This is a very sad moment and I am so sorry for the loss. Andrea, please let us know how we can support you and other volunteers that were close with Alessio.
Lila On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Andrea Zanni <zanni.andre...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> _______________________________________________ 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>