Re: [lac-discuss-en] Loss of Colleague - Roosevelt King - ALS: BANGO in Barbados

This is very distressing. ROK will be missed in the Caribbean and in At-Large.

My condolences to his family and colleagues.

Alan

At 10/11/2015 10:09 AM, Jason Hynds wrote:

Hi,


I'm sad to report that I just noticed that our colleague Roosevelt 
King, Secretary General of the Barbados Association of 
Non-Governmental Organisations (BANGO) and active in LACRALO has 
passed away. I double checked the veracity of the article.

   * Title: BANGO head passes away

   * URL: 
<http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/74347/bango-head-passes-away>http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/74347/bango-head-passes-away 


My condolences.


Since I met Roosevelt in person about 2 years ago he has been such a 
valuable source of information and support for me. In recent times, 
I called him perhaps monthly to clear up my understanding of some 
LACRALO discussions and also to discuss local Internet Governance (IG) ideas.



He was regularly busy and sometimes in meetings but he usually made 
some time for me. I especially appreciated that he always seemed 
like he was showcasing his genuine self and he was very much into 
acting out of love for his fellow man, representing the people, the 
powerless and trying to keep treasured traditions alive. I also 
think that even after heated differences of opinion, he loved the 
fellow humans and could instantly switch to a friendly mode.



His loss does leave me in a lonelier place. His contribution and 
encouragement with respect to us having remote hubs of some IG 
events and moving to form an Internet Society Barbados Chapter have 
been most significant. I will miss his counsel and we are poorer for the loss.
   * BANGO-Barbados Association of Non Governmental Organisations 
<https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/BANGO-Barbados+Association+of+Non+Governmental+Organisations>https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/BANGO-Barbados+Association+of+Non+Governmental+Organisations 

   * Roosevelt Oswald King - ICANNWiki 
<http://icannwiki.com/Roosevelt_Oswald_King>http://icannwiki.com/Roosevelt_Oswald_King 


Regards,

--
Jason Hynds
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