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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=3>Dear "leishmaniac"
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<DIV> I am writing to thank you for your numerous messages
of support which meant a lot to our family and me at a such difficult
time.</DIV>
<DIV>As you know, Bob's passion was research. Many of you mentioned what
a privilege it was to have shared his passion. I did too: his driving energy
was inspirational and that, mixed with his warmth and wit, made him a very
special husband to work with. Yes, as many of you reminded me, he
was generous with his time and knowledge. He loved teaching and working
in the laboratory, but he strongly believed that the fieldwork is the corner
stone for every scientific programme on leishmaniasis, building on field
observations. It was what he did all his life. May the old and new generations
of leishmaniacs remember him for this.</DIV>
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<DIV> Warm regards</DIV>
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<DIV> Mireille Killick-Kendrick</DIV>
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