Jesse Petersen — A Great WP Community — Has Passed Away!

It’s a sad day for the WordPress community. I write this with a heavy heart, that Jesse Petersen —  a Genesis Preferred Developer, theme and plugin developer, and so much more — lost his fight with Cystic Fibrosis today.

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He was a WordPress user since 2005, a developer since 2008 and a friend to many.

Can you look over your life and say you’d be leaving those connected to you better off having known you? If not, start today.

— Jesse Ⓦ Petersen (@jpetersen) July 3, 2017

I’m pretty sure; I was better off knowing him! Many would agree!

Jesse Petersen

I didn’t personally, know Jesse — but he was a great member of our community. I am not sure what to say. I got to know him better only after he went public with his Cystic Fibrosis genetic disease. I feel like telling you all about him in a few points below.

It’s my way to remember him! Jesse:

• He was a family man — a husband and a father to two adorable boys
• Most known for being a Genesis Preferred Developer
• A WordPress user since 2005, a developer since 2008 and a friend to many
• A plugin developer. His latest plugin was GenesisThe.me After Entry Widget Pro that added a widget after a post.
• He also has five plugins in the WordPress repository including Genesis Latest Tweets and Stealth Login Page. His last commit was only five days ago.
• A proud WordCamp Speaker, you can find him talking at WordPress.tv
• A member of The WP Crowd and was on many of our podcasts.
• He was also a Treehouse instructor
• More about him at this WCUS blog post
• Jeff wrote about Jesse on WPTavern

What Can We Do?

I wish if the WordPress foundation — or a non-profit fund could be set up for folks like him. The awesome WordPress community could be more awesome that way!

Support His Family

Jesse leaves behind a wife and two precious boys who will be going through a lot in the upcoming days. They also could use all the help they can get for last expenses and going forward. Ben Meredith has setup a Give fundraiser to help with the last expenses and for the family going forward.

[ecko_alert color=”green”]Prayers for him and his family. I hope I can urge you to support Jesse’s family →[/ecko_alert]

It’s the least we can do, for all his contribution towards our lives and the WordPress community!