Regrettable news indeed. Condolence for his family members, friends and coworkers.
Tanweer Wikimedia Bangladesh On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote: > Really sad news, I can't even believe it. My heart is with you, guys, and > with Alessio. > > Patricio > > 2014-10-18 10:24 GMT-03:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andre...@gmail.com>: > > > It is with great sorrow that Wikimedia Italia announces the death of > > Alessio Guidetti, better known on the projects as Cotton. He has been > > treasurer of the organization for about five years, from 2009 until last > > April. > > > > Alessio started to contribute to Wikipedia at the end of 2006: after a > few > > months he became already a sysop. He was a tireless translator of English > > articles in the most diverse fields, and also part of the small group of > > the patrollers -and, indeed, he continued his precious work until the > last, > > even if invisible for most of the editors. > > > > From the moment he joined Wikimedia Italia, Alessio was very keen to > > contribute effectively, guided by his well-known pragmatism. He run for > the > > Board: as soon as he was elected, he took the role of treasurer, a > > difficult task and a fundamental one for us but little recognized. It was > > Alessio who took care of the most delicate and complicated tasks, and he > > did so in the years during which Wikimedia Italia was starting to grow > big, > > the years of our quantum leap. > > > > This spring he decided to not run again for the Board, but he kept > > collaborating with his successor for an effective -and not only formal- > > handover. He took care of the accounting, donations and employees' > > paychecks till his very last days. He has been an incredible help: > > trustworthy, precious, always ready for a joke. > > > > Alessio has been a pillar of Wikimedia Italia: his pragmatism, his > > hardworking disposition, his sense of humor were, and are, a part of our > > organization. A part of how it was born and how it is growing. A part of > > what we are. > > > > Wikimedia Italia is close to the family and the friends of Alessio in > this > > grievous moment. > > > > We will terribly miss him. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of you have know Alessio in Wikimanias and conferences. > > > > If you wish, you can leave a last goodbye here on his userpage: > > https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussioni_utente:Cotton#Ciao. > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrea Zanni > > > > on behalf of Wikimedia Italia > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > Patricio Lorente > Blog: http://www.patriciolorente.com.ar > Identi.ca // Twitter: @patriciolorente > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Regards - Tanweer Morshed _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
