[Leish-l] A sad Notice of the death of Prof Rioux (17/03/2017)

[Kwang-Poo Chang]

Professor Roux's passing is a great loss to us all !

My deepest condolences to his  family and to all leishmaniacs who treasure
his significant contributions to Leishmania and leishmaniasis.

I remember I used to receiving his yearly greeting cards, each signed by
the whole team of his lab. We met in various meetings, but didn't really
speak to each other literally and always depended on the late professor
Killick-Kendrick's translation. Now, I imagine they are together up there
talking to each other happily in French.

KP

On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Leishmania News <leishnews at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It is my saddest duty to inform you that Professor Jean-Antoine Rioux
> passed away on the 17th March in Montpellier, France.
>
> Pr Rioux was one of the greatest figures of leishmaniasis eco-epidemiology
> and taxonomy. he was famous all over Europe, North Africa, Near-East and
> Latin America.
>
> His bright intelligence, his extreme sense of 'rigour', his constant
> questioning of hypotheses and convictions, his immense scientific culture
> and his incredibly passionate temperament, persisted until the end of his
> life and remain in our memories. They made him a great man of science – one
> you seldom cross paths with in your life, and whom you cannot forget once
> you met him.
>
> Our deepest sympathetic thoughts go to his family. Condolences and
> testimonies may be sent to his two sons, Olivier and Philippe (
> philipperioux at aol.com; o.rioux at gazettedemontpellier.fr) and
> grand-children.
>
> Regards
>
> Patrick Bastien
>
> Coordonnateur Département de Parasitologie-Mycologie
>
> Centre National de Référence des Leishmanioses
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