perlnews merlyn According to [http://www.livejournal.com/users/burninggirl/357067.html|his girlfriend's blog], [id://2197] passed away from a cardiac arrest at the age of 24. He was a [http://search.cpan.org/~spoon/|significant contributor to the CPAN], and frequently interacted with us on the Perl IRC channels. [http://iain.truskett.id.au/|His wiki] is still up for perusal. He will be missed. <p> Rest In Peace, my friend. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-9073"> <p>-- [http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/|Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker] <br> Be sure to read [id://205373|my standard disclaimer] if this is a reply.</p> </div></div>