Just a fantastic guy! When I was a new face to this community, everyone seemed to know everyone already, Fred always made me feel welcomed and became a great mentor to me. I will miss him...thank you Fred! 🙏

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM Alejandro Acosta via rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus@icann.org> wrote:

FYI, very sad news.



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Subject: Re: Fred Baker :-(
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:14:32 -0400
From: Alejandro Acosta <alejandroacostaalamo@gmail.com>
To: ietf@ietf.org


Hello all,

What sad news. For me, Fred was literally a mentor. I don't know why, but he always supported me. Every time I sent him an email, I got a response. Every time I invited him to do something with LACNIC, he said yes. I learned so much from him; for sure, he will be very missed. RIP.

Alejandro,


On 19/6/25 8:59 AM, Eliot Lear wrote:

I was honored to be be able to call Fred a friend and a co-author.  Fred led the IETF while the Internet and the IETF were both experiencing explosive growth.  He reliability showed up.  Always.  Wherever showing up meant.  If you needed help with a spec, he showed up.  If ISOC needed help with the fellows program, he showed up.  If a newcomer needed help, he showed up.  And he did so without ego or undue emotion.

I will miss him.

Eliot


On 19.06.2025 14:49, Benoit wrote:
Dear all,

I just hear the sad news today



Fred, in his multiple roles at the IETF (including IETF chair) and as Cisco Fellow, was a role model for me and a personal mentor.  His Internet contributions are obviously numerous.
For sure, he will be greatly missed.

Regards, Benoitt

Regards, Benoit
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