Chris Simpkins has passed away

Dave Crossland

I'm sadly posting here to share the news that Chris Simpkins, who had a successful career as an organ transplant surgeon before establishing himself as a font engineer, initially through his Hack programmer's font (a fork of DejaVu Sans Mono) and lately as a program manager peer of mine inside the Google Fonts team, has passed away unexpectedly at 51.

His official obituary page is here, and anyone who is thinking of him is welcome to post a memory or message to his family there:

https://www.rand-wilson.com/obituary/christopher-simpkins

Mike Duggan

Dave, that is such sad news, Chris was such a lovely guy, patient and kind, may he rest in peace. 

Nadine Chahine

This is really sad news and my thoughts go to his family and friends. He leaves many good memories behind. A really great person to work with. May he rest in peace.