[Coral-List] Passing of Pedro Alcolado

[Vassil Zlatarski]

I am deeply saddened. I was privileged to meet Pedro during his first steps
in marine science.  For decades, I followed with respect his devoted
investigations and enjoyed his warm colleaguial attention. Thank you, mi
hermano, you will be dearly missed!

Coral reefs are losing great friend.

Sincerest condolences to all Alcolado's, friends and colleagues

Vassil

Vassil Zlatarski

On Fri, 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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