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

[Cintra Sooknanan]

I really don't believe this, such shocking news. May he rest in peace and
his family find comfort.

Regards

Cintra

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <
tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow! This is terrible news!
>
> RIP Roosevelt.
>
> ------
> 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>
>>    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>
>>    https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/BANGO-Barbados+Association+of+Non+Governmental+Organisations
>>    - Roosevelt Oswald King - ICANNWiki
>>    <http://icannwiki.com/Roosevelt_Oswald_King>
>>    http://icannwiki.com/Roosevelt_Oswald_King
>>
>> <http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/74347/bango-head-passes-away>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Jason Hynds
>>
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