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<p><img id="upload-image-1649" class="aspect-ratio" style="max-width: 100%;" alt="" />Dear colleagues</p>
<p>AfNOG Secretariat is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Alan Barrett.<br /><br />Alan had been part of AfNOG from the very beginning and his Company - CEQURUX then was the Local Host for the</p>
<p>very first AfNOG Workshop and Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2000. He was also the Lead Engineer</p>
<p>and Instructor for the AfNOG Scalable Network Infrastructure Workshop for many years. </p>
<p>He was awarded the 2013 Network Information & Infrastructure (NII) Service Award for his commitment to capacity</p>
<p>building and Internet development in Africa.</p>
<p>Alan was a good Engineer who worked quietly behind the scenes. He paid his dues to the Africa Internet Ecosystem</p>
<p>and will be sorely missed.<br /><br /><br />The AfNOG community express our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones during this difficult period.<br /><br />May his soul rest in perfect peace. </p>
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