Wikipedian [[User:Fg2|Fg2]] has passed away according to [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=frank-j-gualtieri&pid=131905563 this obituary] and outside corroboration by his friend and co-worker Shirley Tamura. In life he was Frank J. Gualtieri Jr., a native of [[Canton, Massachusetts]] who traveled Japan extensively and worked as an educator and translator. He shared his love with the world by contributing heavily in Japan-related topics. He amassed nearly [http://toolserver.org/~river/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=Fg2&dbname=enwiki_p 25,000 edits] on the English Wikipedia, hundreds more as [[:ja:利用者‐会話:二八|二八]] on the [[:ja:メインページ|Japanese Wikipedia]], and nearly 2,000 image uploads with [[:commons:User:Fg2|his account]] on Wikimedia Commons, including [[User:Fg2/Photos by Topic|these examples]]. He also created the English Wikipedia's [[Portal:Japan|Japan Portal]]. In memorial, [[article X]] is being improved towards Featured Article status. Also, three of Fg2's photographs have been [[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates|nominated]] to be Featured pictures on the English Wikipedia.