What bad news.. Chris helped me a lot, we lost a mentor and friend. May God bless his/her soul.
WingWJ On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Gary Kotton <gkot...@vmware.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am very saddened to read this. Not only will Chris be missed on a > professional level but on a personal level. He was a real mensh > (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mensh). He was always helpful and > supportive. Wishing his family a long life. > Thanks > Gary > > On 4/13/15, 4:33 AM, "Michael Still" <mi...@stillhq.com> wrote: > > >Hi, as promised I now have details of a charity for people to donate > >to in Chris' memory: > > > > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__participate.freetobrea > >the.org_site_TR-3Fpx-3D1582460-26fr-5Fid-3D2710-26pg-3Dpersonal-23.VSscH5S > >Ud90&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzk > >WT5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm > >sD8&s=B3EgunFqBdY8twmv-iJ7G7xvKZ4Th48oB4HKSv2uGKg&e= > > > >In the words of the family: > > > >"We would prefer that people donate to lung cancer research in lieu of > >flowers. Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate out of all the > >cancers, and the lowest funding out of all the cancers. There is a > >stigma attached that lung cancer is a smoker's disease, and that > >sufferers deserve their fate. They bring it on through lifestyle > >choice. Except that Chris has never smoked in his life, like a > >surprisingly large percentage of lung cancer sufferers. These people > >suffer for the incorrect beliefs of the masses, and those that are > >left behind are equally innocent. We shouldn't be doing this now. He > >shouldn't be gone. We need to do more to fix this. There will be > >charity envelopes available at the funeral, or you can choose your > >preferred research to fund, should you wish to do so. You have our > >thanks." > > > >Michael > > > >On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Michael Still <mi...@stillhq.com> wrote: > >> It is my sad duty to inform the community that Chris Yeoh passed away > >>this > >> morning. Chris leaves behind a daughter Alyssa, aged 6, who I hope will > >> remember Chris as the clever and caring person that I will remember him > >>as. > >> I haven¹t had a chance to confirm with the family if they want flowers > >>or a > >> donation to a charity. As soon as I know those details I will reply to > >>this > >> email. > >> > >> Chris worked on open source for a very long time, with OpenStack being > >>just > >> the most recent in a long chain of contributions. He worked tirelessly > >>on > >> his contributions to Nova, including mentoring other developers. He was > >> dedicated to the cause, with a strong vision of what OpenStack could > >>become. > >> He even named his cat after the project. > >> > >> Chris might be the only person to have ever sent an email to his > >>coworkers > >> explaining what his code review strategy would be after brain surgery. > >>It > >> takes phenomenal strength to carry on in the face of that kind of > >>adversity, > >> but somehow he did. Frankly, I think I would have just sat on the beach. > >> > >> Chris was also a contributor to the Linux Standards Base (LSB), where he > >> helped improve the consistency and interoperability between Linux > >> distributions. He ran the ŒHackfest¹ programming contests for a number > >>of > >> years at Australia¹s open source conference -- linux.conf.au. He > >>supported > >> local Linux user groups in South Australia and Canberra, including > >> involvement at installfests and speaking at local meetups. He competed > >>in a > >> programming challenge called Loki Hack, and beat out the world to win > >>the > >> event[1]. > >> > >> Alyssa¹s memories of her dad need to last her a long time, so we¹ve > >>decided > >> to try and collect some fond memories of Chris to help her along the > >>way. If > >> you feel comfortable doing so, please contribute a memory or two at > >> > >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_form > >>s_d_1kX-2DePqAO7Cuudppwqz1cqgBXAsJx27GkdM-2DeCZ0c1V8_viewform&d=AwIGaQ&c= > >>Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkWT5jqz9JYBk8YTe > >>q9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRmsD8&s=iihsaOMe > >>lNeIR3VZapWKjr5KLgMQArZ3nifKDo1yy8o&e= > >> > >> Chris was humble, helpful and honest. The OpenStack and broader Open > >>Source > >> communities are poorer for his passing. > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> [1] > >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lokigames.com_hac > >>k_&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkW > >>T5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm > >>sD8&s=9SJI7QK-jzCsVUN2hTXSthqiXNEbq2Fvl9JqQiX9tfo&e= > > > > > > > >-- > >Rackspace Australia > > > >__________________________________________________________________________ > >OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > >Unsubscribe: > openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > >http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev >
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