<div dir="ltr">So sad to hear this news. A big loss for OA and DSpace. He was very much the go to person to make sense of the inner workings of DSpace.<div>I welcomed his daily submissions to the list for OA news and resources. </div><div><br></div><div>Condolences to his family and immediate colleagues and the wider world of people he helped.</div><div><br></div><div>Michael</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Winnie Mozila <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:WMozila@bitri.co.bw" target="_blank">WMozila@bitri.co.bw</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">This is a sad day, we have lost a hero I was looking forward to his valuable contribution when we start our IR.That said, his valued feedback will
</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">will forever be cherished.</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Condolences to his family and work colleagues.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Winnie Mozila-(BITRI;Botswana)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leti Kleyn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 8, 2017 12:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za" target="_blank">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a><span class=""><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Dear IR Community member,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">it is with great regret that I have to inform you that our Open Access colleague, Hilton Gibson, passed away this morning after a
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Hilton was know for his irreplaceable contribution to the DSpace and Open Access community in South African and the African continent
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