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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear IR Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 family and colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> IRTalk [mailto:irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leti Kleyn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 08 May 2017 12:10<br>
<b>To:</b> irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Dear IR Community member,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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
 struggle with pancreatic cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;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
 at large.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Leti Kleyn
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