Thanks, Simon, though the news is bleak. I'll post to the Facebook page, at the least. I knew John for many years and kept in touch with him after OOo fell apart. This is brutal news, and far more for those who loved him closely. I don't think I exaggerate in saying that without his efforts, his intelligence, so much of what we did would have never been.
With affection, louis > On 18 Jan 16, at 09:58, Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> wrote: > > Those of us who were also part of the former OpenOffice.org project will be > shocked to hear of the sudden and untimely death of John McCreesh, who used > to be the (volunteer) marketing lead for the project. I have written more > in [a public post on Facebook][1] which also includes a newspaper report of > his death. Those with access to his Facebook wall will see a long list of > tributes. > > Regards > > Simon > > [1]: https://www.facebook.com/simon.phipps/posts/10153969052221654 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org