helping them when they were new or struggling with > a task. > > While other colleagues would happily transition to any topic _but_ work when > we went to a nearby brewery at the end of a long day, Jeff would sit down > next to me and say with a smile, "Ok Andy, work's done, now we can _really_ > talk about Groovy unit testing." He never shied away from expressing his > perspective and stood on conviction, but he was also open and genuinely > wanted to hear other views to expand his mind. > > If you come across a Spock test in the NiFi codebase, that was most likely > Jeff's work. He was intimately involved in much of the most challenging code > - especially Kerberos integration, making the difficult but critical > processes easier for our users. Anyone running NiFi on Java 11 should thank > Jeff, as that was a labor of love, pushing against the headwinds of so many > compatibility issues and language changes. The ease with which NiFi runs on > multiple versions and platforms belies the immense amount of effort and > dedication that he put into making this happen. > > There are so many aspects to Jeff that a note like this could never capture, > but one that stands above the rest to me is Jeff's passion for learning and > growth. He devoted himself to doing the best he could and constantly > improving that. That is a noble philosophy that I know I will remember and > admire moving forward. I’ve already started learning Kotlin because of Jeff’s > enthusiasm and encouragement. > > Jeff’s family has created a GoFundMe page [1] and there they describe their > intent to celebrate his life. I think that message is very positive and > uplifting. To anyone wondering how they can honor Jeff's legacy, I suggest > offering a helping hand to someone who needs it. Something as simple as > responding to an extra "newbie" mailing list question at the end of a long > day, or taking on a challenging task because your neighbor has their plate > full. That's how Jeff lived, and he made the world a better place. > > > > Andy > > [1] https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-the-awesome-jeff-storck > <https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-the-awesome-jeff-storck> > > Andy LoPresto > alopre...@apache.org <mailto:alopre...@apache.org> > alopresto.apa...@gmail.com <mailto:alopresto.apa...@gmail.com> > He/Him > PGP Fingerprint: 70EC B3E5 98A6 5A3F D3C4 BACE 3C6E F65B 2F7D EF69 >
