I’m extremely saddened to learn of Istvan’s passing. He was a prolific contributor to Calcite and Avatica, with many of his commits shaping recent releases. He will be deeply missed.
May he rest in peace. Best regards, Forwardxu Alessandro Solimando <[email protected]> 于2026年4月15日周三 03:23写道： > Those are great initiatives, Julian, +1 on all of them. > > His team shared that they are actively working on the ASF memorial page, > they will let us know when ready, if someone feels like adding a thought to > that page, I can put you in touch. > > Once the memorial page is available, we can link it the 'In memoriam' > section. > > Dedicating to Istvan the next Avatica release seems like a good idea, let's > make sure we keep that in mind when we start that process. > > Best regards, > Alessandro > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 20:19 Julian Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I never met Istvan, but I heard his voice on mailing lists, his code > > contributions, and his release management work, and I am saddened that > > this voice has now gone. I am thankful for his contributions to our > > community, and I send my condolences to his family, friends, and > > colleagues. > > > > I would like to find an appropriate way to remember him. Some possible > > ideas: > > * Dedicate the next Avatica release to Istvan, with a paragraph in > > the release notes. > > * Someone from Calcite who knew Istvan could collaborate with people > > from the other ASF communities Istvan was a member of -- HBase and > > Phoenix, I believe -- to add to the ASF memorials page [1]. > > * Add an 'In memoriam' section to the community page [2] similar to > > the existing Emeritus section. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Julian > > > > [1] https://www.apache.org/memorials > > [2] https://calcite.apache.org/community > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM Francis Chuang <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I am extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Istvan. He was a > > > prolific contributor to Calcite Avatica and was always a pleasure to > > > work with. In the last few Avatica releases, he was the contributor of > > > the majority of commits and changes. > > > > > > May he rest in peace. > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > On 14/04/2026 5:34 pm, Stamatis Zampetakis wrote: > > > > I was deeply saddened to hear about Istvan’s passing. > > > > > > > > Although we worked at the same company for several years, most of our > > > > interactions were through ASF channels. He was always professional, > > > > patient, and kind, and his passion for open source was clear in every > > > > exchange. He consistently showed a willingness to help, no matter the > > > > challenge. > > > > > > > > In recent years, he became one of the key driving forces behind the > > > > Avatica project, and his contributions will have a lasting impact. > > > > > > > > He will be greatly missed. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Stamatis Zampetakis > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM Alessandro Solimando > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Dear All, > > > >> The Calcite PMC has received a message from Istvan’s manager > > regarding his > > > >> passing. We are sharing this update with the community to honor his > > memory: > > > >> > > > >> Dear All, > > > >>> It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of our > colleague > > and > > > >>> friend, Istvan Toth < > > https://people.apache.org/committer-index.html#stoty>, > > > >>> who died peacefully on Friday, 3rd April after a short illness. > > Istvan was > > > >>> a valued member of the Operational Database team at Cloudera for > 6.5 > > years, > > > >>> serving as a Senior Staff Software Engineer and a member of the > > Apache > > > >>> Calcite-Avatica, HBase and Phoenix PMCs. > > > >>> He was known for his expertise, reliability, positive attitude, and > > the > > > >>> kindness he showed everyone around him. His contributions and warm > > presence > > > >>> will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with Istvan's family > during > > this > > > >>> difficult time. > > > >>> May he rest in peace. > > > >> > > > >> We have decided to share this publicly to reach all who knew him and > > to > > > >> provide a space for everyone to share a thought or memory of Istvan. > > > >> --Alessandro > > > > > >
