From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/8234 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ross Street Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Stephen H. Schanuel Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:41:25 +1000 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Ross Street NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1406340156 31118 80.91.229.3 (26 Jul 2014 02:02:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 02:02:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Categories , To: wlawvere Original-X-From: majordomo@mlist.mta.ca Sat Jul 26 04:02:26 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from smtp3.mta.ca ([138.73.1.186]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XArJZ-0006Uq-TX for gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 04:02:26 +0200 Original-Received: from mlist.mta.ca ([138.73.1.63]:48315) by smtp3.mta.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XArIq-0005Ay-51; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:01:40 -0300 Original-Received: from majordomo by mlist.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XArIq-0007BK-Jt for categories-list@mlist.mta.ca; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:01:40 -0300 In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:8234 Archived-At: Dear Bill This is very sad news. You, your family, and Steve=92s family have our sincere condolences.=20 Steve Schanuel was a gifted mathematician who could focus fully on a = problem under discussion and, as you say, generously offer his deep = understanding. We were fortunate to have Steve twice visit Macquarie, where he was greatly appreciated, not only by the category theorists, but by the number theorists, and my family. I have very warm memories of driving back from an outing in the Blue Mountains where he had all of us (Margery and our boys) heartily singing songs in rounds. Another time, I was driving the gang back to Macquarie after the Seminar had been at Sydney University. We were stuck in = horrible traffic in pouring rain waiting to cross the Harbour Bridge. I was = expressing frustration, to put it mildly. Steve said something like: ``Ross, here = we are, among friends, in comfortable chairs, discussing mathematics. Relax!=92' Thinking of that still helps reduce my road rage. A meeting with Steve always left you feeling much happier, and certainly more informed. But now I feel a huge loss. Ross =20 On 25 Jul 2014, at 9:27 am, wlawvere wrote: > Stephen H. Schanuel >=20 > Dear colleagues, >=20 > It is with deep sadness that I report that my best friend, > Steve Schanuel, died today. >=20 > His intellectual generosity and quick mathematical > wit, legendary among colleagues and students alike, > will continue to inspire many. >=20 > Bill Lawvere >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]