One more tribute to Bill:  I got to know Bill initially long ago during 
my several years at Scripps, from whence I would bike quite regularly to 
UCSD in order to join in his weekly lab meetings.  I learned a good bit 
of Dictyology from Bill and even more so appreciated the original 
thoughts he would offer and probing questions he would pose.  Many years 
later I had the chance to host Bill overnight at a time my family rented 
the "Loomis House" (named for and first occupied by a distant relative 
of his, as Bill explained) at Amherst College.   "Loomis" was chiseled 
prominently into the cornice of the building in which he gave his 
lecture the next day.

As is already apparent, Bill will be missed around the globe.

David Ratner

Amherst, MA


On 7/1/2016 1:00 PM, Dictybase Northwestern wrote:
> 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