Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Jeff died today at 1:08 AM (PST)
Dear colleagues and friends, Jeff died peacefully at 1:08 AM (PST) today. He passed with calm and dignity. His sister Jane was at his side. He gave so much to his work - It was truly his life and his greatest passion.
He will be missed ~
David
p.s. Jane welcomes these blogs - She wants to share them with their Mother Eileen, who is 94.
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I will remember him as a kind and gentle giant. He will be missed by many.
ReplyDeleteBill Hall
I was just informed of Jeff's passing, and can only say that I am stunned. I missed seeing Jeff at SFN, and simply assumed that he was busy doing what he did better than anyone in the world. I had no idea that he was sick. None.
ReplyDeleteOur field will never be the same, but we will always have his work to admire and learn from.
I shall always be indebted to Jeff for the outstanding example he set as a scientist and mentor. His dedication to excellence in all things have been an inspiration to me personally and professionally. I would not have remained in this field without his encouragement and confidence in me.
Jeff's invaluable contribution to our field and to those he inspired are his legacy.
Jeff - thank you for everything.
Troy A. Hackett
Jeff was an outstanding hearing scientist, and a delightful colleague to work and interact with. I will miss him.
ReplyDeleteBob Frisina
Jeff was a wonderful person and the finest neuroanatomist I have ever met. His help and encouragement early on in my career were invaluable and his continued kindness over the years appreciated. The auditory field has lost one of the greats...
ReplyDeleteMartha Zettel
The news of Jeff's death triggered many memories from over 30 years ago. A big bear of a man, with an intellectual curiosity to match, Jeff and I shared passions for baseball (Jeff was the only person I did not stump with the question, 'Who was the last Triple Crown Winner in the National League?'), for classical music (discussions about pianist Leon Fleischer, speculating on the biological basis of his ailment, composing for the left hand) and for motorcycles (JEff favored Honda ands I preferred BMW). I have lost one of my cheerleaders. Happy trails....
ReplyDeleteI just came across the daily cal article this evening, and I'm very saddened at the news. I took a lecture and a seminar course from Jeff in the 80s, and after leaving, brought back from a library not to be named in the Midwest a token of my esteem: an index card filched from a bound 1920's JCN, signed out by a who's who of great neuroanatomists who'd used the library over the decades. (Sorry, Cliff, but I couldn't resist the temptation - I knew of no one who'd be able to appreciate it better, and still don't.)
ReplyDeleteI'm no longer working in the sciences, but I remember very fondly the times when I'd drop in on Jeff in the afternoon to chat, the outstanding stories he told, and the quiet lesson, still applied: be alert to craft and patience; enjoy flash, too, but always question whether it has foundation.
When craft and patience are brough to bear, as in the great drawings Jeff's walls and publications had in such abundance, it's worth really paying attention, flashy or no.
And oh, the wit and flash he could bring, if you chose to pay attention.