[Chapter-delegates] Advising folks of a tragedy for one of ICANN's board members

[Fred Baker]

> Family Tragedy Forces ICANN Board Member to Return to New Zealand
>
> 24 June 06
>
> Marrakech, Morocco, 24th June 2006: As the 26th International  
> meeting gets underway in Marrakech, it is with deep sorrow that  
> ICANN announces that Board Member Peter Dengate-Thrush has been  
> forced to return to New Zealand due to a family tragedy. Yesterday,  
> four members of Peter's family were killed in a car accident.
>
> Commenting on this news, ICANN's Chairman Vint Cerf said: "This is  
> a terrible tragedy and I have extended heartfelt sympathy to Peter  
> on behalf of the myself, the Board, staff and the ICANN community.  
> Peter is a highly respected and valued member of the ICANN  
> community and we extend to him our friendship, prayers and support  
> in this tragic time."
>
> ICANN invites anyone wishing to extend public condolences to Peter  
> to do so via pdt-messages at icann.org .
>
> ICANN will publish the archive at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/pdt- 
> messages/>.
>
> Peter's commitments at the Marrakech meeting will be managed by  
> other Board Members.
>