R.I.P. Rob :( -- With Gravitational Cheers,
Christian Barra EuroPython Society board member > On 16 Nov 2016, at 15:44, Nicholas H.Tollervey <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is sad news. :-( > > I remember him giving me a massage at my first ever PyCon UK. I remember > him explaining to a group of us how to give a massage just before we > were unleashed on an unsuspecting EuroPython conference meal (somewhere > in Florence). I also remember him telling me that his "Python Massage > Foundation" efforts were, for several years, one of the largest single > donations to the PSF. > > He supported our education efforts and brought his own kids to PyCon > UK's kids' day. > > Rest in peace. > > On 16/11/16 10:21, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> We would like to share with you the sad news, that Rob Collins has >> passed away earlier this month, on November 2nd, after a short but >> intense illness. >> >> Many of you may know Rob from the sponsored massage sessions he >> regularly ran at EuroPython in recent years and which he continued to >> develop, taking them from a single man setup (single threaded process) >> to a group of people setup by giving workshops (multiprocessing) and >> later on by passing on his skills to more leaders (removing the GIL) >> to spread wellness and kindness throughout our conference series: >> >> https://ep2015.europython.eu/conference/talks/sponsored-massage-training-in-aid-of-the-python-software-foundation >> >> His massages regularly raised more than a thousand dollars which were >> donated to the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to do even more good. >> >> Rob also gave a lot of thoughtful talks at the EuroPython conferences, >> always very cheerful, full of humor and many good insights. Here’s a >> selection: >> >> * EuroPython 2015: DumbDev – eight rules for dumb development >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEOI8y0qHMk >> >> * EuroPython 2015: Lightning Talk announcing the Python Massage >> Foundation >> https://youtu.be/WmvTfUYJ2Bw?t=1539 >> >> * EuroPython 2013: TDM Test Driven Madness >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4nwh_VrPM >> >> * EuroPython 2012: An introduction to his neck and and shoulder >> massages >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itn8W9zI0Wk >> >> * EuroPython 2011: Pricing products using Python graphs and sets >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN9nIBxDXU8 >> >> Rob was a true Pythonista from the heart. He will always be remembered >> for his humor, great spirit and kindness. >> >> You were such a cheerful person. We will miss you, Rob. >> >> Thank you for all the inspiration, >> -– >> Your friends from the EuroPython community >> http://www.europython-society.org/ >> >> Full blog post: >> http://www.europython-society.org/post/153253946400/farewell-to-rob-collins >> _______________________________________________ >> PSF-Community mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community >> > > > _______________________________________________ > PSF-Community mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community
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