I am sorry to hear this. I did not know him. My thoughts are with you. /a On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very sad! May his rest in peace! > > On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Regrettable news indeed. Condolence for his family members, friends and > > coworkers. > > > > Tanweer > > Wikimedia Bangladesh > > > > On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Patricio Lorente < > > patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Really sad news, I can't even believe it. My heart is with you, guys, > and > > > with Alessio. > > > > > > Patricio > > > > > > 2014-10-18 10:24 GMT-03:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andre...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > It is with great sorrow that Wikimedia Italia announces the death of > > > > Alessio Guidetti, better known on the projects as Cotton. He has been > > > > treasurer of the organization for about five years, from 2009 until > > last > > > > April. > > > > > > > > Alessio started to contribute to Wikipedia at the end of 2006: after > a > > > few > > > > months he became already a sysop. He was a tireless translator of > > English > > > > articles in the most diverse fields, and also part of the small group > > of > > > > the patrollers -and, indeed, he continued his precious work until the > > > last, > > > > even if invisible for most of the editors. > > > > > > > > From the moment he joined Wikimedia Italia, Alessio was very keen to > > > > contribute effectively, guided by his well-known pragmatism. He run > for > > > the > > > > Board: as soon as he was elected, he took the role of treasurer, a > > > > difficult task and a fundamental one for us but little recognized. It > > was > > > > Alessio who took care of the most delicate and complicated tasks, and > > he > > > > did so in the years during which Wikimedia Italia was starting to > grow > > > big, > > > > the years of our quantum leap. > > > > > > > > This spring he decided to not run again for the Board, but he kept > > > > collaborating with his successor for an effective -and not only > formal- > > > > handover. He took care of the accounting, donations and employees' > > > > paychecks till his very last days. He has been an incredible help: > > > > trustworthy, precious, always ready for a joke. > > > > > > > > Alessio has been a pillar of Wikimedia Italia: his pragmatism, his > > > > hardworking disposition, his sense of humor were, and are, a part of > > our > > > > organization. A part of how it was born and how it is growing. A part > > of > > > > what we are. > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Italia is close to the family and the friends of Alessio in > > > this > > > > grievous moment. > > > > > > > > We will terribly miss him. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of you have know Alessio in Wikimanias and conferences. > > > > > > > > If you wish, you can leave a last goodbye here on his userpage: > > > > https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussioni_utente:Cotton#Ciao. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrea Zanni > > > > > > > > on behalf of Wikimedia Italia > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Patricio Lorente > > > Blog: http://www.patriciolorente.com.ar > > > Identi.ca // Twitter: @patriciolorente > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards - > > Tanweer Morshed > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > @Enock4seth > User:Enock4seth > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Anna Stillwell Senior Learning and Org Dev Lead Wikimedia Foundation 415.806.1536 *www.wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
