Jon was a Gentoo developer until 2007 when he retired voluntarily. He stayed on as a valuable #gentoo operator and forums operator. He died at age 29, much too young. Quoting: " Donations in his memory may be made to the Perl Foundation at https://donate.perlfoundation.org/donate.html " http://www.michaudfuneralhomeandcrematorium.com/obituaries/Jonathan-Portnoy?obId=1031720#/obituaryInfo
TODO/Finance: Record 500USD donation to Perl foundation in avenj's memory.
Donation receipt from Dan Wright, Treasurer, Yet Another Society, dba/The Perl Foundation. Donation made 2016/08/22 Letter mailed 2016/08/24 Letter received 2016/09/13 TODO: - scan letter for foundation archive. - Tax implication? Possible nil impact as we pay minimal taxes.
Quoted from http://www.michaudfuneralhomeandcrematorium.com/obituaries/Jonathan-Portnoy?obId=1031720#/celebrationWall Posted 22 Aug 2016 Larry Hixson The Perl Foundation acknowledges a very generous donation from the Gentoo Linux Foundation in memoriam Jonathan Portnoy. We appreciate Jonathan's active participation in the Perl developer community and the numerous code modules he developed on The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) as avenj. We are humbled and honored that he wanted to be remembered through his service to our community of developers who will miss him too. We express our sincere condolences to his friends and family for he has truly gone too soon from us all. Special thanks to the Gentoo Linux Foundation for honoring Jonathan and his wishes!
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