Sad news... The last emails I exchanged with him were very friendly and with a touch of humor, and that's how I will remember him. Warm regards, Nuno On 7 February 2014 07:27, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I echo the words of others here at this truly sad news... It was indeed > an honour to have known him he will be sorely missed but fondly > remembered... > > CLO from my Mobile phone > On 07/02/2014 5:29 PM, "Edward Morris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Marie-laure, >> >> A very beautiful tribute to a very courageous man. >> >> I only had the fortune of knowing Allain for a little over a year. It >> was at the intercessional meeting in Los Angeles last January when I was >> really able to spend a bit of time with him. You mention golf but I need to >> add the man knew his baseball and hockey as well. He was misguided in his >> support of the Habs but we shared a love for Les Expos de Montreal. As an >> ex-pat in Europe longing for good baseball talk, I can't begin to tell you >> how much I enjoyed swapping stories with Allain of our mutual experiences >> at Jarry Park and the Big O. >> >> Courageous is not a term I use lightly. The way Allain faced his illness >> was both courageous and remarkable. I was lucky to continue to share short >> e-mails with Allain for most of last year and, although appreciative of the >> prayers that were said for him, he expressed more concern about the people >> and causes he fought for than he did about himself. A class act and a true >> inspiration. >> >> R.I.P. Allain. I was an honour to have known you. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: marie-laure Lemineur <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 22:14:33 -0600 >> Subject: Obituary Alain Berranger >> >> Alain Berranger sadly passed away shortly before Christmas 2013 after a >> long illness. >> >> Within the GNSO he was better known as being the first elected Chair of >> ICANN's Not-For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) from 2011 >> when the Constituency was first formed, after ICANN 41 in Singapore, until >> July 2013. He was originally appointed as the Acting Vice-Chair in 2011, >> and later won the Constituency's first elections. >> He rose to the challenge successfully. Today, NPOC is what it is >> because of Alain's continuous effort to strengthen the Constituency. He >> truly believed in the key role Not-for-Profits should and could play in the >> GNSO and the ICANN ecosystem as a whole. He strove to strengthen its >> Executive Committee by recruiting new members and constantly encouraged >> them to contribute to the policy issues at hand. His commitment to the NPOC >> mission was reflected through the numerous Working Groups he joined and >> actively participated in while he was Chair. >> >> His professional achievements outside the GNSO are numerous. After >> completing his Bachelors degree, he joined Noranda Inc. and then worked for >> Touche Ross Daihatsu, Tecsult, as well as for Dominion Bridge. Alain served >> as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee at the Global Knowledge >> Partnership foundation from 2009 to 2011, moving on to become a member of >> the Board. He was an Executive-in-residence at Schulich School of Business >> at York University in Toronto. Alain also filled the position of Vice Chair >> of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas for two years and from 1996 to >> 2006 he acted as Director of Partnerships and Business Development for the >> International Development Research Center of the Canadian Government. >> >> Much of his career was focused on international development. To that >> intent, he worked with aid agencies, management and engineering consulting >> firms, as well as with the private sector. He travelled extensively, >> undertaking assignments for Expedia in Mexico, Microsoft, the Omar Dengo >> Foundation and the CRUSA Foundation both in Costa Rica, UNDP in Egypt and >> Vietnam, the Chasquinet Foundation in Ecuador. He conducted training in >> strategic partnering and resource mobilization for civil society, >> foundations, government and development agencies. >> >> Whilst we deeply mourn his passing, we should remember that Alain gave >> us numerous reasons to be grateful and to celebrate his life. Alain was >> unique. He was at home on a Golf course, spending a lot of time spinning >> the balls and spinning the wheels of business, but he was equally at home >> everywhere in the world where those passed by economic developments needed >> support to get economic development going. As a pioneer, he bridged worlds, >> bravely he often performed tight rope acts to unite what seemingly did not >> belong together. To us he was always a reliable colleague whose friendship >> has made us better people and the world we inhabit a better place to be. >> Alain loved life and he loved to enjoy everything on offer but what made >> him so important was that he was equally prepared to put in the hard work >> that after completion makes achievements even sweeter. Alain has left his >> mark with everything he did. It remains for us to honor his life by >> continuing his legacy by taking what his life has taught us and to move >> forward with his spirit on our side. >> >> >> >