[IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away

[James Kiprono]

So sad, though i never meet him, I have been following his contribution in
this group. R.I.P


James Kiprono




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On 8 May 2017 at 13:07, 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.
>
> Regards
> Leti Kleyn
>
> *Dr Leti Kleyn*
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> Department of Library Services
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> University of Pretoria
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