Re: [ontolog-forum] Mike Dean

[Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>]

To help keep this kind and brilliant gentleman in our memories, I have just updated MikeDean's namesake page on the OntologWiki - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean

... where it now reads,

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Mike Dean    (162M)

Michael Dean
August 7, 1961 - November 19, 2014    (4EWM)

Previously,
Principal Scientist
Raytheon BBN Technologies
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.    (162N)

Among other roles, Mike was    (4EWN)

• a Member of the ONTOLOG_BoT (ONTOLOG_BoardOfTrustees)    (4EWO)
• Chair of the DARPA DAML Program* Joint Committee (Joint US/EU ad hoc Agent Markup Language Committee) (*2000~2006)    (4EWP)
• Co-convener of the Open Ontology Repository (OOR) initiative (est. 2008)    (4EWQ)
• Symposium Co-Chair for OntologySummit2013: Ontology Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle    (4EWR)
• ... he has made key contributions, and took on leadership roles, in various activities of the Ontolog community, SOCoP, and theOntologySummit program    (4EWS)

see: http://purl.org/net/mdean/    (162O)

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His work and spirit will continue to be with us all.

Sincerely. =ppy

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On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Nancy,
>
>
> Very sorry to hear this. I want to extend my most sincere condolences
> to you, Jason and Noah.
>
> Mike has been an inspiration to me, and a role model to a lot of us in
> the ontology and semantic technology community.
>
> May he rest in peace!
>
>
> Very sincerely. =ppy
>
> Peter P. Yim
> --

 
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Nancy Dean <nancy.dean@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Mike asked me to use this email list to spread this announcement.  I know
>> there were some people missing from his original message, but I can not find
>> an updated list.  Please feel free to forward this message if you know of
>> someone omitted.
>>
>> I am saddened to report that Mike passed away peacefully this morning,
>> ending his 10-year cancer battle.  His sons, Jason and Noah, and I thank you
>> for your friendship and kindness towards Mike.  He enjoyed his work
>> immensely, for the technical content, yes, but mostly for the wonderful
>> people he was privileged to be around.
>>
>> The below link details services to be held in Ann Arbor on Friday.
>>
>> http://www.niefuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Michael-Dean-2/
>>
>> We are currently finalizing arrangements for visitation and then services
>> and burial in Elkton, Virginia (and expect that to be Monday and Tuesday,
>> respectively).  He will be at the Elkton Kyger funeral home and further
>> details should be available shortly on their website
>> (http://www.kygers.com/).
>>
>> Nancy

 
>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Mike Dean <mdean@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Almost ten years after being diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer,
>>> today I started in-home hospice care.  This doesn't mean that death is
>>> imminent.  I've had a great life, and thank you for being part of it.  I
>>> plan to continue to at least read email as long as I am able.  Please feel
>>> free to forward this message to other friends I may have inadvertently
>>> missed.
>>>
>>>         Mike

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