<div>                <br>So sad to loose such a resourceful person in our community.<br><br>Robert Nkambwe<br>+256782887479<br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Saturday, August 13, 2022, 12:54:15 AM GMT+3, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv6297897731"><div><div>Very sad news indeed. I pray grace for his family and loved ones during this trying period and beyond.<div><br clear="none"><div>May his soul rest in peace</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regards<br clear="none"><div>Sent from my mobile<br clear="none">Kindly excuse brevity and typos<br clear="none">Every word has consequences.<br clear="none">Every silence does too!</div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6297897731gmail_quote"><div id="yiv6297897731yqtfd29299" class="yiv6297897731yqt2345988684"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv6297897731gmail_attr">On Fri, 12 Aug 2022, 19:42 Dandjinou Pierre, <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:pdandjinou@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:pdandjinou@gmail.com">pdandjinou@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv6297897731gmail_quote"><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Dear community members,</div><div><p style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;" class="yiv6297897731MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">I am deeply saddened to inform</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> you of the passing of our friend and colleague, Paul Muchene, who unexpectedly passed away over the weekend</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> on Saturday 6<sup style="">th</sup> August 2022.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">Until his demise, </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">Paul </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">was part of our OCTO Technical Engagement team which he joined </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">in February 2020</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> and based out of Nairobi Kenya. Paul was an active part of the ICANN community even before becoming staff.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;" class="yiv6297897731MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">We shall fondly </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">remember him for his friendship, enthusiasm, energy, dedication, and his many professional contributions to ICANN in the Africa and Middle East region</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> We were very privileged to have him </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">as a colleague </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">for the past two and a half years.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">Please keep Paul’s family, as well as the staff members who were close to him, in your thoughts during this difficult time.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> And may his Saul rest in Perfect Peace.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;" class="yiv6297897731MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">Pierre Dandjinou </span></p><p style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;" class="yiv6297897731MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">VP, Global stakeholder engagement</span></p><p style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;" class="yiv6297897731MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">ICANN </span></p></div>-- <br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Pierre Dandjinou<br clear="none">Cotonou - 229 66075787 / 66566610</div><div><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.scg.bj/">www.scg.bj</a></div><div>skype : sagbo1953</div><div><br clear="none"> </div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">AfrICANN mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:A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