Sad news to read! sincere condolences to the family and friends. On Sat, 6 May 2023 at 14:53, pavan santhosh <pavansanthos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So sad to know. My condolences to the community and the family. For the > work he has done, he will be remembered forever. > > On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM itzik Edri <it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> I'm sorry to update that our friend and colleague Deror Lin >> (user:Deror_Avi) passed away this morning. >> >> Deror was a truly Wikimedian in blood who poured his heart and soul into >> the movement in many ways, even in his final days. He joined Wikipedia in >> 2004 and was one of the founders of Wikimedia Israel. For over 16 years, he >> served as an active board member. >> >> He was the driving force behind Wikimania 2011 in Haifa and a key member >> of the Wikimania committee ever since. He led countless programs and >> projects, both locally and internationally, including conferences, WLM >> competitions, educational programs, photo and editing contests, and many >> others. >> >> More than that, he wrote over 8,600 articles on HEWP (comprising more >> than 2% of it!), making him the number one article writer in HEWP, >> alongside more than 37,000 contributions to Commons. >> >> For his huge contribution and love for the movement, he was honored last >> year as the Wikipedia Laureate of 2022. >> >> Deror, you were not just a colleague but a true friend. We worked >> together on many projects, events, and initiatives over the years. No >> matter the situation, you always had a smile and shining eyes with your >> love for Wikipedia. >> >> *On behalf of Wikimedia Israel, I extend our deepest condolences to >> Deror's family and friends. You will always be remembered, Deror.* >> *ברוך דיין האמת. Baruch dayan ha-emet* >> >> >> Itzik. >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/WUMCWUVMGMHWYPA7KZQEG6F7QBBWIMNH/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > -- > Pavan Santhosh. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/OK2FRIJBSY3USFR6OW7IIKEXG6UUCSNJ/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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