Re: Remembering Gregg Kellogg

Dear Benjamin et al,

I had the opportunity to work with Gregg on the YAML-LD specifications,
and I remember his welcoming attitude towards new people and new ideas:
something that
delivered value to the community beyond all technical contributions.

We'll miss him :(

On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 at 16:29, Filip Kolarik <filip26@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> --
>> https://bigbluehat.com/
>> https://linkedin.com/in/benjaminyoung
>>
>>
>>
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