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<p><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Hello,</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">My father collapsed on December 9 and was in the ICU for 10 days before passing on December 19th. My holidays have been a whirlwind of planning and coping and dealing. My father's family is large and very close. My dad was the youngest of his siblings and his passing was a complete surprise. Even after being in the ICU, we never expected him to die. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">As a result, I am very far behind in all of my work projects. OpenStack is my top priority right now, especially the nova APIs. My mail is also a disaster. I am slowly getting through it all but if you are waiting on a response from me, you might want to forward it to me again.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">I apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Kersten J. Richter<br>
Software Engineer<br>
IBM, Rochester<br>
Home office: 952-652-5304<br>
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If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.</font></body></html>