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

[Heidi Ullrich]

Dear All,

On behalf of At-Large staff, we are truly shocked and saddened that Roosevelt has passed away.  We send our most heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues.

We all remember him as a lively and energetic member of the At-Large community.

He will be missed.

Kind regards,
Heidi


From: lac-discuss-en-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:lac-discuss-en-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jason Hynds
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:10 AM
To: lac-discuss-en at atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Loss of Colleague - Roosevelt King - ALS: BANGO in Barbados

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
Regards,
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Jason Hynds
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