tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3339487713073418812..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: In Memory of...Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38362938706716433532008-12-15T15:22:00.000-05:002008-12-15T15:22:00.000-05:00UM Grad Dean's statement:To the Campus Community:W...UM Grad Dean's statement:<BR/><BR/>To the Campus Community:<BR/><BR/>We are deeply saddened to inform our campus community of the passing of David V. Pollack, a Ph.D. candidate in Microbiology, last Thursday,<BR/>December 11th, of natural causes. He was scheduled to defend his<BR/>completed dissertation on January 9, 2009 and will be granted his degree posthumously. David was 27 years old.<BR/><BR/>In addition to being an outstanding student and colleague in his<BR/>program, David served as a call firefighter in the Amherst Fire<BR/>Department since September 2005 when he came to Amherst to pursue his Ph.D. in Microbiology. He was a lieutenant in the Call Force. He had served previously in the Ledyard Fire Department in Connecticut.<BR/><BR/>At the request of his family, a memorial service will be held at the Ledyard Emergency Services Building, in Ledyard, Connecticut, on Saturday, December 20th, at 2:00 pm. For details, visit<BR/>http://www.ledyardfire.org.<BR/><BR/>On behalf of the Graduate School and the entire campus, we extend our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy to David’s family, friends and colleagues. It is clear he will be sorely missed.<BR/><BR/>John R. Mullin, Ph.D., NAICP<BR/>Dean of the Graduate SchoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-12121453181472005822008-12-15T12:39:00.000-05:002008-12-15T12:39:00.000-05:00Yes thank you Larry for the posting of remembrance...Yes thank you Larry for the posting of remembrance of these three fine people. May we all take their best attributes and try to put them into our daily lives. <BR/><BR/>-Ryan WilleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-27552243871156066652008-12-15T05:55:00.000-05:002008-12-15T05:55:00.000-05:00Thank you, Larry, for bringing these fine men to y...Thank you, Larry, for bringing these fine men to your blog to be remembered, They were all very good men and will never be forgotten.<BR/><BR/>Until later..............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30421921322656406632008-12-15T00:59:00.000-05:002008-12-15T00:59:00.000-05:00Dick Johnson -- a landlord I respected back when I...Dick Johnson -- a landlord I respected back when I was working for the Housing Authority and the ONLY person who EVER quietly pointed out that I had made a mistake with code (which didn't happen often).<BR/><BR/>Yes, I knew that sprinklered places had different rules regarding egress, but I was fighting with landlords about working smoke detectors and hadn't before encountered someone retrofitting sprinklers into existing buildings.<BR/><BR/>Seemed to be like a really nice guy. Shame to hear this news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44211098008762017622008-12-14T15:55:00.000-05:002008-12-14T15:55:00.000-05:00David,Was a brilliant scientist who about to defen...David,<BR/>Was a brilliant scientist who about to defend his PHD thesis at UMASS. HE was going to work at the Naval Research Lab in Washington D.C. <BR/><BR/>He also was a great firefighter both in his hometown of Ledyard CT and here in Amherst. He will be sorely missed by all who loved him. <BR/>We love you David.<BR/>Ryan And Sherri WilleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com