Monday, 1 September 2008

Too early

One of my scientific granddads* died suddenly over the weekend. As I know nothing of the cause I cannot say other than too soon - way too soon.

I get flashbacks from merry drinking sprees and good scientific discussions (in order of importance). I'm sad.

*the PhD supervisor of one of my PhD supervisors

said hgg at 17:14

9 comments:

  1. EcoGeoFemme1 September 2008 at 18:42

    You have my condolences.

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  2. Amelie1 September 2008 at 19:36

    oh, I'm sorry. A conference I attended a few months ago was dedicated to a very talented person in our field, who had also died way too soon. It's very sad.

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  3. stepwise girl1 September 2008 at 20:55

    Sorry about that...

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  4. hgg1 September 2008 at 22:57

    Thanks guys, you're very sweet. I haven't seen the person in years, but I got a bit sentimental getting the news today.

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  5. Albatross2 September 2008 at 00:21

    So sorry to hear.

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  6. ScienceGirl2 September 2008 at 03:16

    It's crazy how we get attached to our "academic families." My condolences.

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  7. hgg2 September 2008 at 08:44

    albatross; thanks for stepping by!

    sciencegirl; it's pretty weird isn't it? It's supposed to be only work relations and you end up loving or hating people all the time

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  8. Anonymous2 September 2008 at 10:33

    Hey,
    I guess he was then my scientific father (as he was my supervisor). I agree, way too soon. It is pretty hard to understand that he is no longer there.

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  9. hgg2 September 2008 at 10:34

    Very true :-(

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