What terribly sad news this is. My condolences to his family and friends, and to all who will miss his presence. A great loss.
Sandra Rientjes Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland tel. (+31) (0)6 31786379 *Overtuigd van het belang van vrije kennis? * *Steun Wikimedia Nederland! <https://www.wikimedia.nl/pagina/steun-ons>* www.wikimedia.nl Mariaplaats 3 3511 LH Utrecht Op za 6 mei 2023 om 12:59 schreef itzik Edri <it...@wikimedia.org.il>: > Dear friends, > > I'm sorry to update that our friend and colleague Deror Lin > (user:Deror_Avi) passed away this morning. > > Deror was a truly Wikimedian in blood who poured his heart and soul into > the movement in many ways, even in his final days. He joined Wikipedia in > 2004 and was one of the founders of Wikimedia Israel. For over 16 years, he > served as an active board member. > > He was the driving force behind Wikimania 2011 in Haifa and a key member > of the Wikimania committee ever since. He led countless programs and > projects, both locally and internationally, including conferences, WLM > competitions, educational programs, photo and editing contests, and many > others. > > More than that, he wrote over 8,600 articles on HEWP (comprising more than > 2% of it!), making him the number one article writer in HEWP, alongside > more than 37,000 contributions to Commons. > > For his huge contribution and love for the movement, he was honored last > year as the Wikipedia Laureate of 2022. > > Deror, you were not just a colleague but a true friend. We worked together > on many projects, events, and initiatives over the years. No matter the > situation, you always had a smile and shining eyes with your love for > Wikipedia. > > *On behalf of Wikimedia Israel, I extend our deepest condolences to > Deror's family and friends. You will always be remembered, Deror.* > *ברוך דיין האמת. Baruch dayan ha-emet* > > > Itzik. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/WUMCWUVMGMHWYPA7KZQEG6F7QBBWIMNH/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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