We received the very
sad news today, that Oier
Echaniz Beneitez has passed away, after a long-term illness (not
as a result of COVID-19).
Oier was one of
the initiators for bringing EuroPython to Bilbao in 2015 and
co-chaired the conference in both 2015 and 2016, together with
Fabio:
Oier
giving the EuroPython 2015 welcome speech together with Fabio
Pliger
He was one of the
most enthusiastic and engaged organizers of the conference, served on
the EuroPython Society board from 2015 - 2017 and founded and chaired
the local Python
organization in San Sebastian (PySS, pronounced “peace”).
Oier also started the pyjok.es
project, together with Alexandre Savio and Ben
Nuttall, inaugurating the first Python
Jokes-as-a-Service of its kind.
“Oier was an
exceptionally funny guy with a wonderful sense of humour. He was
kind, caring and considerate, and worked hard for PySS and
EuroPython. I have fond, happy memories of any time I spent with him
and know he’ll be greatly missed.” — Ben
Nuttall
“Oier put so
much enthusiasm in everything we did, in our first quests together
and then doing all the activities of ACPySS. He was not only an
active member of the Python community but also very involved in the
local cancer research and care community. We knew his end was going
to come sooner rather than later, and these last 2 years have been
quite harsh on him. His amazing will to live was what kept him going
for so long and we are sure that the Python community motivated him
to keep on. Rest in PySS, my friend.” — Alexandre
Savio
Our
good friend: We’ll miss you!
May the good vibes and
pyntxos always be with you.
Thank you for all the good times, – Your friends from the EuroPython
community
