Very sad news indeed.
You will be missed, Michael.
Best,
/Ari
On Sat, Aug 17, 2024, 11:23 Reece Dunn <msclrhd@googlemail.com> wrote:
> This is very sad news.
>
> From the time I got to know him in the meetings he was thoughtful,
> pragmatic, and was very knowledgeable about XML Schema and associated
> specs. His pressence and contributions will be missed.
>
> I propose we add a "Dedicated to the memory of" or similar entry to the
> specs in the section that lists the editors, etc.
>
> Kind regards,
> Reece
>
> On Sat, 17 Aug 2024 at 09:18, Norm Tovey-Walsh <norm@saxonica.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am deeply saddened to have to tell you that Michael, our dear friend
>> and colleague, died suddenly on Friday.
>>
>> Tommie Usdin is coordinating an online memorial to Michael at
>> https://balisage.net/RememberingMSM.html, and invites your contributions.
>>
>> There will be so much to say about such a remarkable man but for now the
>> words are hard.
>>
>> Keep well,
>> Norm
>>
>