Hi, I am very saddened to read this. Not only will Chris be missed on a professional level but on a personal level. He was a real mensh (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mensh). He was always helpful and supportive. Wishing his family a long life. Thanks Gary
On 4/13/15, 4:33 AM, "Michael Still" <mi...@stillhq.com> wrote: >Hi, as promised I now have details of a charity for people to donate >to in Chris' memory: > > >https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__participate.freetobrea >the.org_site_TR-3Fpx-3D1582460-26fr-5Fid-3D2710-26pg-3Dpersonal-23.VSscH5S >Ud90&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzk >WT5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm >sD8&s=B3EgunFqBdY8twmv-iJ7G7xvKZ4Th48oB4HKSv2uGKg&e= > >In the words of the family: > >"We would prefer that people donate to lung cancer research in lieu of >flowers. Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate out of all the >cancers, and the lowest funding out of all the cancers. There is a >stigma attached that lung cancer is a smoker's disease, and that >sufferers deserve their fate. They bring it on through lifestyle >choice. Except that Chris has never smoked in his life, like a >surprisingly large percentage of lung cancer sufferers. These people >suffer for the incorrect beliefs of the masses, and those that are >left behind are equally innocent. We shouldn't be doing this now. He >shouldn't be gone. We need to do more to fix this. There will be >charity envelopes available at the funeral, or you can choose your >preferred research to fund, should you wish to do so. You have our >thanks." > >Michael > >On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Michael Still <mi...@stillhq.com> wrote: >> 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 haven¹t 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 ŒHackfest¹ programming contests for a number >>of >> years at Australia¹s open source conference -- 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]. >> >> Alyssa¹s memories of her dad need to last her a long time, so we¹ve >>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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_form >>s_d_1kX-2DePqAO7Cuudppwqz1cqgBXAsJx27GkdM-2DeCZ0c1V8_viewform&d=AwIGaQ&c= >>Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkWT5jqz9JYBk8YTe >>q9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRmsD8&s=iihsaOMe >>lNeIR3VZapWKjr5KLgMQArZ3nifKDo1yy8o&e= >> >> Chris was humble, helpful and honest. The OpenStack and broader Open >>Source >> communities are poorer for his passing. >> >> Michael >> >> [1] >>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lokigames.com_hac >>k_&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkW >>T5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm >>sD8&s=9SJI7QK-jzCsVUN2hTXSthqiXNEbq2Fvl9JqQiX9tfo&e= > > > >-- >Rackspace Australia > >__________________________________________________________________________ >OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) >Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe >http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev