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

[Alan Greenberg]

This is very distressing. ROK will be missed in the Caribbean and in At-Large.

My condolences to his family and colleagues.

Alan

At 10/11/2015 10:09 AM, Jason Hynds 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 
>
>Regards,
>
>--
>Jason Hynds
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