Dear GHC steering committee
I am deeply saddened to have to tell you that our colleague
Chris Dornan, a fellow member of the GHC Steering Committee, has died.
This comes as a huge shock.
I was meeting Chris on calls until very recently. I have known Chris for
at least two decades. He is a good friend, and a long-term,
level-headed, thoughtful contributor to the Haskell community.
All I know is in Andres Loh's email below. We may learn more in due course but meanwhile I thought I should let you know.
Simon
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From: Andres Löh <andres@haskell.foundation>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 at 19:36
Subject: [hf-leadership-internal] Chris Dornan
To: HF Leadership Internal
Hi everyone.
I've
just received rather shocking and very sad news. Iris Connect is a
long-time client of Well-Typed, the company that Chris also worked for
for a long time. Matt Newell, the founder of Iris Connect, sent us an
email earlier today notifying us that Chris has passed away, suddenly.
I
don't know much more than this as of now, but as Chris was a board
member of the Haskell Foundation until very recently, I thought I'd let
all of you know as soon as possible.
I feel like I should say something profound, but I'm lost for words right now. Should I get more information, I'll let you know.
Best,
Andres