<div dir="ltr">What bad news.. Chris helped me a lot, we lost a mentor and friend. <div>May God bless his/her soul.</div><div><br></div><div>WingWJ</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Gary Kotton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gkotton@vmware.com" target="_blank">gkotton@vmware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
I am very saddened to read this. Not only will Chris be missed on a<br>
professional level but on a personal level. He was a real mensh<br>
(<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mensh" target="_blank">http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mensh</a>). He was always helpful and<br>
supportive. Wishing his family a long life.<br>
Thanks<br>
Gary<br>
<span class=""><br>
On 4/13/15, 4:33 AM, "Michael Still" <<a href="mailto:mikal@stillhq.com">mikal@stillhq.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
>Hi, as promised I now have details of a charity for people to donate<br>
>to in Chris' memory:<br>
><br>
><br>
</span>><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__participate.freetobrea" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__participate.freetobrea</a><br>
>the.org_site_TR-3Fpx-3D1582460-26fr-5Fid-3D2710-26pg-3Dpersonal-23.VSscH5S<br>
>Ud90&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzk<br>
>WT5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm<br>
>sD8&s=B3EgunFqBdY8twmv-iJ7G7xvKZ4Th48oB4HKSv2uGKg&e=<br>
<div><div class="h5">><br>
>In the words of the family:<br>
><br>
>"We would prefer that people donate to lung cancer research in lieu of<br>
>flowers. Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate out of all the<br>
>cancers, and the lowest funding out of all the cancers. There is a<br>
>stigma attached that lung cancer is a smoker's disease, and that<br>
>sufferers deserve their fate. They bring it on through lifestyle<br>
>choice. Except that Chris has never smoked in his life, like a<br>
>surprisingly large percentage of lung cancer sufferers. These people<br>
>suffer for the incorrect beliefs of the masses, and those that are<br>
>left behind are equally innocent. We shouldn't be doing this now. He<br>
>shouldn't be gone. We need to do more to fix this. There will be<br>
>charity envelopes available at the funeral, or you can choose your<br>
>preferred research to fund, should you wish to do so. You have our<br>
>thanks."<br>
><br>
>Michael<br>
><br>
>On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Michael Still <<a href="mailto:mikal@stillhq.com">mikal@stillhq.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> It is my sad duty to inform the community that Chris Yeoh passed away<br>
>>this<br>
>> morning. Chris leaves behind a daughter Alyssa, aged 6, who I hope will<br>
>> remember Chris as the clever and caring person that I will remember him<br>
>>as.<br>
>> I haven¹t had a chance to confirm with the family if they want flowers<br>
>>or a<br>
>> donation to a charity. As soon as I know those details I will reply to<br>
>>this<br>
>> email.<br>
>><br>
>> Chris worked on open source for a very long time, with OpenStack being<br>
>>just<br>
>> the most recent in a long chain of contributions. He worked tirelessly<br>
>>on<br>
>> his contributions to Nova, including mentoring other developers. He was<br>
>> dedicated to the cause, with a strong vision of what OpenStack could<br>
>>become.<br>
>> He even named his cat after the project.<br>
>><br>
>> Chris might be the only person to have ever sent an email to his<br>
>>coworkers<br>
>> explaining what his code review strategy would be after brain surgery.<br>
>>It<br>
>> takes phenomenal strength to carry on in the face of that kind of<br>
>>adversity,<br>
>> but somehow he did. Frankly, I think I would have just sat on the beach.<br>
>><br>
>> Chris was also a contributor to the Linux Standards Base (LSB), where he<br>
>> helped improve the consistency and interoperability between Linux<br>
</div></div>>> distributions. He ran the ŒHackfest¹ programming contests for a number<br>
<span class="">>>of<br>
>> years at Australia¹s open source conference -- <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>. He<br>
>>supported<br>
>> local Linux user groups in South Australia and Canberra, including<br>
>> involvement at installfests and speaking at local meetups. He competed<br>
>>in a<br>
>> programming challenge called Loki Hack, and beat out the world to win<br>
>>the<br>
>> event[1].<br>
>><br>
>> Alyssa¹s memories of her dad need to last her a long time, so we¹ve<br>
>>decided<br>
>> to try and collect some fond memories of Chris to help her along the<br>
>>way. If<br>
>> you feel comfortable doing so, please contribute a memory or two at<br>
>><br>
</span>>><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_form" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_form</a><br>
>>s_d_1kX-2DePqAO7Cuudppwqz1cqgBXAsJx27GkdM-2DeCZ0c1V8_viewform&d=AwIGaQ&c=<br>
>>Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkWT5jqz9JYBk8YTe<br>
>>q9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRmsD8&s=iihsaOMe<br>
>>lNeIR3VZapWKjr5KLgMQArZ3nifKDo1yy8o&e=<br>
<span class="">>><br>
>> Chris was humble, helpful and honest. The OpenStack and broader Open<br>
>>Source<br>
>> communities are poorer for his passing.<br>
>><br>
>> Michael<br>
>><br>
>> [1]<br>
</span>>><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lokigames.com_hac" target="_blank">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lokigames.com_hac</a><br>
>>k_&d=AwIGaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkW<br>
>>T5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=IFwED7YYaddl7JbqZ5OLChF6gtEGxYkxfFHwjWRm<br>
>>sD8&s=9SJI7QK-jzCsVUN2hTXSthqiXNEbq2Fvl9JqQiX9tfo&e=<br>
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><br>
><br>
>--<br>
>Rackspace Australia<br>
><br>
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