<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Leti,<br></div>It was so sad to hear the pass away of Gibson, the Dspace and Open Access Community hero. Really the Open Access Community have lost one a great man. RIP.<br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><b>Bedassa Motuma (MSc)<br>Director, Library System<br>Mobile: +251945052133<br>Office: +251471112119<br>Jimma University<br>Jimma Ethiopia </b></i></span><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:55 PM, Naniki Maphakwane <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nmaphakwane@staff.bocodol.ac.bw" target="_blank">nmaphakwane@staff.bocodol.ac.bw</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Leti,</div><div>On behalf of Botswana Library Consortium and on my own behalf I would like to pass my condolences to Gibson's family and to the DSpace and Open Access family in South Africa and indeed in the far end of the world. Botswana's DSpace and Open Access community has benefited a lot from Gibson's knowledge, skills and experience. May His Soul Find Eternal Peace in The Lord.</div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Naniki Maphakwane</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 May 2017 at 12:07, 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>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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