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Farewell to a good friend

I've been quiet on this blog for some time... unfortunately I'm not returning with a heavily positive post:

My good friend Doctor John F. Davis died this past Sunday at the age of 87.

John wasn't the kind of person who would want weeping and moaning about him. I'm trying not to. Mostly, I've been trying to remember how fortunate I was to have known such an incredible man:

Before WW II, John was a PhD in Engineering. He had a great interest in medical technology, so he returned to McGill after the war to get his MD, and a BA in English Literature as well.

McGill awards a scholarship in his name every 2 years.

He was a Nobel laureate, as part of a group of scientists who protested nuclear proliferation. He didn't get the monetary award, but had the award certificate proudly in his office.

He was the spokesman for several medical research companies.

Even up to the end, he was a practicing psychiatrist.

He was also the person who got me into PC computing a decade ago, as a reward for helping him to create his personal Website.

Despite all these credits, he was a humble man. In fact, he willed his body to science, and there will only be a memorial service later this summer.

I'm very sad he's gone... but I thank fate for giving me a chance to know him.