diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 4df138ae9a60..3e77a20da704 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ Chris Lamb                     <lamby@debian.org>
 Chris Lightfoot                <chris@ex-parrot.com>
 Chris Nandor                   <pudge@pobox.com>
 Chris Pepper
+Chris Prather                  <chris@prather.org>
 Chris R. Donnelly              <chris.donnelly@vauto.com>
 Chris Travers                  <chris.travers@gmail.com>
 Chris Tubutis                  <chris@broadband.att.com>
diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index d2df15615a1c..afd4857386aa 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -404,8 +404,20 @@ the F<perldelta> of a previous release.
 
 =head1 Obituary
 
-XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
-died, add a short obituary here.
+"WELL VOLUNTEERED!" echoed across conference rooms and IRC channels. Matt S. Trout's battle
+cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders.
+
+With profound sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt
+shaped Perl through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator,
+Shadowcat Systems co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in
+profanity and delivered at maximum volume. He suffered no fools and grew to
+sometimes realize he should apologize. Yet this same abrasive exterior
+protected fierce dedication to mentoring, developers he harangued into
+volunteering now lead the community themselves. Matt's deliberately
+mind-bending code pushed Perl forward. Every modern Perl developer touches his
+legacy daily.
+
+Well volunteered, Matt. Rest in peace.
 
 =head1 Acknowledgements