[J3] [SC22WG5.6524] Fwd: Aleks Donev, former Fortran committee member

[Ondřej Čertík]

Sad indeed. I remember adding him to the J3 generic subgroup github repository.

He had a lot of ideas for the Fortran generics and was involved last summer a lot. I think I have over 100 emails from him.

Ondrej

On Mon, Jan 22, 2024, at 4:29 PM, Gary Klimowicz via J3 wrote:
> This is sad news. Last summer he was engaging in the discussions about 
> generics. It seemed like he had some interesting perspectives on things 
> (not just generics).
>
> I added him as an alternate to my org in J3 so he could participate as 
> much as he was able. I mourn the lost opportunities to learn from him.
>
> G.
>
>
>
>> On Jan 22, 2024, at 15:08, Steve Lionel via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: *Jonathan Goodman* <goodman at cims.nyu.edu>
>> Date: Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM
>> Subject: Aleks Donev, former Fortran committee member
>> To: <steve at stevelionel.com>
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Steve Lionel,
>> 
>>   I’m writing with the sad news that Aleks Donev passed away last fall.
>> Aleks was on the Fortran committee for several years, but I’m not sure 
>> exactly when.  Please pass this on to anyone in that group who knew 
>> him.  There will be a memorial for Aleks on April 12 at the Courant 
>> Institute of NYU which anyone who knew Aleks is invited to attend.
>> 
>>       Thanks,
>> 
>>           Jonathan Goodman
>> 
>> Professor of Mathematics, 
>> Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
>> New York University