[Npoc-discuss] A Tribute to Olevié Kouami

Mon Oct 23 00:37:15 UTC 2023

My condolences to Olivie’s family, friends and colleagues
Ecclesiastes 8:8, Amen

On Sun, 22 Oct 2023 at 16:45 Raoul Plommer via Npoc-discuss <
npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:

> My sincere condolences go to Olevie's family and friends who he had many
> and all over the world.
>
> Thank you all and especially Poncelet for your kind words and for letting
> us know of this sad news. I had the pleasure of working with Olevie at NPOC
> since I joined ICANN in 2016 and he was always very friendly and a gentle
> person, who got along with everyone. I will make sure ICANN is notified of
> his demise today and I hope he will be remembered in the appropriate
> community session.
>
> -Raoul
>
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 at 15:57, Hfaiedh Ines via Npoc-discuss <
> npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:
>
>> Very sad news ... Olivier was a very kind person.. may he rest in eternal
>> peace.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 14:34 Edem Kobla Nunekpeku via Npoc-discuss <
>> npoc-discuss at icann.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Bonjour à tout le monde,
>>>
>>> Toutes nos sincères condoléances au nom du Chapitre Sénégalais
>>> d'Internet Society.
>>> Olivier KOUAME a été un membre très actif au sein de notre Communauté et
>>> nous lui en serons toujours très reconnaissants et perpétuerons son œuvre
>>> dans la commune de Popenguine.
>>>
>>> Sincères salutations,
>>> Edem
>>>
>>> Le ven. 20 oct. 2023 à 12:28, Poncelet Ileleji via Npoc-discuss <
>>> npoc-discuss at icann.org> a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Good day NPOC Colleagues,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How do I start this write up,  with flashes of the early days of NPOC
>>>> popping back into my memory. It was a shock to me to read this morning
>>>>  on our African IGF WhatsApp group on a post by Emmanuel Vitus on the
>>>> demise of Olevié Kouami  who died of a heart attack in the early hours
>>>> of Thursday 19 October 2023 in Lomé, Togo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I got to know Olevié Kouami   in the early days of NPOC over a decade
>>>> ago,  we were the only two Africans that our organisations were part
>>>> of NPOC then.  He was jovial, fun and we always agreed to disagree.  Olevié
>>>> Kouami  was very active in NPOC in the early days, we worked
>>>> tirelessly together with our Late Chair then, Alain Berranger of blessed
>>>> memory who we lost some years back, God Bless Alain soul. .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I last met Olevié Kouami  in person some 3 years ago at the Pullman
>>>> Hotel in Dakar, still his usual self, he only sent a message to me some
>>>> days after the global IGF in Kyoto on Facebook.  To hear of his sudden
>>>> demise is sad and shocking.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Olevié Kouami in his own way he contributed to NPOC early development,
>>>> we co authored with other NPOC Executives  colleagues then (Klaus
>>>> Stoll, Alain Berranger, Marie-Laure Lemineur, Cintra Sooknanan, Poncelet
>>>> Ileleji and Olévié Kouami ) the Non--‐Commercial Stakeholder Group:
>>>> Not--‐for--‐Profit Operational Concerns Outreach Plan 2013.  A Plan 10
>>>> years plus old ,  am attached again which I believe is still relevant to
>>>> NPOC even today.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Olevié Kouami he is now with our dearest amiable chair Alain Berranger
>>>> in the heavens, am sure they will talk about NPOC as those early days where
>>>> heated in our dialogues and exchanges either at ICANN Meetings or Global
>>>> IGFs where NPOC used to have sessions then or our numerous online meetings
>>>> via  skype or  Adobe Connect back then.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To his close friend in NPOC Professor Emeritus Sam LanFranco who he
>>>> developed a strong bond with I also send my big condolences.  NPOC has
>>>> now lost two individuals who in the early years of NPOC formation fought
>>>> for its identity within ICANN.  Our collective shared responsibility
>>>> moving forward  is to see NPOC carry out its mandate within the ICANN
>>>> community in an honest and transparent way where equity counts even though
>>>> we agree to disagree our NPOC membership binds us as we share the same
>>>> objectives hence, we joined NPOC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As ICANN celebrates 25 years of existence in Hamburg starting tomorrow
>>>> 21st October.  NPOC birth to the be the  second Non-Commercial
>>>> Stakeholder Group constituency  within ICANN is also important to
>>>> mention what we have done to address issues of Not for Profits within the
>>>> DNS space, no matter how little some might see our contributions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To our current NPOC  leadership, may God guide you to strengthen NPOC
>>>> better than before, even though disagreements will happen, but we should
>>>> not lose sight of why NPOC became a necessary constituency in ICANN.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> May the soul of Olevié Kouami     rest in perfect peace. Adieu Mr
>>>> Jovial rest in the heavens brother, you ran your race our God knows best
>>>> why you left us soon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peace Always
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Poncelet
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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