From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/7535 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: pedicchi@units.it Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Aurelio Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:37:50 +0100 Message-ID: References: <55062.1355270759@buffalo.edu> Reply-To: pedicchi@units.it NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1355666777 30307 80.91.229.3 (16 Dec 2012 14:06:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:06:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: categories@mta.ca To: F William Lawvere Original-X-From: majordomo@mlist.mta.ca Sun Dec 16 15:06:31 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from smtp3.mta.ca ([138.73.1.32]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TkErN-0000cA-TO for gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:06:30 +0100 Original-Received: from mlist.mta.ca ([138.73.1.63]:35361) by smtp3.mta.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TkEln-00088c-77; Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:00:43 -0400 Original-Received: from majordomo by mlist.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TkEqj-0007j2-25 for categories-list@mlist.mta.ca; Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:05:49 -0400 In-Reply-To: <55062.1355270759@buffalo.edu> Content-Disposition: inline Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:7535 Archived-At: Dear friends, I am terribly sad and will miss Aurelio a lot. The time we spent together was extraordinary and unforgettable!! cristina F William Lawvere ha scritto: > Dear Colleagues, > > We are so very sad that Aurelio is so unexpectedly > gone. We will sorely miss his unique contributions to > our community. > > It seems only yesterday (but actually it is 40 years) > since he, in Perugia, started to teach me his unique > Italian with the same enthusiasm that he applied to > learning category theory. I never ceased to admire > his quick grasp of mathematics, and his clear perception > of situations and characters. > > My life (like the lives of many of us) was enriched > by his commentaries both wry and profound, yet > full of humor and kindness and warmth. > > As all the friends, I am deeply distressed at saying > goodbye to Aurelio. > > > Bill > > > > > > > [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ] [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]