<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear Pierre and the AfrICANN community </span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">It is with deep sadness that I am reading such sad news.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">My sincere condolences to the family, colleagues and loved ones of our late Paul Muchene.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">May God comfort our hearts in this hard time.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Regards</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">_______________________________________________________________<br class=""><br class="">Arthur Carindal N.<br class=""><br class="">Head of Stakeholder Developmemt , AFRINIC Ltd.<br class=""><br class="">t: <span dir="ltr">+230 403 5100</span> | f: <span dir="ltr">+230 466 6758</span> | tt: @afrinic | w: <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/" class="">www.afrinic.net</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://facebook.com/afrinic" class="">facebook.com/afrinic</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/afrinic" class="">flickr.com/afrinic</a> |<a href="http://youtube.com/afrinicmedia" class="">youtube.com/afrinicmedia</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 12 Aug 2022, at 22:41, Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dear community members,</div><div dir="auto"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">I am deeply saddened to inform</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem"> 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;font-size:1rem"> on Saturday 6<sup style="font-size:0.8333333134651184rem">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;font-size:1rem">Until his demise, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">Paul </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">was part of our OCTO Technical Engagement team which he joined </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">in February 2020</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem"> and based out of Nairobi Kenya. Paul was an active part of the ICANN community even before becoming staff.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">We shall fondly </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">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;font-size:1rem">.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem"> We were very privileged to have him </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">as a colleague </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">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;font-size:1rem">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;font-size:1rem"> And may his Saul rest in Perfect Peace.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">Pierre Dandjinou </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">VP, Global stakeholder engagement</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:1rem">ICANN </span></p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 66075787 / 66566610</div>
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