R.I.P. Danke fur all the contributions! On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 6:46 AM, Job Snijders <job@instituut.net> wrote:
NANOG,
Rob Blokzijl, one of the founding fathers of the RIPE (and by extent, internet as we know it in Europe), passed away yesterday. The links in the email below offer more insight into his life and accomplishments.
Kind regards,
Job
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Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 11:02:11 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg <daniel.karrenberg@ripe.net> To: RIPE Community <ripe-list@ripe.net> Subject: Rob Blokzijl Dies Peacefully Aged 72
Dear colleagues,
I have the painful duty to inform you that Rob Blokzijl, RIPE Chair Emeritus died at his home in the Netherlands yesterday after a long illness.
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/rob-blokzijl-obituary
This is a sad moment for all of us because we loose a leader whose influence permeates the RIPE community and the way we conduct our work. Rob will live on in this way.
Those who wish to share their own tribute to Rob can do so here for all to see:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/tribute-to-dr-robert-blokzij-1943-2015
I am sure Rob would wish to see positive, even somewhat lighthearted and anecdotal contributions.
Daniel Karrenberg Chief Scientist RIPE NCC
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