The loss of someone always hits us hard; the loss of one of us even more so. I was lucky enough to work with Jackson, albeit briefly. He will be very sorely missed and I wish his family all the best during these tough times. On 21/11/2013 4:33 AM, "Amy Vossbrinck" <avossbri...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Never let it be said that one person can't make a difference. Clearly this > young man was all about reaching out to others and making an impact > everywhere he went. The planet and many people on it benefited from his > kindness for the brief time he was here. > > Thank you, Jackson for all you gave to make the word a better place. > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Jake Orlowitz <jorlow...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > User:Jackson Peebles is no longer with us, he passed away in late > > October. Jackson was a Western Michigan University Honors student > > studying behavioral science and biology. He worked as an ice hockey > > referreee and volunteered with the Red Cross. His Wikipedia efforts > > focused on counter-vandalism and adoption, "greeting new users, > > encouraging civility, and [obsessively] reviewing recent changes". > > > > Jackson was a Teahouse host, an instructor in the Education Program, > > and the lead on a Video Tutorials Project through the WMF. User:Go > > Phightins! originaly adopted Jackson but he went on to run his own > > adoption school and facilitated a Western Michigan University course > > himself. Among his userboxes he said, "This user is not a Wikipedia > > administrator but would like to be one someday." > > > > Jackson was born in 1992 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He graduated Mattawan > > High School and was Senior Class President there. At Western Michigan > > University, he was a 2011 Medallion Scholar. He worked at the Waldo > > Library at the reference desk and volunteered for the National > > Alliance for Mental Illness. He was one of three students in the > > nation invited to represent the US at the International Red Cross and > > Red Crescent’s Global Youth Conference in Vienna in 2012. > > > > Jackson had recently proposed a WMF Individual Engagment Grant called > > Reimagining Wikipedia Mentorship. "I think this project is incredibly > > important and should be pursued," User:EpochFail wrote in an > > endorsement. The grant scored highly and looked likely to be funded. > > "A very interesting concept...may become a 'keystone piece' in the new > > editor onboarding process." wrote one IEG committee member. Another > > wrote, "Taking a 'Teahouse approach' in building sustained motivation > > and preventing editor dropouts is a wonderful opportunity to develop a > > true mentor-mentee support system that would increase the activity of > > new contributors." Finally, "Proposers are highly qualified and driven > > mentors with a useful background in teaching new editors and > > understanding the learning process." > > > > He was excitedly planning a trip to Australia in the coming weeks. > > > > On Wikipedia, Jackson earned barnstars in Mentorship, Random Acts of > > Kindness and Resilience. Friends and teachers glowingly recalled his > > sense of humor and his hard work ethic. > > > > His last edit to our site was on October 21 2013, the day he died. > > Jackson welcomed an i.p. editor to Wikipedia: "Thank you for your > > contributions, such as the one you made to Nikah mut‘ah. I hope you > > like the place and decide to stay." > > > > Please leave remembrances and condolences at > > http://enwp.org/User_talk:Jackson_Peebes. We'll try and contact the > > family and share your thoughts with them. You can read more > > reflections on Jackson's amazing life there. Donations to the > > Kalamazoo NAMI chapter would have made Jackson very happy and are the > > family's wish. > > > > --Ocaasi14:26, 20 November 2013 (UTC) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > *Amy Vossbrinck* > *Executive Assistant to the* > *Chief of Finance and Administration* > *Wikimedia Foundation* > *149 New Montgomery Street* > *San Francisco, CA 94105* > *415.839.6885 ext 6628* > *avossbri...@wikimedia.org <avossbri...@wikimedia.org>* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>