[Viva] Fwd: Respect and Sadness- Dakota Descoteaux

[Margarite Sanchez]

Thanks for sharing this posting Denise!
Dakota was such a role model in how to live fully with health challenges
and adversity. Even in his death he is a trailblazer.
Sending out love to his friends and family🕯️

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Thank you for posting this news Denise.   He will be very missed in our
> PLDI community and many others.
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> Kath
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> *From:* VIVA <viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca> *On Behalf Of *Denise Wozniak
> *Sent:* March 11, 2025 11:38 AM
> *To:* viva at lists.resist.ca
> *Subject:* [Viva] Fwd: Respect and Sadness- Dakota Descoteaux
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> For those of you who knew Dakota, this is a sad day.
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> Denise Wozniak
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> From: *Marc Seguin* <Marc at paninbc.ca>
> Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
> Subject: Respect and Sadness- Dakota Descoteaux
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> With deep respect and sadness,
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> We share the passing of our cherished PLDI trainer and community leader, *Dakota
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> In mid-December, Dakota faced the return of cancer—less than six months
> after undergoing extensive surgery in the hope of overcoming it.
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> Dakota was an extraordinary leader, mentor, and trainer within PLDI.
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> Many of you may have had the opportunity to know Dakota through a PLDI
> training or in community.
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> *Marc Seguin *PLDI Manager of BC and Western Canada (AB, SK, MB)
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> *I would like to acknowledge that PAN, as a provincial organization,
> gratefully and respectfully works and partners with Indigenous Peoples in
> what is often referred to as British Columbia.*
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