Re: Remembering Gregg Kellogg

Thank you, Benjamin. I never had the chance to meet Gregg in person, only
online. Perhaps mention that he contributed to JSON-LD star, RDF star, RDF
Canon, N-Quads, authored RDF Distiller, and many other projects. He truly
went above and beyond, proactively finding related open-source projects,
and always offering support, encouragement, and kindness to others.

In my case, he even went through my PRs over the weekend, fixed my
mistakes, and kept the work moving forward without saying a word or taking
any credit. Gregg’s generosity, humility, and dedication left a lasting
impression. What a remarkable person!


On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM Benjamin Young <byoung@bigbluehat.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We discussed in our last call adding an in-memoriam paragraph honoring
> Gregg Kellogg to the existing specifications.
>
> I wanted to start here with some proposed text and then discuss again on
> today's calls which specifications (and where within them) we would like to
> add this text (or a likely improved version of it based on input from
> everyone).
>
> Here is an initial draft. Contributions are very welcome!
>
> ```
> Gregg Kellogg was a central figure in the story of JSON-LD. He worked
> tirelessly on JSON-LD specifications until his death on September 6th,
> 2025. Gregg’s passion for solving hard problems with finesse was only
> exceeded by his willingness to work with others on arriving at that
> destination. The JSON-LD community will be forever grateful for Gregg’s
> consistent, careful, and kindly delivered contributions throughout
> JSON-LD’s most formative days.
> ```
>
> Thank you all,
> Benjamin
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