[governance] Funeral Notice

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Sad and shocking news indeed. Just on Friday I was emailing with Imran
about IGC tech stuff without any hint of problems in his health, and
now he's gone.

A great loss not only to his family but to all of us.

Tapani

On Dec 16 10:22, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" (governance at lists.riseup.net) wrote:

> Dear Fellow IGC Members,
> 
> It is with deep sadness and regret that I inform you of the sudden passing
> of our dear friend and colleague Imran Ahmed Shah who died just 2 days
> after celebrating his 50th Birthday.
> 
>  Last night before going to bed, I received a message from Nazia, his wife
> that Imran had passed away the day before due to a heart attack. He was
> buried the same day he died. 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I am so sad and my heart is
> broken 💔💔💔💔. He is survived by his wife Nazia Shah is 44 years old,
> daughter Laraib Shah is 15 currently in GCSE and son Muhammed Ali Imran
> Shah is 11 just started high school.
> 
> I first met Imran when I used to jointly lead the Internet Governance
> Caucus (IGC). Imran is the convenor of the Pakistan Internet Governance
> Forum hails from Lahore and held many hats such as being President of the
> Urdu Internet Society and many other organisations he founded. His advocacy
> work in the area of IDNs led to the removal of the two letter limitation.
> He was an innovator and held many patents and some pending. He was always
> passionate about people, development and ensuring access for all.
> 
> Should you wish to send your condolences to his family, their postal
> address is as follows:
> 
> Mrs Nazia Shah
> Flat 25E
> Askari 1,
> Sadder Cantt
> Sarfraz Rafiqui Road
> Lahore, Pakistan

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