We are greatly saddened to share that Jolyn Denning has passed away.
Many in the OpenMRS community knew Jolyn earlier in her life as Joel Denning (@joeldenning) and may remember her from that time through the mentorship, friendship, and remarkable contributions she shared. Jolyn was a brilliant engineer and prolific open source maintainer/contributor - she created Single-Spa and was an early pioneer of the microfrontends initiative, what is now O3, which has had an impact already on hundreds (if not thousands) of health facilities around the world. But even more important was how she invested in people. Many of us owe key steps in our career journeys to her mentorship and belief in us. Behind the scenes, she often spent copious hours late into the night messaging people, sharing her own life experiences and ideas.
Please share your fond memories of Jolyn - whether you knew her as Jolyn or as Joel. If she mentored you, worked alongside you, helped you find your way in our community, or simply made an impression on you, please share a story or memory below.
Obituary: broomheadfuneralhome.com/obituary/joel-denning
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