Donald Macnaughton wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message:
>
> From: "Wainer, Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: John Tukey
>
> Dear Friends and colleagues,
>
> John Wilder Tukey died last night of an accumulation of physical
> problems.
>
> We shared a mince pie (his favorite) on Monday night in his hos-
> pital room, and he was in good spirits, but in the end his body
> failed him.
>
> He left us with his mind intact; despite the physical problems
> that plagued him, in the end he was still John Tukey.
>
> If you have any specific question please write and I will try to
> answer them.
>
> As other plans are made I will keep you informed.
>
> Howard
I'm sorry to hear that. I was fortunate enough to sit in on a short
course at Iowa State 20 or so years ago and hear his spirited
discussions with some of the professors there. Prior to that I
had no idea that people could be passionate about the field of
statistics.
Regards,
Russell Martin
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