Dear Crystallographic Community, It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of Professor Louis Delbaere. Louis passed away suddenly on October 5th in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada while returning home to Saskatoon from an ACA Council meeting in Buffalo, NY. At the end, Louis was surrounded by his family - his wife Carol, his son Christian and his daughter Michelle.
Louis was an incredibly active member of our community, serving as the Canadian Rep to the ACA from 1999-2001, a member of the ACA Communications Committee from 2003-2006, and as President of the ACA in 2005. He was the current president of the Canadian National Committee for Crystallography, a member of the IUCr Executive Committee, and led the successful Canadian bid to bring the 2014 IUCr congress to Montreal. Louis mentored numerous crystallographers, many of whom continue his legacy as active crystallographers themselves. His contributions, friendship and enthusiasm for science, and in particular crystallography, will be truly missed. Funeral arrangements are being made for Louis in Saskatoon. If colleagues wish to send condolences, you can contact me directly at aude...@yorku.ca, and I will ensure that your wishes are passed on Carol and the Delbaere Family. Sincerely, Gerald Audette -- Gerald F. Audette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions York University Rm 456 Chemistry Building 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3 Canada Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33318 Fax: (416) 736-5936 Email: aude...@yorku.ca Web: http://www.yorku.ca/audette
