Greetings! Sorry to hear this. May his soul R.I.P. Best Regards Autre
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:10 AM, Claire Halleux <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom joined the Training and LearnOSM WG at a time I needed a break. > I saw soon that the TrWG was back on and that helped me to get -in a more > relaxed way- the family time I was aspiring to, I'm really grateful for > that. > > For each object traced in Kalemie, Kindu, Kitchanga or North Kivu (amongst > many other places) and all the positive energy he brought to the working > groups, together with the the DRC OSM community, we want to warmly thank > him (and the people who were close to him). Just sorry to be doing so that > late. > > This sad news reminds us that our community is full of wonderful people, > whose we often know very little about (outside of their contributions to > OSM). > > Peace, > > Claire > > Claire Halleux > +243 81 611 6998 (Kinshasa, DRC) > OpenStreetMap RDC > Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team > > https://www.facebook.com/OpenStreetMap.RDC > http://www.hotosm.org/ > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:05 PM, Russell Deffner < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear HOT Community, >> >> I first interacted with Tom via this email list and our IRC channel >> around the beginning of April when he jumped on the chance to help as we >> were in the process of 're-launching' the Training Working Group and >> specifically expressed interest in the development of LearnOSM. When we hit >> a bit of a stumbling block in our schedules and the group was without a >> chair for the first meeting we had attempted since the break for the HOT >> Summit, Tom stepped right up to lead the group through the agenda and >> quickly convinced me that the group was probably in better hands with Tom. >> Ever since, he has been key to the continuous progress and recent >> accomplishments of the TWG as well as many other contributions Tom has made >> to HOT and OSM. >> >> As Suzan highlights, the best part of having Tom in our community was his >> personal openness; even when the topic/times were tough there was always a >> friendly and encouraging manner that I will remember most, >> >> In memory, >> =Russ >> >> Russell Deffner >> [email protected] >> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Suzan Reed [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor >> passed away December 24th. >> >> Tom was the Chair of the LearnOSM Working Group where I met him. He was a >> mentor to me as a newcomer to the group, and always so respectful. He >> shared openly about his illness and treatments, and talked about his family >> in a way that made me feel a real part of his life. He’d mentioned recently >> he was learning to cook because his wife was ill, and made some light humor >> about it that made me smile. He also said he was not well, more than >> before. Tom was always so open about his illness but it’s always heart >> wrenching when someone you care for is truly gone. >> >> Tom interacted with many of us in the HOT community. It would be a >> fitting tribute to him if we all shared our memories and lauded his memory >> with his many contributions to the humanitarian work we do through mapping. >> >> Tom caught my heart and my respect. I will miss him very much. >> >> Suzan Reed >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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