[Leish-l] Leishmaniasis looses one of its icons - Bob Killick-Kendrick

[Patrick Bastien]

Dear all,
I just had a quick talk with Mireille.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to <killickendrick at wanadoo.fr>
Regards
P. Bastien

Professeur Patrick Bastien
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine
UMR MIVEGEC (CNRS 5290 - IRD 224 - Université Montpellier 1)
Centre National de Référence des Leishmania
CHU de Montpellier
39 Avenue Charles Flahault
34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

Wallacepeters2 at aol.com a écrit :

> Bob's passing will be mourned by all who knew him. I am one of those who
> had the good fortune, the privilege and pleasure of working with Bob over
> many years. We shared numerous congenial and productive experiences in the
> field  and the laboratory, as well as memorable social occasions in some odd
> corners of  the world. He had great intellectual depth and technical
> expertise. These he  shared unstintingly with all whom he met, young  
>  and old, novices
> or world  authorities.
>
> For those of you who would like to know more details of his career but who
> have not yet come across this information, may I recommend an excellent
> article  posted anonymously in the French version of Wikipedia at   
> the following
>  site  _http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Killick-Kendrick_
> (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Killick-Kendrick)  .  There is   
> also a photo of him
> on
> _www.leishmaniasis.info/reviewers_2.htm_
> (http://www.leishmaniasis.info/reviewers_2.htm)  .
>
> Our thoughts and sincere condolences go to his wife and long-time colleague
>  Mireille, and their families.
>
> Wallace Peters
>