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Remembering John Reilly

  • 1.  Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 08, 2019 01:48
    Edited by System Jul 10, 2019 15:12
    Along with my colleagues at the recent TMF Open API Specjam in London last week, I was upset to hear of the passing of John Reilly, one of the stalwarts of the SID in particular and the TM Forum in general.
    I am sure that there are many people out there who worked with John intensively and can gave an appreciation of his qualities. From my limited encounters with John, I can say that I was impressed by his quest for truth and integrity. He pushed forward his views and agenda, even when perhaps they were not always popular.
    The richness of the SID surely testifies to John's dedication, and hopefully this will be his abiding legacy.
    RIP John

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    Jonathan Goldberg
    Amdocs Management Limited
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  • 2.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 09, 2019 02:30
    Oh dear - that is a shock. I fondly remember John Sitting down with me for my first SID training at Nice some years ago as the only student enrolled in the SID class for that day (and passing the exam afterwards). Since that time, I've caught up with him at Nice and Dublin over the years.  It is indeed a sad day for us to loose John too early. I'm sorry to see him go. RIP John.

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    Andrew Larmour
    Senior Solution Architect
    DGIT Systems,
    Melbourne, Vic
    Australia
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  • 3.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 09, 2019 04:02
    ​So sorry to hear this. Have received support over email for some clarifications on SID. He was always prompt with his response and even apologize for late reply, while offering support. May his soul RIP.

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    Vanitha Ramaswami
    SingTel Optus
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  • 4.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 09, 2019 10:00
    A sad loss for all of us. For those on Linked in some moving tributes at https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6551952281112236032
    An exceptional guy who touched our hearts with his generous spirit and gift for teaching.

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    Dave Milham
    TM Forum Chief Architect, TM Forum
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  • 5.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 11, 2019 04:42
    It is shocking to learn the loss of John Reilly. I have with him closely as a colleague and had many close associations. We pray Lord for his soul to Rest in peace. I wish his family and friends all best wishes to pass over this sad moment.

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    SB Mahapatra
    TO BE VERIFIED
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  • 6.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 09, 2019 12:34
    I had an opportunity to meet John a few years ago.  His passion for this domain was readily apparent and infectious.  His influence will be felt for years to come.

    Thank you for updating the community about this sad event. I would not have know otherwise.

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    Greg Herringer
    IBM Corporation
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  • 7.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 10, 2019 04:24
    Very Sorry to know about this. I worked with him very closely on eTOM-SID mapping and other projects. He was a great professional to work with.... RIP

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    Puneet Kulshrestha
    Infosys
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  • 8.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 10, 2019 15:42
    John was a very nice person, and a human beeing in the constant look for additonal understanding of how  everything worked, and how we perceive how all that works around us. 

    His work in SID is one of his legacies and one that helped me so much.

    Hope you are in a better place now John.

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    Raphael do Amaral Raymundo
    Ericsson Inc.
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  • 9.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 10, 2019 17:47
    As a staff member at TM Forum I had the pleasure of working with John, his patience and passion in teaching me how Frameworx has impacted the industry was greatly appreciated. A true gentleman who was a true asset to our organisation. His memory will live on in the work that we continue to do to drive the industry forward - thank you John and our thoughts and prayers and with you and your family.

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    Charlotte Lewis
    TM Forum
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  • 10.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 10, 2019 17:47
    Hello all, I wanted to let you know that I've written a remembrance of John for our Inform site -- I was fortunate to have edited John's last book Frameworx: Mastering the Digital World and during that time, I spoke to him nearly every day for 2 months. He was a wonderful person and we will all miss him. You can read my piece here. We've invited those who remember him to comment on this community page so that we may share those comments with his family in due course.

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    Elizabeth Coyne
    TM Forum
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  • 11.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 10, 2019 18:03
    It seems particularly fitting that there are tributes to John on our Community. As one of the most active contributors over the years I'm sure many folks here will have read or been helped by his supportive and detailed responses to questions. This is testimony to John's passion for teaching and sharing knowledge with others. 
    For me John will be best remembered for his playful sense of humour that made him so much fun to work with. A true gent who will be greatly missed. 

    As John would say "Seeya". RIP Big John.

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    Richard May
    VP Technology & Community
    TM Forum
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  • 12.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 11, 2019 04:41
    Sorry to hear this. This is shocking. Remember and cherish working with John Reilly and Nigel Davis on MTNM - OSS/J harmonization effort. May god rest his departed soul in eternal peace.

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    regards,
    Dhananjay Pavgi
    Tech Mahindra Limited
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  • 13.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 14, 2019 16:09

    So sorry to hear of John Reilly's passing.
    I am honored and blessed to have worked with John in Metasolv (Oracle) during year 2005 and he was always there to guide me whenever I needed any advise/ TMF eTOM/SID training's.
    Your memories will never be forgotten! I pray for your departed soul....Rest in Peace up in the heaven!

    Regards,
    Sunil K.Singh
    Ericsson Inc.USA



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    Sunil Kumar Singh
    Ericsson Inc.
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  • 14.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 11, 2019 04:42
    I am so very sorry to hear of John's passing, he was a true professional, friend, colleague, teacher, raconteur, connoisseur and above all a true Texan. May he rest in peace. John you'll not be forgotten. All my love your way. Niamh

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    Niamh Clancy
    TO BE VERIFIED
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  • 15.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 11, 2019 04:42

    Howdy John,

     

    We worked many years together on this inspiring topic SID.

    I'd like to specially thank you John for your patience with me during all these years and all what you learned me.

    John, you have always been fascinated by the SID and you have always done your best so that everybody can understand and use it.

     

    You were a good pal (as you were saying)! I'll miss you.

    Seeya and rest in peace



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    Cecile Ludwichowski
    Orange
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  • 16.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 11, 2019 08:57
    Very sad news to hear about the passing of John.
    Whilst I only met him on a number of occasions in the mid 2000's during NGOSS/SID training sessions with Nokia, those memories are embedded as being key events and stepping stones in the evolution of my own career in Telecoms; not only because of Johns willingness to impart his knowledge, but also his ability to guide the answers to difficult questions, which showed his real leadership, delivered ​with openness, integrity and honesty.
    John has left both a fantstaic legacy but also a lasting impression on many of us.
    May he be fondly remembered and now rest peacefully

    Richard Parsons
    Infosys consulting Ltd

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    Richard Parsons
    Infosys
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  • 17.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 12, 2019 10:20

    As many of you, I knew John from his books. His books are very logical, inspiring and comprehensive. John was a fantastic storyteller and very good at describing the complicated things in a simple way. Frameworx has huge influence globally with a big contribution from John. 

    Later, I became the colleague of John and had more chances to communicate, of course, learn from him. He was a passionate, knowledgeable, and professional subject matter expert. I am very honored to be able to translate one of John's eight books into Chinese in 2016. The book gained big success and helped many local readers established better understanding on Frameworx.

    Thank you John and your legacy will accompany us forever.

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    kevin xu
    TM Forum
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  • 18.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 12, 2019 08:31
    I only knew John through his contributions on TMForum his thoughts and ideas are inspirational, he made digital transformation so easy to comprehend with his various contributions. He will be greatly missed. Rest in peace John.

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    Olusegun Sanyaolu
    Bharti Airtel Ltd
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  • 19.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 12, 2019 10:20
    I keep good memories on the work done with eTOM/SID and trainings with John. Rest in peace my friend.

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    Jose Ricardo Bueno
    TM Forum
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  • 20.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 17, 2019 05:41
    It's been a while since I've been active in the TMForum, but I vividly remember the TMW in Vegas that gave rise to the SID team.  I remember the animated discussions, the quiet meals, the long conversations about life, and the times John and I got together in Dallas just because we felt like ... usually half way between my home in Fort Worth and John's home in Plano.

    John was a good man, a good soul, and a good friend.  We are all lessened by his passing, and should be inspired by the example he set for all of us.  Godspeed John.

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    David Raymer
    Dave Raymer
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  • 21.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 18, 2019 04:43
    I join the list of people that have known and worked with good John, appreciating his knowledge and its kind attitude towards people.
    Thanks John for everything and maybe we will meet again in afterlife, no more talking of new SID classes :)

    Giuseppe

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    Giuseppe Covino
    Telecom Italia Group
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  • 22.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 18, 2019 04:44
    John was a master, a gentleman and a very knowledgeble expert. The SID loses one of its inspirers and way-forwarder, and we all lose a mentor. May all witnesses appearing from all latitudes ease the pain for family, colleagues and friends. RIP John.

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    Enrico Ronco
    Telecom Italia Group
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  • 23.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 18, 2019 04:46
    It is just over 18 months since I last had the pleasure of working with John to create and maintain all the Frameworx training. His passion for the material and attention to detail were key, but the thing that really stood out for me was his relentless focus on creating a good experience for the students. If anybody who has taken any of the Frameworx fundamentals courses though they were easy to understand, that is John's work you are experiencing.

    Very few things of value are created by one person. Most things need collaboration between a large number of people, and that means you have to argue different points of view. In the time I had the pleasure of looking after Frameworx for the Forum I saw plenty of robust debate over passionately held views. The remarkable thing about John in those debates was that he never cared WHO was right he only cared WHAT was right. If a few more people could follow his example the world would be a much better place. 

    John, you were a gentleman and scholar, thank you for all you taught me. There will be plenty of tricky times in the future when I think to myself "How would John have handled this" and I will be guided to a better solution.

    Barry

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    Barry Graham
    TM Forum
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  • 24.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    Posted Jul 18, 2019 04:44
    Sorry to hear these bad news.
    RIP John

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    Erez Segev
    ECI Telecom Ltd.
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  • 25.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 19, 2019 06:39
    John worked with me in huawei SPO LAB back to 2015 and 2016. In these two years John did great job by creating the concept/idea to market business process and contributed to business process framework(eTOM) and information framework(SID) enhancements. This was fantastic and guidedthe new digital services innovation for Telcos' digital transformation. on the other hand, John also came to Shenzhen and trained the GTS team how the business process could be used for the new services innovation, and the training was well accepted. John's work for sure brought great value to us, and his humorous speaking made a deep impression to us! Best Wished!

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    Zhao Bo
    Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
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  • 26.  RE: Remembering John Reilly

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Jul 19, 2019 09:47

    John was such an amazing man it's hard to know where to start or which things to talk about.  He is certainly the most generous person I've ever met.  Generous with his time, his knowledge, hist perspective, wit, humor and friendship. Even after leaving TM Forum and his retirement, I knew I could call John with an obscure technical question (probably about the SID) and he'd always answer.  My brother won't even do that!

    One of my lasting memories is sitting at any of a dozen hotel bars with him, having a late dinner and just chatting. Frequently it was trading ideas about cooking something but many times, it was about nothing in particular.  But "nothing" with John was something.  Something special.

    Another time while huddling with Rebecca Sendel and David Andrews about how to "re-invent" Forumville (or whatever it's called today), we hit upon the idea of stealing the Genius Bar concept from Apple Stores.  We'd create a spot with a white board where people with questions could stop by, discuss them and hopefully find an answer.   We knew that in reality, this was the "John Reilly full employment act" because there was never any doubt who our genius was going to be.  We were a bit concerned that we would be monopolizing his time, so we created a schedule (or rota) so he'd have some time off. 

    Maybe the others on the schedule took a turn but it was "John's Place" from day 1, hour 1. Unless he had another place to be, John held court and it was never a chore.  He'd answer the same question 10 times a day if it helped people understand and solved their problem.

    There are hundreds more stories and anecdotes and I know as soon as I send this, a great one will come to mind.  But that's OK – others will add theirs and the full picture of a great guy with a full life will be memorialized.

    I don't like thinking of a world without John but wherever he is – the folks there are lucky SOBs to have him around.

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    Jim Warner

    Former President, TM Forum



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    Jim Warner
    Westport Group
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