Re: Henry Story

I was lucky enough to meet him quite a lot between 2010 and 2027.

Henry was an integral part of the philosophy of the Web (PhiloWeb) movement.

He was a true "philosophical engineer", to quote Tim Berners-Lee. And he
will be remembered as such.

My deepest condolences to his family, his wife, Gordana, and his children.

Best,
Alexandre Monnin

On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 6:23 PM Decker, Stefan <decker@dbis.rwth-aachen.de>
wrote:

> Dear Sarven, dear all,
>
> I am very sorry to hear this - I have not seen Henry in the last couple of
> years, which I suspect, given Covid, is true for many of us.
> I remember many interesting conversations with Henry over time -
> especially how passionate he was.
> It is sad when somebody leaves at such a young age - leaving behind a
> devastated family and friends.
> My condolences.
>
> Best,
> Stefan
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sarven Capadisli <info@csarven.ca>
> Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 2:51 PM
> To: public-solid@w3.org; public-webid@w3.org; W3C Semantic Web <
> semantic-web@w3.org>
> Subject: Henry Story
>
> 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
>
>