[Leish-l] Loss of Douglas Barker

[Kwang-Poo Chang]

I join Jennie to concur with what Patrick said about Douglas. I do remember
him as someone with lots of passion, humor and generosity.

KP

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 5:04 PM jeffrey shaw <jayusp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 21 de set. de 2022 às 16:23, Dr Douglas C. Barker <
> dr_douglas_c_barker at hotmail.com<mailto:dr_douglas_c_barker at hotmail.com>>
> escreveu:
> Dear Jennie,
> I hope this email gets to you. It with regret I have to tell you of the
> passing of Douglas. He died in his sleep on the 13 th September. He was at
> home at Barfad.
>
> Yours Valerie
>
> From: Patrick Bastien <patrick.bastien at umontpellier.fr>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 1:10:49 PM
> This is extremely sad. Douglas Barker was pioneer in the molecular biology
> of Leishmania and brought a lot in the field. His passionate temper and
> strong character, together with his friendship, his generosity and good
> humour, have remained in my memories for decades. He was certainly one of
> the most endearing researchers in our field.
> My most sincere condolences
> Patrick Bastien
> Jenefer Blackwell <jmb37 at cam.ac.uk>
> Very nicely put Patrick.  I concur.
>
> Cheers, Jennie Blackwell
>
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