I just got back into town and was shocked and saddened to learn of Bill’s death.  I always imagined that he would never retire and go on doing research long into the future.  Ironically, I was right on the former but sadly wrong on the latter.  It is fitting that he was working on a manuscript at the time of his death.

I first met Bill in the 1960s and it was his infectious enthusiasm for Dicty that led me on to a lifetime of working with the organism.  While we did have a few differences over the years, he was always extremely supportive, when the crunch came.

An incredibly imaginative and creative scientist, he will be greatly missed.

Gerry


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