Just tragic news today. You can find some other memories at https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/5gyyxw/clojure_open_source_contributor_anthony_grimes/ as well. He will be missed!
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 7:32:23 AM UTC-6, Chas Emerick wrote: > > 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 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
