[802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ Letter to the Barrass family

[Paul Nikolich <paul.nikolich@ATT.NET>]

Dear EC Members,

I have been asked by our member emeritus to add his approval vote to 
this resolution.  Without objection, I will do so.

Regards,

--Paul

------ Original Message ------
From: "Law, David" <dlaw@hp.com>
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Sent: 7/1/2014 10:50:52 AM
Subject: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ Letter to the Barrass 
family
> Dear EC members,
>
> I was shocked and saddened to be told of the passing last week of my 
> friend and colleague, Hugh Barrass. It would be impossible for me to 
> list the many contributions Hugh made to IEEE 802, in particular in 
> IEEE 802.3, and he always did so with insight, humour and energy. John 
> and I would like to ask for IEEE 802 EC approval for the following 
> letter to be sent to his family. Based on this, Paul has delegated the 
> conduct of the EC electronic ballot on the following motion to me, and 
> I'm announcing the possibility of an 'early close' to this ballot (see 
> below).
>
> Best regards,
> David
>
> Motion
> ======
>
> Approve the following letter from IEEE 802 to the Barrass family.
>
> Move: David Law
> Second: John D'Ambrosia
>
> Start of ballot: Tuesday 1st July
> Close of ballot: Friday 11th July, 11:59PM AOE
>
> Early close: As required in subclause 4.1.2 'Voting rules' of the IEEE 
> 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations Manual, this is 
> notice that, to ensure the release is provided in a timely manner, this 
> ballot may close early once sufficient responses are received to 
> clearly decide a matter.
>
> -----
>
> [IEEE 802 letterhead]
>
> Dear Morag, Callum, and Rosie,
>
> The entire IEEE 802 community was shocked and saddened by the news of 
> Hugh's passing. While few individuals have made as many significant 
> contributions in so many different areas of IEEE 802 as Hugh, many are 
> remembering him for the larger-than-life presence that he brought to 
> our activities. His immense good cheer, dry wit, gentle humour, and 
> omnipresent rugby jerseys made him a vital and vibrant part of our 
> community. Please know that he will be sorely missed.
>
> On behalf of the entire IEEE 802 community, our thoughts and 
> condolences go out to you at this time.
>
> With our deepest sympathy for your loss,
>
> Paul Nikolich
> Chair, IEEE 802 LMSC
>
> On Behalf of the IEEE 802 LMSC and IEEE 802 Community
>
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