Dear all, I do not use the mailing list to send messages different from the bulletin, which is broadcasted on the second of each month. However, given the exceptional loss of a colleague and friend, and to allow those who wish to participate to the ceremony, I am forwarding the message below. Best wishes, Luciano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends, With deep sadness we inform you that our colleague Leonid Grishchuk passed away in his sleep, on13 September 2012, 2:25 am, after a brief battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind three daughters: Ekaterina Grishchuk, Alexandra Grishchuk, and Olga Grishchuk. One of us (Sathya) is collecting messages of condolence, which we will forward to them. Please send messages to B.Sathyaprakash[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk. The cremation and short secular ceremony will be held at Thornhill crematorium, Cardiff, on Friday Sept 21st at 14.45, lasting 30 minutes. There will then be a reception at the School of Physics and Astronomy, 5, The Parade, Cardiff, Queens Buildings, Cardiff CF24 3AA, where we will celebrate Leonid's life starting 1545. You can read a brief scientific biography of Leonid at: http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/pub/Leonid.Grishchuk/index.html Kip Thorne Malcolm MacCallum B.S. Sathyaprakash