I never met Mike, but I remember his BSD activities from back in the earliest days of the DEC Ultrix operating system in the 1980's. I am very sorry for his loss. Fred Templin > -----Original Message----- > From: David Borman <dab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2024 6:32 AM > To: IETF <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Mike Karels > > This past Sunday Mike Karels passed away while returning home from BSDCan. His obituary is now available on the funeral home website, > and the Free BSD Foundation has a memorial page set up in his honor. I worked with Mike for several years at BSDi and Windriver, but knew > him since the days he was at CSRG leading the BSD releases and the early days of the IETF. He will be missed. > > -David Borman > > https://www.gearty-delmore.com/obituaries/michael-mike-karels > https://freebsdfoundation.org/mike_karels/