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Our condolences to his family and his University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>He will be greatly missed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>Molly Botlhole<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>Manager Special Collections<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>University of Botswana Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>Tel: (00267) 3554509; Fax: (00267) 3957291<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>Mobile: (00267) 74116080<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#44546A'>Email: <a href="mailto:botlhole@mopipi.ub.bw"><span style='color:#0563C1'>botlhole@mopipi.ub.bw</span></a> ; <a href="mailto:molyzo@yahoo.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>molyzo@yahoo.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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 12:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ina Smith <Ina@assaf.org.za>; irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br><b>Subject:</b> [IRTalk] Hilton Gibson passed away<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id="GroupWiseSection_1494237322000_Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za_BC59DA010B5900008413000000000000_"><div><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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Leti Kleyn <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Baltic",sans-serif'>Dr Leti Kleyn</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Baltic",sans-serif'>Manager: Open Scholarship & Digitisation Programmes</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal 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