Sherwin Siy, 40, a communications lawyer with expertise in intellectual property and privacy issues, died Wednesday of natural causes. Siy was lead public policy manager at the Wikimedia Foundation and inspired others in his legal work. He previously worked at the FCC and Public Knowledge, where he was for about nine years and was promoted to vice president. A typical reaction came from Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Legislative Counsel Ernesto Falcon: "I am a lawyer today because of how much my friend's legal mind inspired me." There may be a celebration in his honor in Washington, according to his surviving sibling, Angelique Geehan. Siy is also survived by his parents. His mother requests that those wishing to make a charitable contribution in honor of Siy go to sherwinmemorial.rsvpify.com for forthcoming details and email FriendsofSherwin@gmail.com with questions. For details on any service, contact Public Knowledge, PK said. [Editor's note: This obituary has been updated to reflect new information on charitable giving and that Siy may not have died in Washington.]