<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">So sad to hear of the passing of Hilton. He was a dedicated and committed member of the library profession and LIASA. I passed on so many of his links to our academic staff and lecturers.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">My deepest sympathy and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Warm regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Ilana Barling and TSiBA</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Leti Kleyn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za" target="_blank">Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Dear IR Community member,</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Hilton was know for his irreplaceable contribution to the DSpace and Open Access community in South African and the African continent at large.</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
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