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+title: Tribute to Endi
+author: Joel Marcey
+authorTitle: Technical Lead and Developer Advocate at Facebook
+authorURL: https://github.com/JoelMarcey
+authorImageURL: https://graph.facebook.com/611217057/picture/?height=200&width=200
+authorTwitter: JoelMarcey
+tags: [endi, tribute]
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+It is with great sadness to announce that our primary external Docusaurus contributor, [Endilie Yacop Sucipto](https://github.com/endiliey) (Endi to those who knew him), [passed away](https://give.asia/campaign/help_endi_beat_cancer#/updates) over the weekend after an illness associated with his bout with cancer.
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+It is impossible to overstate Endi's impact on this project:
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+- Docusaurus' top contributor, [by far](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/graphs/contributors).
+- [Lead developer](https://docusaurus.io/blog/2018/09/11/Towards-Docusaurus-2) on the nearly complete [version 2 of Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/blog/2019/12/30/docusaurus-2019-recap).
+- Overall passionate advocate of the project on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/endiliey), [Discord](https://discord.gg/docusaurus) and other social media
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+Thinking about it now, it is absolutely amazing how much Endi accomplished on Docusaurus given what he was battling with his health.
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+We are working on ways to honor Endi's contributions - a commemerative sticker, possibly - and we are open to ideas. Leave a comment here or [tweet](https://twitter.com/docusaurus) if you have a suggestion.
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+The Docusaurus project will not be the same without Endi, and those of us who worked with him will miss him greatly. 😔
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+![Endi](/img/endi.jpg)