Re: Henry Story

This is very sad news and so prematurely leaving behind
a wife, three kids under 9 and a nearly finished PhD thesis.
Tears come in the eyes when reflecting about that ...
Many condolences to Henry's family.

Jos De Roo

P.S.  2 weeks ago he said that he would work hard for RDF surfaces and
despite some constructive tension I strongly believe it would have worked
out!

-- https://josd.github.io


On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 11:27 PM Patrick J. Hayes <phayes@ihmc.org> wrote:

> What very, very sad news. Condolences to Henry's family.
>
> Pat Hayes
>
> On Sep 8, 2023, at 7:18 AM, adasal <adam.saltiel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Solid and Semantic Web community,
>
> I am very shocked at this news and deeply saddened.
>
> Thank you for the wonderful write-ups above.
>
> I did manage to meet Henry once.
> I invited him to my place of work on Grays Inn Road, London, which later
> became Yell Labs. He talked about his work with the Semantic Web, Web-ID
> and Solid.
>
> It was totally impromptu and well appreciated.
>
> He then became my go-to person on Twitter for interesting and insightful
> dialogues and contacts with interesting people.
>
> My thoughts go out to his family.
>
> How very sad.
>
> Adam Saltiel
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 2:58 PM Joshua Shinavier <josh@fortytwo.net> wrote:
>
>> I am truly saddened by this news. I never met Henry in person, though we
>> tried to meet up once when I was in Europe, and I had always hoped we would
>> get another chance to sit down and jam on RDF and category theory, or
>> knowledge graphs and decentralization, etc. Henry blended idealism with a
>> practical and professional approach to solving the Web's problems, and he
>> had an infectious enthusiasm for his topics of interest which will
>> certainly be missed.
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 5:52 AM Sarven Capadisli <info@csarven.ca> wrote:
>>
>> It is with great sadness that I must inform everyone that we have lost
>> our dear friend and colleague Henry Story (
>> https://bblfish.net/people/henry/card#me ) earlier this week.
>>
>> This is incredibly hard for me to write. I am deeply saddened by his
>> friends' and family's loss, as well as personally, and for several
>> communities he has been part of for so many years. My deepest
>> condolences, and those of members of the community who knew him and
>> admired him, go out to his family.
>>
>> If memory serves me well, Henry and I were acquainted in 2008, but met
>> online in 2010, when we discussed FOAF+SSL / WebID, social web,
>> decentralisation, and everything in between. And, of course, with Henry,
>> if one is willing, there is always a healthy dose of discussion on
>> philosophical and mathematical underpinnings of a lot of such topics,
>> and how it all came together.
>>
>> Over the years, Henry provided me with all the context to undoubtedly
>> interconnected ideas in technology and philosophy I ever needed.
>>
>> I had the privilege of having him visit my place in Bern. He was kind
>> enough to eat my overly spicy food and drink wine to compensate the
>> taste. It was a joy to talk about life stuff and tech in my balcony.
>>
>> Henry has impacted and influenced me in different ways over the years.
>> His perseverance to get to the bottom of a problem is unmatched.
>>
>> Whenever I felt frustrated in open standards development, Henry reminded
>> that standards are like wine: some will age well, and others spoil. He
>> encouraged me to be patient, assuring me that things will work out in
>> due time.
>>
>> He took the time to research and develop, and meet open challenges by
>> approaching from multiple disciplines to solidify the ideas is
>> inspiring, and has been instrumental, to say the least, for the
>> communities he has been part of. One doesn't have to look far to come
>> across Henry's footprints. Quite literally the father of many works and
>> projects.
>>
>>  From my perspective, he generally came across like the underdog in
>> whatever he was doing. Humble and aiming for the stars. He took time to
>> carefully listen what others had to say and was generous with his
>> knowledge and time, and kind.
>>
>> Henry, I admire you immensely. Words will never suffice.
>>
>> I'd like to invite everyone to reflect and honour his memory. Carry on
>> with his work. A moment of silence will be observed at W3C TPAC to
>> remember Henry and his impact on our community.
>>
>> -Sarven
>> https://csarven.ca/#i
>>
>>
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