[IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away

[richard lamptey]

This is a great lose to us ..........may his family be comforted.
  And may his soul rest in perfect peace. Richard Bruce Lamptey 
Senior Assistant Librarian
K.N.U.S.T, Kumasi-Ghana 
website:www.knust.edu.gh.rlamptey.lib at knust.edu.gh
Skype :   richardbrucelamptey
EIFL OA Country coordinator 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-7616 

    On Monday, May 8, 2017 10:10 AM, Leti Kleyn <Leti.Kleyn at up.ac.za> wrote:
 

  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.RegardsLeti Kleyn 
Dr Leti Kleyn Manager: Open Scholarship & Digitisation Programmes Department of Library Services  Merensky Library Room 2.24.2University of Pretoria 8 leti.kleyn at up.ac.za ) 012 420 3876   _______________________________________________
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