Last week, the very sad news reached us that Blender developer Germano Cavalcante de Sousa passed away on 24 November 2025.
Germano had been dealing with leukemia for over a year. He was quite open about it and shared updates in his weekly reports. During this period, Germano kept being involved with Blender when possible. Everyone was impressed by his spirit and passion for his work on Blender.
Germano started as a triager and mesh editing team member in early 2017. Because of his architecture background, he wished to work on improving precise modeling tools for designers, which was the main topic worked on for many years.
I can’t express how saddened I am by this news. We will severely miss him and we will cherish our memories of Germano. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in Brazil.
Ton Roosendaal, and the entire Blender Team
Amsterdam, 8 December 2025.