From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/4182 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dana Scott Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Alex Heller Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:39:20 -0800 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241019778 12099 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:42:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:42:58 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Sat Feb 2 09:56:30 2008 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:56:30 -0400 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1JLIlr-00042H-ES for categories-list@mta.ca; Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:51:03 -0400 Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 4 Original-Lines: 31 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:4182 Archived-At: On Feb 1, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Noson wrote: > It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of > Alex Heller. He passed away yesterday after a short illness. > Details to follow. Sad, sad, sad news indeed. I have to relay a story Alex told me not so many years ago when we sat next to each other at a conference dinner. I asked him about the last illness of Eilenberg, which was long and difficult. Alex visited him often, and after a stroke Sammy could not talk. On the last time he saw him, as Alex was getting up to leave, he saw Sammy wanted something. Then he realized he wanted a farewell hug. Anyone who remembers Sammy will recall he was one of the world's prime skeptics and not much into hugging. Alex gave him the hug, and just imagining the scene brings tears to my eyes. Dana & Irene Scott 1149 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94707-2609 ------ Tel: (510) 527-5287