[oor-forum] Mike Dean

[Peter Yim]

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,

//
Mike Dean    (162M)
<http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid162M>

Michael Dean
August 7, 1961 - November 19, 2014    (4EWM)
<http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWM>

Previously,
Principal Scientist*Raytheon BBN Technologies*
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.    (162N)
<http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid162N>

Among other roles, Mike was    (4EWN)
<http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWN>

   - a Member of the ONTOLOG
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ONTOLOG>_BoT
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?BoT> (ONTOLOG_BoardOfTrustees
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ONTOLOG_BoardOfTrustees>)
   (4EWO) <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWO>
   - Chair of the DARPA <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DARPA> DAML
   Program <http://www.daml.org/>* Joint Committee
   <http://www.daml.org/committee/> (Joint US/EU ad hoc Agent Markup
   Language Committee) (*2000~2006)    (4EWP)
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWP>
   - Co-convener of the Open Ontology Repository (OOR
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository>)
   initiative (est. 2008)    (4EWQ)
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWQ>
   - Symposium Co-Chair for OntologySummit2013
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2013>: Ontology
   Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle    (4EWR)
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWR>
   - ... he has made key contributions, and took on leadership roles, in
   various activities of the Ontolog
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Ontolog> community, SOCoP
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?SOCoP>, and theOntologySummit
   <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit> program
   (4EWS) <http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid4EWS>

see: http://purl.org/net/mdean/    (162O)
<http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MikeDean#nid162O>

//

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


Sincerely. =ppy
--


On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim at cim3.com> 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 at gmail.com> 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 at bbn.com> 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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