As some may have already seen on Twitter or other channels, our friend
Anthony Grimes (Raynes in #clojure IRC and elsewhere, @StRaynes on
Twitter) has passed away.
The most immediate announcement of this came via Lance Bradley, one of
Anthony's closer friends from the Clojure community:
https://www.facebook.com/lancepantz/posts/10104155686547809?pnref=story
Anthony's family set up a fundraiser to help with his final expenses,
but people are going well beyond the target set there; in any case, the
family would certainly appreciate any help you can offer:
https://www.gofundme.com/32m55h4
If you don't know of Anthony, he was a constant inspiration and helping
hand in Clojure's earlier days, especially in #clojure IRC where he
tutored and encouraged people daily for years. He was also the creator
or a significant contributor to dozens of Clojure projects, some of
which I guarantee you still rely upon every day.
Anthony himself wrote about some of his history in the Clojure
community, and also happened to recount at length the most significant
memory I'll have of him, when we all helped to get a kind 16-year-old to
the first Clojure Conj in 2010:
http://blog.raynes.me/blog/2011/11/27/the-clojure-community-and-me/
I have other memories of and about Anthony that I'd like to share, but
not now, not yet. Of course, the family will be having a local service
for him in their time and way. ABecause so many people around the world
knew, worked with, and called Anthony a friend, I'm hoping we can all
have an online/remote memorial (maybe an any-comers Hangout or
something). That's just an idea at the moment, details TBD.
If you'd like to talk a bit about how Anthony influenced or inspired
you, please feel free to, here. Some people are also using the
#RIPRaynes hashtag, if that's your game.
Rest easy, dude.
love,
- Chas
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