Grande Perda da Limnologia

Falecimiento do Dr. Robert Wetzel

Caracas, 13/8/05

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En la página de la Asociación Española de Limnología se publicó una comunicación del Dr. Gene Likens, Presidente de la SIL, anunciando el sensible fallecimiento del Dr. Robert G. Wetzel. A continuación, se transcribe la comunicación del Dr. Likens:

I am deeply saddened to report that SIL General Secretary and Treasurer, Professor Dr. Robert G. Wetzel passed away at his home on Monday, 18 April 2005 at 2100 hr. This is a momentous loss for his family, friends, colleagues,many past students and postdoctoral associates, and the entire aquatic and limnological research community. His prodigious scientific productivity, boundless energy, attention to detail and kind, generous and gentle spirit will be greatly missed.

Prof. Wetzel received many awards and accolades for his scientific work, and recently was awarded the Hutchinson Science Laureate Award. For more than 3 decades, he was the guiding hand and "glue" for SIL. We all are deeply in his debt for his leadership of, devotion to and admiration for SIL, our professional society. He was an outstanding colleague and dear friend. Memorial arrangements have not yet been finalized, but for those desiring to donate in his memory, Prof. Wetzel's family is requesting that donations be made to SIL through Ms. Denise Johnson, SIL Administrative Assistant,

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health,
Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, CB # 7431, 124 Rosenau
Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431.
Gene E. Likens,
President of SIL

Paz a sus restos.

Ernesto J. González Rivas
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Instituto de Biología Experimental
Laboratorio de Limnología
Apartado 47106 - Los Chaguaramos
Caracas 1041 - Venezuela
Fax: 58-212-7535897
E-mal: ergonza@reacciun.ve