<div dir="ltr">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. <div><br></div><div>Sincere condolences to all concerned!</div><div><br></div><div>Iryna<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 May 2017 at 13:50, Solomon Mekonnen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:solomon3m@yahoo.com" target="_blank">solomon3m@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23966"><span id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24015">I am so sad to read this. My condolence to his family.</span></div><div id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24184"><span id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24015"><br></span></div><div id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24186"><span id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24015">Warm Regards,</span></div><div><span id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24015"><br></span></div><div><span id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24015">Solomon</span></div> <div class="m_5996435955696455957qtdSeparateBR" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24003"><br><br></div><div class="m_5996435955696455957yahoo_quoted" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23998" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23997"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23996"><div><div class="h5"> <div dir="ltr" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24004"><font id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_24006" face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, May 8, 2017 1:46 PM, Sarah Beebee Khan <<a href="mailto:khans@dut.ac.za" target="_blank">khans@dut.ac.za</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> </div></div><div class="m_5996435955696455957y_msg_container" id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23995"><div><div class="h5"><div id="m_5996435955696455957yiv0881444840"><div id="m_5996435955696455957yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494239463302_23994">
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<b>To:</b> Ina Smith <<a href="mailto:Ina@assaf.org.za" target="_blank">Ina@assaf.org.za</a>>; <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za" target="_blank">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away</span></div>
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