It breaks our hearts to bring you such devastating news. On Sunday, May 17 our dear friend Sebastian Oltmanns and his fiancee Anna passed away in a motorcycle accident in Benin, Africa, where Sebastian was working for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture of Cotonou and searching for ways to strengthen our organization on the African continent.
We are in complete shock and cannot believe Sebastian, not only our President and motivator, but above all our dear friend, is gone.
There are no words.
We hope to be able to honor Sebastian's memory by living our lives in joy. Sebastian never seemed to forget to be cheerful and friendly. Remember to treasure every moment in your life with deep gratitude, we never know what tomorrow brings us.
Our thoughts go out to Sebastian's and Anna's families.
As the IAAS World Congress in Mexico is approaching in July, we are collecting a memorial book for Sebastian. We would very much appreciate any pictures and anecdotes you have about Sebastian and Anna, whom you might have met at the EDM 2006/07 in Poland. You can upload here your memories, stories and thoughts. Eventually we will collect these stories into a book for Sebastian's family.
These are very difficult times for all of us and in our hearts we will always remember the loved ones we lost too suddenly.
The date, time and place of the memorial services shall be communicated as soon as we know.
With our loving regards on behalf of IAAS International,
Stephanie, Carlos, Matthias, Edjabou, Laura, Michal and Pepita
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In Memoriam
On May 17th, our friend and President of IAAS International, Sebastian Oltmanns died in a motorcicle accident in Benin, together with his fiancee Anna. As a a small way to show our appreciation we´ve dedicated this space to share the invaluable memories of two great persons. Rest in peace
