Robin Milner R.I.P.

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk>
> Date: March 22, 2010 6:12:29 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Robin Milner R.I.P.

> Dear Dave:
>
> This very sad news, about one of the UK's leading computer  
> scientists, winner of the 1991 Turing Award, a wonderful person who  
> I was proud to regard as a friend as well as a colleague, has just  
> been posted to the UKCRC (UK Computing Research Committee) mailing  
> list.
>
> Brian
>
> > From: Michael Fourman <Michael.Fourman () ED AC UK>
> > Subject: Sad news
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > I am deeply saddened to pass on the following message from Barney  
> > and Chloë Milner:
> >
> > "We are sorry to announce that Robin Milner died on Saturday 20th  
> > March, in Cambridge, just three days after the funeral of his wife,  
> > Lucy.
> >
> > He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, as well as the  
> > academic community.
> >
> > We are expecting there to be a symposium in due course to provide  
> > an opportunity for Robin's many academic colleagues to celebrate  
> > him and his work.
> >
> > > From Chloë and Barney Milner"
> >
> > Professor Michael Fourman MSc DPhil FRSE FBCS CITP
> > Informatics Forum
> > 10 Crichton Street
> > Edinburgh
> > EH8 9AB
>
>
> --
> School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon  
> Tyne,
> NE1 7RU, UK
> EMAIL = Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk   PHONE = +44 191 222 7923
> FAX = +44 191 222 8232  URL = http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/people/brian.randell



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