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community and a mentor to many of us. I will always remember his guidance and support during my first nomination as AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chair.</span></p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> afnog <afnog-bounces@afnog.org> on behalf of Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 28, 2026 4:00:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> afnog <afnog@afnog.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [afnog] Alan P Barrett has passed away</font>
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<div>Sad news, he will be sorely missed. May his soul rest in peace, Alan was a great man.</div>
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<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Barrack O. Otieno<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Thu, 28 May 2026, 2:49 pm Loganaden Velvindron, <<a href="mailto:loganaden@gmail.com">loganaden@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hi All,<br>
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Alan Barrett has passed away. He built one of the first ISPs in South<br>
Africa. He was also a NetBSD developer, and an instructor at afnog.<br>
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In my view, Alan P Barrett was the smart but quiet engineer.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
//Logan<br>
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