I am extremely shocked and saddened to hear about Kyle's passing. I remember how passionate and welcoming he was in our interactions over PRs/Slack. Rest in peace, Kyle. You will be truly missed.
Regards, Rajarshi Sarkar On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 8:28 AM Jahagirdar, Amogh <jaham...@amazon.com.invalid> wrote: > I’m deeply saddened by this. Kyle is someone I looked up to, and his > passion for Iceberg and open source in general was truly amazing. He always > was active in the community and I learned a lot from him in my discussions > with him on PRs; it was an honor to work with Kyle. I will truly miss him. > Rest in peace Kyle. > > My thoughts and best wishes go out to his family. > > > > -Amogh > > > > *From: *Sreeram Garlapati <gsreeramku...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *"dev@iceberg.apache.org" <dev@iceberg.apache.org> > *Date: *Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 1:38 PM > *To: *"dev@iceberg.apache.org" <dev@iceberg.apache.org> > *Subject: *RE: [EXTERNAL]In Remembrance of Kyle > > > > *CAUTION*: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know > the content is safe. > > > > Very very sad and shocking news. Am very very sorry to hear this. > > > > Kyle is a great guy that turned out to be a friend. I was able to lean on > his passion for iceberg - be it code or slack questions. Kyle is one of the > guys - as to what formulates the iceberg community for me & that will never > be the same without him. > > > > My thoughts are with him & his loved ones. > > > > ~Sreeram > > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM Jack Ye <yezhao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very shocked and sad about this... > > > > Kyle is a genuine friend I made through the Iceberg project. He commented > almost all my PRs, provided insightful suggestions and always influences me > with his passion in the community and the project. I still remember > chatting with him on slack about him changing job, moving home, and we > constantly shared different things happened in work and life with each > other. The community will be different without him, but I believe his > spirit and passion will be passed down. > > > > Rest in peace, Kyle. > > > > Best, > > Jack Ye > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 10:17 AM Szehon Ho <szehon.apa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very shocked when I first heard this over the weekend. Became more sad > when I learned how long he was sick for, and so humbled that he chose to > spend so much of his last days with us in the Iceberg community. > > > > I did not have a chance to work directly with him in Apple as I was on a > different team. But it is hard to not see Kyle's buoyant personality > over-flowing everywhere in the Iceberg mailing lists. He is undoubtedly > the most positive person I've ever met in open source. He brought a > much-needed human side to what is usually an impersonal open source > community mostly conducted through emails, you could tell by each email how > genuinely passionate he was about building the community, something quite > rare. As some have said, it is something we can all learn from, and the > Iceberg community will hopefully not lose. > > > > May he rest in peace, and best wishes to his family. > > > > Szehon > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 10:05 PM Manish Malhotra < > manish.malhotra.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very sad and depressing news!! > > Difficult to believe for such a smiling and jubilant person. > > > > Have not worked directly with him, but have followed some of his threads > in Iceberg and Trino channels. > > I have also interacted briefly while he was at Apple. But knows that he > has big contribution to the Iceberg and other OSS projects and can > > > > Praying for him to rest in peace! > > > > - Manish > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:12 PM Prashant Singh <prashant010...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Exteremly sad to hear this news, Kyle was an inspiration to me, he helped > me out at numerous instances with his prompt and elaborate replies and > valuable guidance. He was one of the go to member for me in the community > and I will miss him. > > Prashant > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:06 AM Driesprong, Fokko <fo...@apache.org> > wrote: > > Sad to hear this awful news. I remember Kyle as someone that always took > the time to help everyone out. I've learned a lot from him, and it was a > privilege to work with him. Each time I work on the open-api spec, he > puts a smile on my face. > <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/blob/master/open-api/rest-catalog-open-api.yaml#L909> > He will be truly missed. > > > > Fokko > > > > Op ma 5 dec. 2022 om 19:51 schreef huaxin gao <huaxin.ga...@gmail.com>: > > I am extremely shocked and saddened to hear of Kyle's passing. > > When I made my very first Iceberg PR last August, Kyle reviewed it > immediately and helped me on it, and he did so for almost all my PRs. > > > > I pulled out a couple of my old PRs just now and re-read his comments. He > liked to put smiling faces in his comments. These little smiling faces > always made me feel welcomed and brightened my heart. > > > > Kyle, you will be truly missed and always remembered! > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:54 AM Yufei Gu <flyrain...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am sorry to hear about Kyle's passing. He was a wonderful person and a > valuable member of the open-source community. It's always difficult to lose > someone who has made such a positive impact on our lives. I remember > working with him on several projects and being impressed by his technical > knowledge, his passion and his humbleness. He will be greatly missed by all > who knew him. Thank you for sharing your memories of Kyle and for offering > to pass them on to his family. > > > > > Best, > > > > Yufei > > > > `This is not a contribution` > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:36 AM Steven Wu <stevenz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is such tough news. I had the fortune to work with him closely in the > OSS community. His enthusiasm and care for the community is contagious. He > is humble and inclusive. Made some many contributions. He will be deeply > missed and his impact lives on. > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:32 AM Eduard Tudenhoefner <edu...@tabular.io> > wrote: > > Kyle was a really great friend and colleague. I've enjoyed working with > him in the OSS community and at Tabular in particular. He was a welcoming > and open person and helped the OSS community in so many different ways. He > will be missed! > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:18 PM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Kyle always made my day a little brighter. He was a great friend and > welcoming member of this community. I know I'll miss having him here. I'm > glad I had the privilege of getting to work with him both at Apple and > within the OSS world. > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:12 AM Holden Karau <hol...@pigscanfly.ca> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I know that many (if not all) of us have had the chance to work with Kyle > <https://github.com/kbendick> and get to know him and his wonderful sense > of humor. Unfortunately, he passed away recently. I feel fortunate to have > had the opportunity to work with him and be friends. He did some amazing > work in Iceberg and cared about making our open-source communities more > welcoming and inclusive. He will be missed greatly. Next time I am in > Catalonia, I will raise a glass in his memory in a gay bar. > > > > If it would help anyone to share their memories, Kyle I know I'd love to > hear them and I'll collect them and pass them on to his family. > > > > Take care of each other. > > > > Hugs & Love, > > > > Holden > >
