- From: Jos De Roo <josderoo@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2023 00:38:02 +0200
- To: "Patrick J. Hayes" <phayes@ihmc.org>
- Cc: adasal <adam.saltiel@gmail.com>, Joshua Shinavier <josh@fortytwo.net>, Sarven Capadisli <info@csarven.ca>, "public-solid@w3.org" <public-solid@w3.org>, "public-webid@w3.org" <public-webid@w3.org>, W3C Semantic Web <semantic-web@w3.org>
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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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