[lac-discuss-en] Loss of Colleague - Roosevelt King - ALS: BANGO in Barbados

[Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google]

Wow! This is terrible news!

RIP Roosevelt.

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Rgds,

Tracy


On Nov 10, 2015 12:11 PM, "Jason Hynds" <jason.hynds at partsinc.biz> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm sad to report that I just noticed that our colleague Roosevelt King,
> Secretary General of the Barbados Association of Non-Governmental
> Organisations (BANGO) and active in LACRALO has passed away. I double
> checked the veracity of the article.
>
>    - *Title:* BANGO head passes away
>    - *URL:*
>    http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/74347/bango-head-passes-away
>
> My condolences.
>
> Since I met Roosevelt in person about 2 years ago he has been such a
> valuable source of information and support for me. In recent times, I
> called him perhaps monthly to clear up my understanding of some LACRALO
> discussions and also to discuss local Internet Governance (IG) ideas.
>
> He was regularly busy and sometimes in meetings but he usually made some
> time for me. I especially appreciated that he always seemed like he was
> showcasing his genuine self and he was very much into acting out of love
> for his fellow man, representing the people, the powerless and trying to
> keep treasured traditions alive. I also think that even after heated
> differences of opinion, he loved the fellow humans and could instantly
> switch to a friendly mode.
>
> His loss does leave me in a lonelier place. His contribution and
> encouragement with respect to us having remote hubs of some IG events and
> moving to form an Internet Society Barbados Chapter have been most
> significant. I will miss his counsel and we are poorer for the loss.
>
>    - BANGO-Barbados Association of Non Governmental Organisations
>    https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/BANGO-Barbados+Association+of+Non+Governmental+Organisations
>    - Roosevelt Oswald King - ICANNWiki
>    http://icannwiki.com/Roosevelt_Oswald_King
>
> <http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/74347/bango-head-passes-away>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Jason Hynds
>
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