diff --git a/etc/status-general.xml b/etc/status-general.xml
index c4c765e5a..1fc8c6bad 100644
--- a/etc/status-general.xml
+++ b/etc/status-general.xml
@@ -71,4 +71,10 @@
 <!-- ************************************************************************** -->
       &patent-policy-paragraph;
 
-    </status>
\ No newline at end of file
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p>The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="../xquery-40/xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
+
+    </status>
diff --git a/specifications/EXPath/binary/src/binary-functions.xml b/specifications/EXPath/binary/src/binary-functions.xml
index b3de1054b..1b33544ce 100644
--- a/specifications/EXPath/binary/src/binary-functions.xml
+++ b/specifications/EXPath/binary/src/binary-functions.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ for transition to Proposed Recommendation. </p>'>
                 in their <term>History</term> notes. Comments are invited, in the form of GitHub
                 issues at <loc href="https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs"
                     >https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs</loc>.</p>
+
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p>The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="../xquery-40/xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
         </status>
 
         <langusage>
diff --git a/specifications/EXPath/file/src/file-functions.xml b/specifications/EXPath/file/src/file-functions.xml
index f3853c6dc..ae93ded35 100644
--- a/specifications/EXPath/file/src/file-functions.xml
+++ b/specifications/EXPath/file/src/file-functions.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ for transition to Proposed Recommendation. </p>'>
                 in their <term>History</term> notes. Comments are invited, in the form of GitHub
                 issues at <loc href="https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs"
                     >https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs</loc>.</p>
+
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p>The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="../xquery-40/xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
         </status>
 
         <langusage>
diff --git a/specifications/xpath-functions-40/src/xpath-functions.xml b/specifications/xpath-functions-40/src/xpath-functions.xml
index 560297cbb..3bd25371a 100644
--- a/specifications/xpath-functions-40/src/xpath-functions.xml
+++ b/specifications/xpath-functions-40/src/xpath-functions.xml
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ for transition to Proposed Recommendation. </p>'>
              the W3C XSLT 4.0 Extensions Community Group. Individual functions specified in the document may be at
              different stages of review, reflected in their <term>History</term> notes. Comments are invited,
              in the form of GitHub issues at <loc href="https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs">https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs</loc>.</p>
+
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p>The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="../xquery-40/xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
        </status>
 
         <langusage>
diff --git a/specifications/xquery-40/src/xquery-header.xml b/specifications/xquery-40/src/xquery-header.xml
index 6110fadd2..8f3e01f36 100644
--- a/specifications/xquery-40/src/xquery-header.xml
+++ b/specifications/xquery-40/src/xquery-header.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,20 @@
   <status>
     <p>This is a draft prepared by the QT4CG (officially registered in W3C as the
       XSLT Extensions Community Group). Comments are invited.</p>
-  </status>
+
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p role="xpath">The publications of this community group are dedicated to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+<p role="xpath">Michael was central to the development of XML and many related technologies.
+He brought a polymathic breadth of knowledge and experience to everything he
+did. This, combined with his indefatigable curiosity and appetite for learning,
+made him an invaluable contributor to our project, along with many others. We
+have lost a brilliant thinker, a patient teacher, and a loyal friend.</p>
+<p role="xquery">The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
+</status>
 
 <abstract id="id-abstract"><p role="xpath" diff="chg">
 
diff --git a/specifications/xslt-40/src/xslt.xml b/specifications/xslt-40/src/xslt.xml
index a139dd7c7..e939395b8 100644
--- a/specifications/xslt-40/src/xslt.xml
+++ b/specifications/xslt-40/src/xslt.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@
                Claim(s)</loc> must disclose the information in accordance with <loc href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Disclosure">section 6
                of the W3C Patent Policy</loc>.</p>-->
 
+<note role="dedication" id="dedication">
+<p>The publications of this community group 
+<loc href="../xquery-40/xpath-40.html#dedication">are dedicated</loc> to our co-chair,
+Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954–2024).</p>
+</note>
       </status>
       <abstract>
          <p>This specification defines the syntax and semantics of XSLT 4.0, a language designed
diff --git a/style/xmlspec-2016.xsl b/style/xmlspec-2016.xsl
index 2791bdd01..be0f9a79f 100644
--- a/style/xmlspec-2016.xsl
+++ b/style/xmlspec-2016.xsl
@@ -1329,6 +1329,15 @@
     <xsl:apply-templates/>
   </xsl:template>
 
+  <!-- dedication -->
+  <xsl:template match="note[contains-token(@role, 'dedication')]">
+    <div class="dedication">
+      <xsl:sequence select="@id"/>
+      <h3>Dedication</h3>
+      <xsl:apply-templates/>
+    </div>
+  </xsl:template>
+
   <!-- note: a note about the spec -->
   <xsl:template match="note">
     <div class="note">