The Blender 3D modeling and rendering project mourns the passing of Octavio Mendez. “It is with great sadness that I must report we lost a great community member today. Octavio Mendez, a long-time cornerstone of the Mexican Blender and open source community, has passed away after fighting the Corona virus.” Gunnar Wolf also has a tribute: “Long-time free software supporter, very well known for his craft –and for his teaching– with Blender.“

Source: LWN.net – Blender community mourns Octavio Mendez