[Chapter-delegates] Sad news: John More has passed away
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ocl at gih.com
Thu Nov 3 15:17:31 PDT 2022
As I mentioned elsewhere, he will be missed very much. So many
contributions, so much help has come from him. An architect of ISOC
Chapters and ICANN At-Large. Condolences to his family.
Olivier
On 03/11/2022 23:17, Judith Hellerstein via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> HI Vint and others,
>
> John was extremely passionate on accessibility issues, whether it be
> access to the unconnected or whether it be that the internet should be
> available and accessible to all, including persons with disabilities.
> He was very active with the Accessibility Special Interest Group, and
> we will miss his wise council and sage advice. Even over a month
> after his passing, I am still in shock about his passing.
>
> John was such a dear friend of mine for so many years, and am at a
> real loss of not being able to see him or speak to him. John was so
> passionate about internet governance, connectivity, and accessibility
> issues. We also had so many good conversations on Roman history, as I
> had done my undergraduate Thesis on the issue, and so we had many long
> conversations on this and so many other issues.
>
> John was so very helpful on all questions regarding bylaws for any
> organization, especially those involving internet access, connectivity
> or internet governance. He helped write the bylaws for many ISOC
> chapters and also for many ICANN ALSes and was also involved in NPOC.
> It was only in August that John was working with us in NARALO to
> complete the bylaw revision
>
> I last spoke to John in early September before heading out to ICANN
> Singapore. But it was only a very short conversation and now wishing
> for more, He was also instrumental in helping us with the
> Accessibility SIG and the Accessibility standing group. We first met
> back in the late 1990s or early 2000 when we were founding ISOC DC.
> Have so many great memories, and he had such a great impact and
> support for me in various issues and other life struggles, so will
> miss our chats and talks. I am still in shock that I will never see
> him again.
>
> The family has put up a site on Dignity Memorial with a place for
> putting notes about John, here is a link,
> https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/washington-dc/john-more-10950410
>
> Perhaps I will see some of you on Saturday at the Memorial
>
> Best,
>
> Judith
>
> Accessibility SIG
>
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> On 11/3/2022 1:04 PM, vinton cerf via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>> that is indeed sad news, Veni. Thank you for alerting us to this loss.
>>
>> vint
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 12:59 PM Veni Markovski via Chapter-delegates
>> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>>
>> Dear friends,
>> It is with a very heavy heart that I share the sad news that our
>> colleague John More, an active participant in this mailing list,
>> has passed away.
>>
>> John was a good person, deeply involved with a lot of good
>> causes, among them the rejuvenation of ISOC Washington DC chapter.
>>
>> You can find a lot of his comments in th chapter delegates list,
>> and see his passion not only about the Greater Washington DC
>> chapter, but also about ISOC, and the Internet.
>>
>> He is already missed.
>>
>> ***
>> A memorial service will be held at St. Johns Episcopal Church,
>> 1525 H Street NW, Washington DC, 20005, on Saturday, November 5,
>> 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
>> --
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Veni Markovski
>> http://www.veni.com
>> pgp: 5BA1366E veni at veni.com
>> <http://www.veni.com/>
>>
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