On 04/08/2015 05:20 AM, Day, Phil wrote: > Thanks for letting us know Michael, and thanks for doing it in such a moving > way. Sad news indeed > > Phil > > > From: Michael Still [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 08 April 2015 05:49 > To: OpenStack Development Mailing List > Subject: [openstack-dev] In loving memory of Chris Yeoh > > > It is my sad duty to inform the community that Chris Yeoh passed away this > morning. Chris leaves behind a daughter Alyssa, aged 6, who I hope will > remember Chris as the clever and caring person that I will remember him as. I > haven’t had a chance to confirm with the family if they want flowers or a > donation to a charity. As soon as I know those details I will reply to this > email. > > Chris worked on open source for a very long time, with OpenStack being just > the most recent in a long chain of contributions. He worked tirelessly on his > contributions to Nova, including mentoring other developers. He was dedicated > to the cause, with a strong vision of what OpenStack could become. He even > named his cat after the project. > > Chris might be the only person to have ever sent an email to his coworkers > explaining what his code review strategy would be after brain surgery. It > takes phenomenal strength to carry on in the face of that kind of adversity, > but somehow he did. Frankly, I think I would have just sat on the beach. > > Chris was also a contributor to the Linux Standards Base (LSB), where he > helped improve the consistency and interoperability between Linux > distributions. He ran the ‘Hackfest’ programming contests for a number of > years at Australia’s open source conference -- > linux.conf.au<http://linux.conf.au>. He supported local Linux user groups in > South Australia and Canberra, including involvement at installfests and > speaking at local meetups. He competed in a programming challenge called Loki > Hack, and beat out the world to win the event[1]. > > Alyssa’s memories of her dad need to last her a long time, so we’ve decided > to try and collect some fond memories of Chris to help her along the way. If > you feel comfortable doing so, please contribute a memory or two at > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kX-ePqAO7Cuudppwqz1cqgBXAsJx27GkdM-eCZ0c1V8/viewform > > Chris was humble, helpful and honest. The OpenStack and broader Open Source > communities are poorer for his passing. > > Michael > > [1] http://www.lokigames.com/hack/ > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: [email protected]?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > Thank you, Michael for telling us.
I'm sad to hear of his passing mostly for selfish reasons, I was looking forward to sharing a hug with him again. I know how grateful he was for the love that surrounded him when he needed it most. Thanks Michael, Anita. __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: [email protected]?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
