[governance] Sad news re Ronald Koven

[Nnenna Nwakanma]

I remember him.​​

On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Mazzone, Giacomo <mazzone at ebu.ch> wrote:

> Oh gosh ! I'm so sad to hear that. Ronald was à great man and à passionate
> activist of freedom of Expression and we have done so many common battles
> at the WSIS, at the Council of Europe and at the IGF too...
> I shall immediately join the page of commemoration as Ian Peter suggest‎s
> and thank you for sharing this valuable information....
> Giacomo
>
> De: Meryem Marzouki
> Envoyé: dimanche, 1 novembre 2015 22:30
> À: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Ian Peter
> Répondre à: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Objet: Re: [governance] Sad news re Ronald Koven
>
>
> Very sad indeed to learn that Ronnie passed away. I met him during WSIS
> early preparation days, where he was very active with the media caucus. We,
> in the human rights caucus, fought many battles jointly with Ronnie. We had
> different views, too, on some issues, but discussions with Ronnie were
> always very friendly, and it was always a pleasure to see him at IGFs as
> well as different Internet and Internet governance related meetings.
> Yes, he will be missed.
> Meryem Marzouki
>
> Le 1 nov. 2015 à 17:36, "Ian Peter" <ian.peter at ianpeter.com<mailto:
> ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> a écrit :
>
> I just received the following news via Michele Koven  - “Our father,
> Ronald Koven, died early Friday morning in Paris. He will be very missed.
> August 11, 1935-October 30, 2015. We will be creating both a memorial
> Facebook page and separate website in his honor where people can post any
> memories, thoughts, or pictures they would like to share.”
>
> Ronald was a great leader in the field of journalism and human rights and
> a frequent contributor here.
>
> Ian Peter
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