Don Smith, RIP.

Thu Jul 23 23:50:14 UTC 2020

I was informed of this earlier today... I’ve known Don for almost all of 
the 20+ years that he was engaged with this community. I am very sad to 
hear of his passing.

Among his many accomplishments, one of the things that always impressed 
me about Don was that -- in addition to being a good friend and 
colleague -- he was also no-nonsense expert technical voice of reason 
and sanity (also a CCIE) and an early volunteer SANS Daily Incident Handler.

He will be sorely missed.

- ferg

On 7/23/20 4:22 PM, Dobbins, Roland wrote:

> 
> It is with a heavy heart that I must relate the news that Don Smith, formerly of CenturyLink and more lately of Netscout Arbor, passed away in his sleep last night.
> 
> Don was a colleague, friend, and mentor to many; he was a mainstay of the operational community, and tirelessly worked to make the Internet safer and more resilient for us all.  His intellect, wit, and generosity of spirit were well-known to those who were privileged to have the opportunity to work with and learn from him.
> 
> Don’s contributions to the industry were manifold.  While we are all diminished by his loss, his legacy abides; and we can honor him by continuing to build upon that foundation, for the betterment of the Internet community as a whole.
> 
> Once Don’s family have established plans for his memorial, they will be posted here.
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> Roland Dobbins <roland.dobbins at netscout.com>
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-- 
Paul Ferguson
Tacoma, WA  USA
Illegitimi non carborundum.