Comments on: R.I.P Dean Allen

By: VinnieJT

VinnieJT — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:36:46 +0000

Wow, back in 2006 I worked with a small computer shop and we always had debates about WordPress vs Textpattern. I didn’t know the community was this intertwined. Rest in peace, Dean. Sorry for your loss Matt and we will all miss him in one way or another if we didn’t know him personally.

By: Melissa de Blok

Melissa de Blok — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:51:42 +0000

My condolences. What a haunting but beautifully written post.

By: Michael Schlierbach

Michael Schlierbach — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:47:11 +0000

What sad news! I also owe a lot of long term thoughts to his writing and web work. Textism and Textpattern are examples of sharp thought and focusing on the right thing. My condolences to his family and relatives.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 03:49:46 +0000

I’d like to echo Akma’s well written response. I don’t know that many people got to know Dean as well as you and Om did, but many of us felt close enough to feel the pain of losing a pillar of the web. Thank you for sharing Matt. Be well and take care.

By: K. Munneke

K. Munneke — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 17:13:29 +0000

My condolences on the loss of your beloved friend.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:43:22 +0000

A very nice tribute. Very sorry for the loss of your friend. You make us all wish we had known him.

By: Nabeel Molham

Nabeel Molham — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:58:53 +0000

My deepest condolences … I know when you lose someone close … We honor them by embrace their memories and celebrate them as you just did.

By: AKMA

AKMA — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 08:21:08 +0000

Thanks, Matt. Even for those of us who knew him solely through Textism, his presence was so rich and compelling that his web-absence, and now his death, are felt almost as keenly as if we’d been pals. But if we’d been pals — if we’d been on that rooftop in Vancouver with you — I am confident that we’d ache all the more intensely.

By: Adrianne Marie

Adrianne Marie — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:37:02 +0000

I remember Textpattern! I actually had a blog using Textpattern sometime in the mid-late 2000s. I even purchased a textbook about developing themes with Textpattern too. This was before I fully transitioned into WordPress.

Very sad to hear about Dean Allen. May he rest in peace.

By: Britney Lester

Britney Lester — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:35:39 +0000

I am so sorry for your loss. It sounds like the world really lost a great person. After all, anyone who can inspire someone changing the face of open-source as well as act like a foodie guide of the world sounds like a real winner in my book.

I hope your fond memories of your friendship help you through this hard time. Try to think of your very favorite memory. Every time you see a bad font. Like really bad, I’m talking Comic Sans bad, think of that memory. You’ll laugh and it will keep his spirit alive. Take care of you in the meantime.

Sorry if I sound like a creep. Just an avid follower who likes to spread a little sunshine on the world.

By: elisehu

elisehu — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:34:42 +0000

“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.” -E.B. White

By: Mary Job

Mary Job — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 06:01:41 +0000

Everything is going to be alright. May Dean’s soul rest in peace.

By: Melody Bordeaux

Melody Bordeaux — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 05:51:16 +0000

Wonderful article. It is amazing how people touch our lives. Nice tribute.

By: Fahim Murshed

Fahim Murshed — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 05:46:59 +0000

RIP Dean 🙁