Rob Levin
Robert Levin (December 16, 1955 – September 16, 2006), also known as lilo, was the founder of the freenode IRC network and Executive Director of the PDPC charity that helped fund freenode. A computer programmer since 1968, Levin worked as an administrator and an applications programmer from 1978 until his death.
On September 12, 2006, Levin was struck by a car while riding a bicycle at night in Houston, Texas in a hit-and-run collision. After the collision, it was reported that Levin was hospitalized for several days. He died on September 16.
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