Dear Colleagues, I am very sad to inform you that Jim Webster, our esteemed colleague at the American Museum, passed away in his sleep the morning of July 6, 2019. Jim was a dedicated experimental petrologist, geologist, and educator who leaves a giant emptiness in our ranks here and among his colleagues and friends. Please access his obituary, written by his colleague Ed Mathez, on our department website: https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/james-webster We expect a memoriam will take place, but it is too soon to know when. Let me know if you want to be informed about this event. Sadly, George Harlow ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George E. Harlow gharlow@amnh.org<mailto:gharlow@amnh.org> Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 U.S.A. Phone (212)769-5378 FAX (212)769-5533 WWW: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/george-e.-harlow http://research.amnh.org/eps/jade/

This is terrible news. Jim was a first class scientist who was kind and compassionate . i recall many a long discussion with him on halogens and i always learned something important from him. Condolences to his family and friends… the world is a worse place with his passing. Very sad news. Professor Emeritus Frank J. Spera Dept of Earth Science University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 http://magma.geol.ucsb.edu There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. - Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5 > On Jul 8, 2019, at 12:53 PM, George Harlow <gharlow@amnh.org> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > I am very sad to inform you that Jim Webster, our esteemed colleague at the American Museum, passed away in his sleep the morning of July 6, 2019. Jim was a dedicated experimental petrologist, geologist, and educator who leaves a giant emptiness in our ranks here and among his colleagues and friends. Please access his obituary, written by his colleague Ed Mathez, on our department website: > https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/james-webster <https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/james-webster> > We expect a memoriam will take place, but it is too soon to know when. Let me know if you want to be informed about this event. > Sadly, > George Harlow > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > George E. Harlow gharlow@amnh.org <mailto:gharlow@amnh.org> > Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences > American Museum of Natural History > Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 U.S.A. > Phone (212)769-5378 FAX (212)769-5533 > WWW: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/george-e.-harlow <http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/george-e.-harlow> > http://research.amnh.org/eps/jade/ <http://research.amnh.org/eps/jade/> > > _______________________________________________ > MSA-talk mailing list > MSA-talk@minlists.org <mailto:MSA-talk@minlists.org> > http://lists.minlists.org/mailman/listinfo/msa-talk <http://lists.minlists.org/mailman/listinfo/msa-talk>

Very sad news indeed - I had the opportunity to serve under his chairmanship as a postdoc with Ed. Jim was very kind hearted, compassionate and a very sensible person and a great scientist. Last time we met in Prague and had a long chat sitting outside the main venue - shared many memories. We have lost a real gentleman. My condolences to all in his family. Sadly, Sisir — Sisir Mondal https://sites.google.com/site/sisirgeology/ http://iptri.in/ https://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/sisir-mondal > On 09-Jul-2019, at 4:51 AM, Frank Spera <spera@ucsb.edu> wrote: > > This is terrible news. Jim was a first class scientist who was kind and compassionate . i recall many a long discussion with him on halogens and i always learned something important from him. Condolences to his family and friends… the world is a worse place with his passing. Very sad news. > > Professor Emeritus Frank J. Spera > Dept of Earth Science > University of California > Santa Barbara, CA 93106 > http://magma.geol.ucsb.edu > > There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, > Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. > - Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5 > > > >> On Jul 8, 2019, at 12:53 PM, George Harlow <gharlow@amnh.org> wrote: >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> I am very sad to inform you that Jim Webster, our esteemed colleague at the American Museum, passed away in his sleep the morning of July 6, 2019. Jim was a dedicated experimental petrologist, geologist, and educator who leaves a giant emptiness in our ranks here and among his colleagues and friends. Please access his obituary, written by his colleague Ed Mathez, on our department website: >> https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/james-webster >> We expect a memoriam will take place, but it is too soon to know when. Let me know if you want to be informed about this event. >> Sadly, >> George Harlow >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> George E. Harlow gharlow@amnh.org >> Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences >> American Museum of Natural History >> Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 U.S.A. >> Phone (212)769-5378 FAX (212)769-5533 >> WWW: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/george-e.-harlow >> http://research.amnh.org/eps/jade/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MSA-talk mailing list >> MSA-talk@minlists.org >> http://lists.minlists.org/mailman/listinfo/msa-talk > > _______________________________________________ > MSA-talk mailing list > MSA-talk@minlists.org > http://lists.minlists.org/mailman/listinfo/msa-talk