<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear Dr. Leti,<br><br></div>It is very sad to hear the demise of Mr. Hilton Gibson. He was a great open access advocate and always in the forefront to help librarians in setting up IRs. Our condolences to his family and friends. May God rest his soul in peace.<br><br></div>best Regards,<br><br></div>Shamprasad M. Pujar, PhD<br>Deputy Librarian<br>Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research<br>Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East)<br>MUMBAI-400 065, India<br><br>Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:pujar@igidr.ac.in" target="_blank">pujar@igidr.ac.in</a><br><div class="gmail_extra">=================<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 3:37 PM, 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);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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