Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Mardetanha
he will be missed, I am really shocked to hear this, he was one of our best and early editors Mardetanha On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 11:38 PM, Austin Hair wrote: > Despite over a dozen years of friendship, I simply don't feel > qualified to eulogize Ray as others can and already

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:00:45 +0200 Milos Rancic wrote: > He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I > think we should make something appropriate so he would be remembered. > Sorry to hear about that! My condolences go to his family and friends.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Austin Hair
Despite over a dozen years of friendship, I simply don't feel qualified to eulogize Ray as others can and already have. I'll simply say that over those years, I came to value his wisdom immensely as we worked together on Wikimedia organization regarding chapters and other topics. Christine and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Shani
Very sad news. :( May he rest in peace. Shani. On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 8:08 PM, aude wrote: > On Sep 13, 2016 12:00, "Milos Rancic" wrote: > > > > He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I > > think we should make something

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread aude
On Sep 13, 2016 12:00, "Milos Rancic" wrote: > > He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I > think we should make something appropriate so he would be remembered. So sad to hear :( It was great to know him since meeting him at Wikimania 2007 and to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Erik Zachte
I'm deeply saddened by this news. For many years it was a delight to meet Ray at Wikimania and hear him comment in his deep voice on anything, but mostly on our movement, sometimes with irony, always in a goodhearted way, and often with a smile This short clip from Wikimania 2005 shows Ray as

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Itzik - Wikimedia Israel
Sad news :( *Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Milos Rancic

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread James Heilman
Amazing gentleman. One of the founding board members of Wikimedia Canada. Will be greatly missed by all of us in the great white north. James On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 10:28 AM, David Gerard wrote: > On 13 September 2016 at 17:19, Lane Rasberry > wrote:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread David Gerard
On 13 September 2016 at 17:19, Lane Rasberry wrote: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray_Saintonge,_Heathrow_Terminal_5,_20110801_P1020446.jpg Yes, that shot was after I went across London to catch him between planes and have a few pints at Heathrow :-D - d.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Patricio Lorente
Very sad news, indeed. We will miss him. El mar., 13 de sept. de 2016 13:25, James Forrester escribió: > I will miss Ray. > > I will miss his cheeriness, his optimism, his kind-heartedness. > > I will miss his steadfastness, a rock at every Wikimania until he could no >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread James Forrester
I will miss Ray. I will miss his cheeriness, his optimism, his kind-heartedness. I will miss his steadfastness, a rock at every Wikimania until he could no longer come, his passion for learning, his dedication to understanding. Farewell, Ray. J. ___

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Lane Rasberry
Editor since 2002 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Eclecticology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eclecticology https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray_Saintonge,_Heathrow_Terminal_5,_20110801_P1020446.jpg

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Cristian Consonni
For those of you who are not on Facebook, this is the message his family posted on his Facebook profile: --- After a courageous battle with cancer, my loving husband, my best friend, and a wonderful father passed away peacefully yesterday morning. Thanks to everyone who helped us through this

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Milos Rancic
And just to add that his username page is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eclecticology On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak wrote: > this is really sad news :( > > dj > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Milos Rancic wrote: > >> He died

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Dariusz Jemielniak
this is really sad news :( dj On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Milos Rancic wrote: > He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I > think we should make something appropriate so he would be remembered. > > -- > Milos > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Filip Maljkovic
On 09/13/2016 06:00 PM, Milos Rancic wrote: He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I think we should make something appropriate so he would be remembered. Oh dear, very sad news indeed :( I remember meeting him at Wikimania 2006, and on many more subsequent

[Wikimedia-l] Ray Saintonge has died

2016-09-13 Thread Milos Rancic
He died yesterday. As he was an important member of our community, I think we should make something appropriate so he would be remembered. -- Milos ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines