[Foundation-l] sad news

[Mateus Nobre]

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> From: george.herbert at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:41:34 -0700
> To: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> CC: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org; wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] sad news
> 
> Very sad, I met him and he seemed to be a very good guy.
> 
> Seems to be a bad week; a friend of mine from college passed on Sunday morning.
> 
> Focus on big things and have fun while you're here.
> 
> George William Herbert
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Mar 14, 2012, at 19:42, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Those of you who have been around for a few years may remember
> > user:Tlogmer, aka Ben Yates -- co-author with Charles Matthews and I
> > on "How Wikipedia Works."
> > 
> > I got an email from his mother this morning with the very sad news
> > that Ben passed away yesterday. I do not know the details. He was in
> > his 20s and lived in Michigan, USA.
> > 
> > There will be a memorial service in Michigan on Friday; contact me if
> > you want that information. His userpages are
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
> > and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tlogmer
> > 
> > For several years Ben wrote a blog about Wikipedia that was incisive
> > and widely read. Older posts can be found here:
> > http://wikip.blogspot.com/
> > 
> > He also designed the Wikimania logo with the two "w"s; originally
> > designed for Wikimania 2006, we use it to this day:
> > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_%28spacing%29.png
> > 
> > Ben was a skilled artist and designer and was responsible for all of
> > the figures in "How Wikipedia Works." He also designed posters and
> > graphic materials for Wikimania and proposed many other merchandise
> > designs to promote Wikipedia.
> > 
> > He was funny, smart, and shy; I never had a bad interaction with him.
> > I worked with him intensively for many months but never got a chance
> > to meet him in person, but I counted him as a friend long after we
> > finished the book. He will be missed.
> > 
> > If you have any comments that you would like to be given to his family
> > or read at the service, please post them on Ben's talk page or send to
> > me directly. Wikimedia was meaningful to Ben, and it would mean a lot
> > to let his mom that people cared about her son as a colleague and
> > friend.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > -- Phoebe
> > 
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