[IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away

[Iryna Kuchma]

So so sad, this is a great loss. Hilton was a great colleague and his
contribution to the global DSpace and Open Access community is indeed
irreplaceable.

Sincere condolences to all concerned!

Iryna




On 8 May 2017 at 13:50, Solomon Mekonnen <solomon3m at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am so sad to read this. My condolence to his family.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Solomon
>
>
> On Monday, May 8, 2017 1:46 PM, Sarah Beebee Khan <khans at dut.ac.za> wrote:
>
>
> This is so so so sad to hear.
> Our condolences to the family, friends, colleagues at this huge loss.
>
> Regards
> Sarah
>
> [image: Sarah_Business_Card]
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>
> *From:* IRTalk [mailto:irtalk-bounces at lists.lib.sun.ac.za] *On Behalf Of *Leti
> Kleyn
> *Sent:* Monday, 08 May 2017 12:07 PM
> *To:* Ina Smith <Ina at assaf.org.za>; irtalk at lists.lib.sun.ac.za
> *Subject:* [IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away
>
> Dear IR Community member,
>
> it is with great regret that I have to inform you that our Open Access
> colleague, Hilton Gibson, passed away this morning after a struggle with
> pancreatic cancer.
>
> Hilton was know for his irreplaceable contribution to the DSpace and Open
> Access community in South African and the African continent at large.
>
> Regards
> Leti Kleyn
>
>
> *Dr Leti Kleyn*
> Manager: Open Scholarship & Digitisation Programmes
> Department of Library Services
> Merensky Library Room 2.24.2
> University of Pretoria
> 8 leti.kleyn at up.ac.za ) 012 420 3876
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