I was really sad to see this. I met Joe a few times and he volunteered with
WMUK at events fairly frequently. I always enjoyed his company.
Joe was a very warm hearted man, kind and thoughtful. He loved to share
knowledge and I will always remember how his face would light up when
sharing the joys of Wikimedia projects with new people.
I will miss him and my thoughts are with his friends and family.
Stevie
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That *is* sad news. I believe I only met Filceolaire
once or twice at
meet-ups, but he left an impression, and I remembered his name.
I Googled him to make sure I was matching the right face to the name, and
stumbled across his YouTube account. It said this was the last video he
liked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJPuu5TE3E
It's kind of a Wikipedian's video, celebrating knowledge. It seemed to fit
the man, and what he was about – and perhaps, alongside all his
contributions to the wiki, a good way to remember him.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Andreas
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Richard Nevell <
richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello everyone,
We've been given the sad news that Filceolaire passed away recently,
confirmed by his family
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Filceolaire
He's been a familiar face around Wikipedia for many years and we send our
condolences to those who knew him.
Richard Nevell
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