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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yaovi ATOHOUN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Emmanuel Vitus <emmanuelvitus@gmail.com><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>AfrICANN Community List <AfrICANN@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 20 October 2023 at 09:52<br>
<b>To: </b>AfrICANN Community List <AfrICANN@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] [AfrICANN-discuss] Exit of our fellow colleague Olevie Kouami<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I'm deeply saddened to announce that our fellow colleague and community member</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif">
</span></span><span class="s1">Olevié Kouami died of a heart attack in the early hours of Thursday 19 October 2023 in Lomé.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We know this is shocking news and we share our deepest sympathy with everyone who knew Olevie.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We'll share information about memorial arrangements as soon as they're available.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">My deepest condolences to everyone who enjoyed his bright presence in the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Emmanuel Vitus</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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