Radu Stoian
09-01 2021 22:37
wrote:
I met Kye when I joined Flipp back in 2017. Kye was a senior member on the analytics team and mentored me in dashboarding (he was the undisputed master at that stuff). He was really passionate about empowering people by teaching them dashboarding skills, which said a lot about his kind/helpful nature. Being in a small tightly-knit team for a few years, I had the pleasure of regularly hanging out with and shooting the breeze with Kye. The first time when I saw him in a more social light was at a Flipp weekend trip where he championed an M&M Team poker game. He pumped up the rest of us with his energy and the game was a lot of fun, I think we played for 4 hours. Kye was game for any activity; one of my favorite memories with him was when I invited him to a drop-in improv comedy class. Most people have reservations about improv because you have to drop your guard and be really open (I was inviting friends because I was scared to go alone!), but Kye said yes to the plan without reservation. He was always genuine and unapologetically himself, which is a really rare and awesome trait. Another time, Kye planned a “team event day” where the first half was spent volunteering at a charity (the Scott Mission). It was then that I learned that Kye knew about this particular charity because he had volunteered there a lot himself. The fact that he volunteered there a lot spoke to his goodness, while the fact that no one knew he volunteered there spoke to his humility. The rest of that “team event day” ended up being tons of fun too. Kye got barked at by Dylan’s tiny dog, and he got a little bit scared. In Kye’s defence, Asad was also hiding behind Kye (so the tiny dog might’ve been a tiny bit scary). It was a very memorable and cute event. I’m fortunate to have shared all those memories and more with Kye. I’m so very sorry for your loss Christine, my deepest condolences.
Radu Stoian
09-01 2021 22:37
wrote:
I met Kye when I joined Flipp back in 2017. Kye was a senior member on the analytics team and mentored me in dashboarding (he was the undisputed master at that stuff). He was really passionate about empowering people by teaching them dashboarding skills, which said a lot about his kind/helpful nature. Being in a small tightly-knit team for a few years, I had the pleasure of regularly hanging out with and shooting the breeze with Kye. The first time when I saw him in a more social light was at a Flipp weekend trip where he championed an M&M Team poker game. He pumped up the rest of us with his energy and the game was a lot of fun, I think we played for 4 hours. Kye was game for any activity; one of my favorite memories with him was when I invited him to a drop-in improv comedy class. Most people have reservations about improv because you have to drop your guard and be really open (I was inviting friends because I was scared to go alone!), but Kye said yes to the plan without reservation. He was always genuine and unapologetically himself, which is a really rare and awesome trait. Another time, Kye planned a “team event day” where the first half was spent volunteering at a charity (the Scott Mission). It was then that I learned that Kye knew about this particular charity because he had volunteered there a lot himself. The fact that he volunteered there a lot spoke to his goodness, while the fact that no one knew he volunteered there spoke to his humility. The rest of that “team event day” ended up being tons of fun too. Kye got barked at by Dylan’s tiny dog, and he got a little bit scared. In Kye’s defence, Asad was also hiding behind Kye (so the tiny dog might’ve been a tiny bit scary). It was a very memorable and cute event. I’m fortunate to have shared all those memories and more with Kye. I’m so very sorry for your loss Christine, my deepest condolences.
