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<p class="MsoNormal">Very sorry to hear of the passing of Olevié Kouami. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincere condolences on behalf of the Policy Staff in support of At-Large.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heidi <o:p></o:p></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">"Lawrence O. Olawale-Roberts" <lawrence@microboss.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>AfrICANN Community List <AfrICANN@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, October 20, 2023 at 9:54 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>AfrICANN Community List <AfrICANN@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Ext] Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Exit of our fellow colleague Olevie Kouami<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Wow, this is so sad a news to hear. I just recently met him and we bonded well. My condolence to his family and the community he represents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Lawrence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Emmanuel Vitus <emmanuelvitus@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 20, 2023 8:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AfrICANN Community List <AfrICANN@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Exit of our fellow colleague Olevie Kouami</span>
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<p class="xp1"><span class="xs1">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xp1"><span class="xs1">I'm deeply saddened to announce that our fellow colleague and community member</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif">
</span></span><span class="xs1">Olevié Kouami died of a heart attack in the early hours of Thursday 19 October 2023 in Lomé.</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xp1"><span class="xs1">We know this is shocking news and we share our deepest sympathy with everyone who knew Olevie.</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xp1"><span class="xs1">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="xp1"><span class="xs1">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="xp1"><span class="xs1">Emmanuel Vitus</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from iPhone. Excuse brevity and typos.<o:p></o:p></p>
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