In memoriam: Prof. Uri Rothblum

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Name: José Alcalde
From: Spain
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I am very sad to know about Uri's passing. We will miss you.

Shalom Aleijem.
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Name: alan hoffman
From: IBM Research (retired)
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Uri was one of the nicest people I knew: warm, witty,
generous, forgiving, enthusiastic. Collaborating with
Uri was like going to a party. And he was interested
in Everything: perhaps the most versatile scholar in the mathematics of operations research. I will
really really miss him.
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Name: Joseph Fiksel
From: Columbus, Ohio
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Uri, suddenly departed, you left a wonderful legacy. I have fond memories of our days together at Stanford. You were always a wise and gentle soul.

Shalom chaver
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Name: Jay Sethuraman
From: Columbia University
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Thank you for your friendship and for teaching me so much over the years. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on so many topics ranging from matching and bandit problems to the pleasures of parenting, from the art and craft of writing a good research paper to the latest broadway show! It is a privilege to have worked with you. It was exciting to see you at the white board explaining your latest result or a cute observation. I will miss your kind words, your gentle manner, and your infectious enthusiasm.

Jay
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Name: Anne G. Robinson
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This is a tremendous loss to the Operations Research community. My condolensces to the family. Uri, you will be missed.
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Name: Jim Dai
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Uri, although we were thousands miles apart, you had been working with us closely pretty much everyday since I started working with you for Mathematics of Operations Research (MOR) in 2010. Your passion for MOR had always been an inspiration. Indeed, just moment before your collapse on March 6, I received the second email from you that day

From: Uriel Rothblum <mathofor@gmail.com>
Date: March 6, 2012 6:37:39 AM EST
To: Jim Dai <dai@gatech.edu>, Jim Dai <jimdaimor@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Manuscript Submission

Dear Jim

Can you handle the attached paper. Eugene would be a natural AE.

Thanks

Best

Uri

We miss your leadership for the journal that you had served for so long (since 1979).
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Name: David Gamarnik
From: Boston
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I am very sad to hear the news of Uri's passing. My condolences to his family.
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Submitted by
Name: Steffen Borgwardt
From: Munich
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Dear Uri, it leaves me sad to think about not being able to talk to you again. You have been such a kind, friendly, creative and brilliant person and will be missed greatly by everyone that knew you.
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Name: Peter Gritzmann
From: Munich
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What a wonderful personality! What a great scientist! What a selfless servant to our community! What a special friend!
Uri, we miss you, and we will never forget what you did for us and who you were to us!
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Name: Jim Orlin
From: M.I.T.
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Dear Uri,
You were a great colleague, co-author, and friend. Your passing leaves me full of sadness. I wish you well on "the other side". -- Jim
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