Paying respect to Jon AVENJ Portnoy

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 =head1 Obituary
 
-XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary
-here.
+Jon Portnoy (AVENJ), a prolific Perl author and admired Gentoo community
+member, has passed away on August 10, 2016. He will be remembered and
+missed by all those with which he came in contact and enriched with his
+intellect, wit, and spirit.
 
 =head1 Acknowledgements