Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-31 Thread Ralph Aytoun
It is with a great sadness that I heard about Tom’s passing. May he rest in peace. I got to know Tom through the Training Working Group and his enthusiasm was an encouragement to us all. Tom’s dedication was an inspiration as he continued to carry out his duties as Chair right to the end. I am

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-30 Thread Nick Allen
Suzan, Please pass on my deepest condolences to Tom's family. I admired Tom's drive and commitment under such difficult circumstances, and I am sorry to lose him from our community. He devoted considerable time and effort helping us to create learning materials to help in the mapping of disas

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-30 Thread Suzan Reed
If anyone wishes to express condolences your email will be included in a letter sent to to Tom Taylor’s wife and family. Tom showed me that even when very ill it’s possible and important to contribute to the stream of life. He was truly a great man, and I will miss him, and treasure the time I

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Ahasanul Hoque
Dear Tom’s family, I am so sorry to hear of Tom's death and we, the Bangladesh OpenstreetMap community want to express our most sincere sympathies to the family during this difficult time. Tom was a highly valuable and respected member of our great and dynamic global community of HOT and OSM and t

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Pierre Béland
Tom started to collaborate as a volunteer for the HOT/OSM humanitarian responses with the North Mali Activation in early 2013.  Tom was part of the very motivated contribtors that joined in weekly to discuss on the HOT IRC with the humanitarians in the field plus the OCHA coordinator.  We discus

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Autre Planete
s >> >> Russell Deffner >> russell.deff...@hotosm.org >> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Suzan Reed [mailto:su...@suzanreed.com] >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:02 PM >> To: hot@openstreetma

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Claire Halleux
penStreetMap Team (HOT) > > -Original Message- > From: Suzan Reed [mailto:su...@suzanreed.com] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:02 PM > To: hot@openstreetmap.org > Subject: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom > > Dear Friends, > > Last night I lea

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread ALCE, Samuel Paul
Waaawww :( That's so sad... Condoleances to his family from all the Haitian's community... In memory ALCE Samuel Paul, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Field Data Coordinator @ DAI / USAID Géo-Information Specialist (GIS) Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team member OpenStreetMap contributo

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Russell Deffner
PM To: hot@openstreetmap.org Subject: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom Dear Friends, Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor passed away December 24th. Tom was the Chair of the LearnOSM Working Group where I met him. He was a mentor

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Blake Girardot
I am very sad to hear about Tom's passing. Like Suzan, I worked with Tom on the training working group and as a fellow humanitarian mapper. He was always kind and friendly and dedicated. The epitome of a humanitarian. Inspiring to me was how much he continued to contribute to his humanita

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Simone Cortesi
very sad to hear, I dealt with Tom few times in the past, he always was very helpful. He will very much missed. I would like to extend my condolences to his family. -Simone on behalf of OSM Italia On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Heather Leson wrote: > Suzan, thanks for your note. Tom was a gre

Re: [HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Heather Leson
Suzan, thanks for your note. Tom was a great leader and will be missed. If there are any notes of gratitude that we can extend to his family, do let us know. In memory, Heather On 28 Dec 2015 22:04, "Suzan Reed" wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contr

[HOT] Tom Taylor passed away Dec. 24th, 2015 - Goodbye Tom

2015-12-28 Thread Suzan Reed
Dear Friends, Last night I learned our dear friend and tireless contributor Tom Taylor passed away December 24th. Tom was the Chair of the LearnOSM Working Group where I met him. He was a mentor to me as a newcomer to the group, and always so respectful. He shared openly about his illness an