This is very sad news indeed. I’ve known Bill since me early days in 
Dicty research.  I remember a very personal conversation with Bill about 
life one night at the Dicty conference in Madrid.  He was an exceptional 
person and a great scientist.  A great loss for the Dicty community. We 
will miss him deeply.

Annette

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PD Dr. Annette Mueller-Taubenberger
BMC - LS Zellbiologie (Anatomie III)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Großhaderner Str. 9
82152 Martinsried-Planegg

Ph.: +49 89 218075-873 (office)
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Am 2016-07-01 19:00, schrieb Dictybase Northwestern:
> Dear friends,
> 
> We are sad to inform you that our mentor, colleague and friend Bill
> Loomis passed away yesterday, June 30.  Bill started his scientific
> journey with Dicty in the 1960’s and remained active in the field
> until his death.  He was looking forward to joining all of us in
> Tucson at the end of the month. Bill was a passionate and erudite
> scientist, his enthusiasm and love of knowledge were infectious and
> his devotion to rigorous biological research and education was
> unwavering.  To us, Bill was a teacher, a mentor, a friend and a
> father figure.  We will miss him dearly.
> 
> Gadi and Adam