Passing of Brad Childs, SIG Storage Co-Chair

[Saad Ali]

I am sad to share that Brad Childs passed away in his home in Austin this past weekend.

Brad (@childsb) served as co-chair of SIG Storage almost since its inception. Over his tenure Brad helped shape SIG Storage into the vibrant community it is today. Those of you who are familiar with the StorageClass Kubernetes API type will appreciate this PR from him.

While Brad’s impact will continue to be felt in the products and communities he helped build, I will remember Brad most for speaking his mind, and being quick with a joke.

We plan to take some time at the Kubernetes SIG Storage face-to-face meeting/contributor summit at Kubecon North America to remember Brad.

If you would like to send flowers, please reach out to Steve Watt (sw...@redhat.com) for details on where to send them.

And finally, please feel free to share any favorite stories, pictures, or memories of Brad in response to this thread.

All the best,

Saad Ali

[Tim Hockin]

I have many memories of Brad.  He was a unique character, and I will remember him fondly.  He was never shy to tell me what he thought of my ideas, and he never hesitated to challenge something he didn't believe.

Good travels, friend.

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[Tim St. Clair]

Just to echo TimH's sentiments.  

I also had several fond memories with Brad, and I will always remember his sense of humor, and unfettered honesty.    

All the best, 

Tim 

 

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[nelc...@gmail.com]

Really sad to hear that.

Have lots of fun and great memories working with him. Gonna miss him. RIP.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 31, 2019, at 9:46 AM, Tim St. Clair <timo...@gmail.com> wrote:



Just to echo TimH's sentiments.  

I also had several fond memories with Brad, and I will always remember his sense of humor, and unfettered honesty.    

All the best, 

Tim 

 

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 6:09 PM 'Tim Hockin' via Kubernetes developer/contributor discussion <kuberne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I have many memories of Brad.  He was a unique character, and I will remember him fondly.  He was never shy to tell me what he thought of my ideas, and he never hesitated to challenge something he didn't believe.

Good travels, friend.

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 1:13 PM Saad Ali <saa...@google.com> wrote:

I am sad to share that Brad Childs passed away in his home in Austin this past weekend.

Brad (@childsb) served as co-chair of SIG Storage almost since its inception. Over his tenure Brad helped shape SIG Storage into the vibrant community it is today. Those of you who are familiar with the StorageClass Kubernetes API type will appreciate this PR from him.

While Brad’s impact will continue to be felt in the products and communities he helped build, I will remember Brad most for speaking his mind, and being quick with a joke.

We plan to take some time at the Kubernetes SIG Storage face-to-face meeting/contributor summit at Kubecon North America to remember Brad.

If you would like to send flowers, please reach out to Steve Watt (sw...@redhat.com) for details on where to send them.

And finally, please feel free to share any favorite stories, pictures, or memories of Brad in response to this thread.

All the best,

Saad Ali

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[Mosudi Isiaka]

Condolences, I am sorry for the loss. My thoughts are with his family.

  He is going to be missed greatly. RIP Brad! 

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[Jay Vyas]

Likewise. A great friend and was so much fun to work with.  For me, His fun loving   personality is really going to be missed. 

On Oct 31, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Mosudi Isiaka <mosudi...@st.futminna.edu.ng> wrote:



Condolences, I am sorry for the loss. My thoughts are with his family.

  He is going to be missed greatly. RIP Brad! 

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 21:13 'Saad Ali' via Kubernetes developer/contributor discussion <kuberne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I am sad to share that Brad Childs passed away in his home in Austin this past weekend.

Brad (@childsb) served as co-chair of SIG Storage almost since its inception. Over his tenure Brad helped shape SIG Storage into the vibrant community it is today. Those of you who are familiar with the StorageClass Kubernetes API type will appreciate this PR from him.

While Brad’s impact will continue to be felt in the products and communities he helped build, I will remember Brad most for speaking his mind, and being quick with a joke.

We plan to take some time at the Kubernetes SIG Storage face-to-face meeting/contributor summit at Kubecon North America to remember Brad.

If you would like to send flowers, please reach out to Steve Watt (sw...@redhat.com) for details on where to send them.

And finally, please feel free to share any favorite stories, pictures, or memories of Brad in response to this thread.

All the best,

Saad Ali

<brad.jpg>

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[Jeff Vance]

Brad was part of the original team the became Red Hat's Office of Tech. He, Steve Watt, Erin Boyd, Jay Vyas, Scott McClellan, Scott Creeley, Zac Herman, Jon Cope as an intern, and myself were all learning about Hadoop (then Spark), Gluster, and Kubernetes storage. It was a super busy and an exciting time, and we got to share the trials and tribulation of this massive ramp-up together.

I always pictured Brad as being British, based on his dry and sometimes dark sense of humor. He would have fit in perfectly in Faulty Towers or Monty Python skit...

I'm still shocked and sad...

Jeff

On Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 8:45:29 AM UTC-7, Jay Vyas wrote:

Likewise. A great friend and was so much fun to work with.  For me, His fun loving   personality is really going to be missed. 

On Oct 31, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Mosudi Isiaka <mosudi...@st.futminna.edu.ng> wrote:



Condolences, I am sorry for the loss. My thoughts are with his family.

  He is going to be missed greatly. RIP Brad! 

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 21:13 'Saad Ali' via Kubernetes developer/contributor discussion <kuberne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I am sad to share that Brad Childs passed away in his home in Austin this past weekend.

Brad (@childsb) served as co-chair of SIG Storage almost since its inception. Over his tenure Brad helped shape SIG Storage into the vibrant community it is today. Those of you who are familiar with the StorageClass Kubernetes API type will appreciate this PR from him.

While Brad’s impact will continue to be felt in the products and communities he helped build, I will remember Brad most for speaking his mind, and being quick with a joke.

We plan to take some time at the Kubernetes SIG Storage face-to-face meeting/contributor summit at Kubecon North America to remember Brad.

If you would like to send flowers, please reach out to Steve Watt (sw...@redhat.com) for details on where to send them.

And finally, please feel free to share any favorite stories, pictures, or memories of Brad in response to this thread.

All the best,

Saad Ali

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[Harsh Prateek]

It's a sad and shocking news to hear.I am sorry for the loss. He will be missed.

RIP.

Harsh

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[David Zhu]

Really sad to hear this. I always looked forward to seeing Brad at meetups and I will fondly remember his irreverent and candid remarks about work, life, and everything in between.

He will be missed. Rest in peace, Brad.

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[Michelle Au]

Brad welcomed me to sig-storage like I was part of his team. He supported me when I was stressed and gave me reassurance and encouragement.  He was able to connect with anyone and I fondly remember the times we were able to meet in person, try out good food, and talk about anything. I will miss him greatly. RIP

Michelle

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[Michael Rubin]

Brad. I miss you. You welcomed me and so many others into this community. You got stuff done. 

Thank you.

mrubin

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 1:07 PM Jose A. Rivera <jar...@redhat.com> wrote:

Brad helped me through a bit of a rough patch in my career, and for
that I'll be forever grateful. I was always looking forward to the
next time I could hang out with him, and he made some mean chili. I'll
sure as heck miss both.

--Jose

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