The PHP community, specifically the PEAR group has lost a member of their family - Bertrand Gugger (toggg), a valued contributor to the PEAR project.

The PEAR Project has lost a member of its community. Bertrand Gugger (toggg) passed away in the night from June 16th to 17th after suffering a heart attack.

Bertrand was involved in the maintenance of several important PEAR packages, including the Validate package family.

Posted here, here, here and here is more information about his contributions to the PEAR project and personal experiences with him.