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In loving memory

Paul Giese

20002020

Remembering a friend, a role model and a leader.

Known across the Spigot community as TechsCode

 

Paul smiling, sitting in the open door of a car at night, city lights behind him
Paul Giese
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IRemembering

The person behind TechsCode

To the Minecraft and Spigot community he was TechsCode: a plugin developer, a teacher, and the person who answered your support request within minutes. To his friends and family, he was Paul.

We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever. The goal is to create something that will.

Shared by egg82, who added: “I believe he achieved this goal.”

The craftsman

“Paul created quality code. You could tell he cared about the end user. I hope he knows that the end users care about him.”

Chris Galetta

“I loved his brilliant plugin page design and his presence.”

Gober

The teacher

“You where my role model, and my reason for learning to code.”

Lars Kristian

“Everytime I needed support he was there within minutes to provide support. You could tell based on his responses that he loved what he did.”

Dickmas

The friend

“Your passion for coding was unbelievable… always til 2–3 am (the day is too short, right?), which was good for our late night chats sometimes.”

Keita

“Paul was and is like a brother for me… with whom I enjoyed spending my time.”

Timo Kück

IIMoments

Pictures of Paul

TechsCode

TechsCode avatar: a cartoon character with dark hair and a raised fist Cartoon avatar with a big smile Cartoon avatar grinning behind a laptop

IIINovember 6, 2020

What happened

On November 6, 2020, Paul tragically lost his life in a devastating car accident while riding as a passenger. The driver, a close friend, suffered severe injuries and was rushed to the hospital. Sadly, Paul succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

In the days that followed, messages arrived from all over the world — from people who had worked with him, learned from him, bought his plugins, or simply knew his name.

Read the news article (German · nord24.de)
Candles, flowers, photos and a small number 20 left at a tree
Candles and flowers left in his memory

IVMessages

A sky full of messages

Every star is a message someone left for Paul, here and on SpigotMC. The bright core holds the first days, when hundreds arrived; newer messages drift outward. Touch a star to read it.

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If Paul’s exceptional talent and creativity touched your life, or if you simply want to commemorate his memory, please feel free to leave a message here.

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