Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
Does anyone know more?
Oh no :( That's really sad - I'd lost contact a bit after deleting my old facebook profile so thank you for letting the list know Andy.
I'll keep an eye out/help if any form of tribute or homage in prospect for his work as a wikipedian.
On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 at 10:12, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
Does anyone know more?
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From his non-wiki friends on Facebook, apparently he passed suddenly on the 4th July. He was due to start cancer treatment shortly after then. Possibly he had COVID, but it is not clear.
RIP.
Mike
On 28/07/2020 10:10:44, Andy Mabbett wrote:
Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
Does anyone know more?
This is awful news. I don't use Facebook these days so I hadn't heard. I remember going to Edinburgh to do a talk years ago and spending some time with Brian. He had a wicked sense of humour and was passionate about social justice. And interesting taste in hats. He'll be missed.
On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Mike Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
From his non-wiki friends on Facebook, apparently he passed suddenly on the 4th July. He was due to start cancer treatment shortly after then. Possibly he had COVID, but it is not clear.
RIP.
Mike
On 28/07/2020 10:10:44, Andy Mabbett wrote:
Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
Does anyone know more?
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We seem to be living in a time of sad news.
I only met Brian on a handful of occasions, but he immediately made an impression on me as real character and a Wikimedian passionate about Wikinews. The projects will sorely miss him.
--
Doug
On 28 July 2020 at 11:17 Stevie Benton stevie.d.benton@gmail.com wrote:
This is awful news. I don't use Facebook these days so I hadn't heard. I remember going to Edinburgh to do a talk years ago and spending some time with Brian. He had a wicked sense of humour and was passionate about social justice. And interesting taste in hats. He'll be missed. On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Mike Peel < email@mikepeel.net mailto:email@mikepeel.net > wrote: ?space?--From his non-wiki friends on Facebook, apparently he passed suddenly on
the 4th July. He was due to start cancer treatment shortly after then. Possibly he had COVID, but it is not clear.
RIP.
Mike
On 28/07/2020 10:10:44, Andy Mabbett wrote:
Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
Does anyone know more?
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