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What bad news.. Chris helped me a lot, we lost a mentor and friend.
May God bless his/her soul.

WingWJ

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Gary Kotton <gkotton at vmware.com> wrote:

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