[Coral-List] Passing of Pedro Alcolado

[Judith Lang]

Dear Alain and Patricia,
I am stunned and deeply saddened to hear of Pedro’s death. With his charming insistence on clear definitions for words, Pedro was a supportive colleague, excellent correspondent and dear friend. I will miss him greatly. 
Sincerely,
Judy Lang
AGRRA Scientific Coordinator


> On Jun 16, 2017, at 12:17 PM, Alain Duran <ecoaduran at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear coral-list members,
> 
> It is with a heavy heart and deep appreciation for his commitment to coral
> reef conservation that I share with you that Dr. Pedro Alcolado (Profe
> Pedro) passed way last night. Pedro was one of the top Cuban marine
> scientists who contributed to innumerable scientific projects resulting in
> dozens scientific articles and books. Beyond his excellent scientific
> career, Pedro was known as a great instructor who advocated for deeply and
> open discussion that we, his students, will always remember.
> 
> 
> Es con profundo dolor y reconocimiento a su trabajo para la conservación marina
> de los arrecifes coralinos que les informo que el Dr. Pedro Alcolado
> falleció en horas de la noche. Pedro fue uno de los mejores  investigadores
> marinos cubanos que contribuyo en innumerables proyectos que culminaron
> en artículos y libros científicos. Mas allá de su excelente carrera
> científica, Pedro
> fue conocido como un gran instructor que siempre nos enseño, a nosotros sus
> estudiantes, la discusión científica profunda y libre que siempre
> recordaremos
> 
> 
> We offered our sincerest condolences to his family and colleagues at the
> Institute of Oceanology, Cuba.
> 
> Le enviamos nuestras condolencias a su familia y colegas del Instituto de
> Oceanologia
> 
> 
> Alain Duran (Florida International University, US)
> 
> Patricia Gonzalez-Diaz (Centro de Investigaciones Marinas, Cuba)
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