From a message by Chandler's family:

Dear friends and family, and all those close to Chandler Davis, First of all, here is a link to the video of the entire memorial: Though it’s available for good at this link, which you can share, it will not be searchable online. As attachments, you'll find the slideshow images of Chan, put together by Chan's granddaughter Niamh Girling, and the words of the poems and songs, with illustrations by Chan's granddaughter Sofia Siera. Thanks to those who signed up to order the collection of Chan's prose, It Walks in Beauty: Selected Prose of Chandler Davis Edited and with an Introduction by Josh Lukin. Aqueduct Press, 2010. It turns out, however, that the best way if you want a three-dimensional book is to order it on Amazon. (Amazon?!? How non-Channish! Aqueduct Press reminds folks that they're a small outfit and don't have the capacity to fill small shipment requests.) If you would like an E-book, it can be ordered through Aqueduct Press. Some of Chan's science fiction stories are in Josh Lukin's collection, but there's much more. A fan in India, TG Shenoy, has put together a digital collection: Chan's science fiction collection. This is a link to a great sci-fi-centric interview conversation between Chandler and Gautam Bhatia, who spoke online about his lifelong connection with Chan. While you’re there, check out Strange Horizons: it’s a great online magazine. Also, for a blast from the past, see attached image from Chan's 1958 story. Marjorie Senechal mentioned in her online comments that she and Chan co-facilitated a multi-media creative workshop for mathematicians and artists wanting to make art about math. Here’s the citation: The Shape of Content.Creative Writing in Mathematics and Science, edited by Chandler Davis, Marjorie Wikler Senechal and Jan Zwicky. AK Peters Ltd, 2008. Steve Batterson's book, The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis, will be coming out in Feb. 2024 with Monthly Review Press. A flyer is attached. If you wish to donate as a way of paying tribute to Chan's memory, one way is through a donation to the Davis-Putter scholarship fund, established in 1961 in honor of Marian Davis, Chan's mother and a lifelong activist. The fund supports student activists working for peace and freedom. Some of you asked about expressing your support for the mathematician Azat Miftakhov, imprisoned for his political views. During the memorial we were honored to hear the voice of his wife Elena Gorban in Moscow. The support committee, which Chan had been so active in, suggests you could send a birthday card selfie to Azat on March 21st. Another young imprisoned mathematician worthy of support, also persecuted for his political positions, is Dimitry Ivanov. On a lighter note: please find attached Chan's recipe for apricot squares, and the collection of his and Hannah's acrostic puzzles. Okay, that's all for now! All warm wishes to all, in solidarity, Natalie, Aaron, Hannah and Simone

Richard Wheeden was a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University who made original contributions to Potential Theory, Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differntial Equations. In 2017, the center published a book dedicated to him.

Edoardo Vesentini (31 May 1928 – 28 March 2020) was an Italian mathematician and politician who introduced the Andreotti–Vesentini theorem. He was awarded the Caccioppoli Prize in 1962. Vesentini was born in Rome, and died on 28 March 2020, aged 91.

James Ashley Donaldson, who passed on in October of 2019, was a lifelong champion of civil rights and equality, playing a tremendous role in several mathematical groups and programs for that same purpose. During his time as Chair of the mathematics program at Howard University, he - at the suggestion of then-President of Howard University James Cheek - assembled their now-flourishing PhD program.

The following is an exercpt from the very informative memorial tribute published by the AMS in 2021:

The chair of a department at Howard University is by no means a figurehead post. Despite the fact that his most productive years appeared to coincide with his early years as chair of the mathematics department, I cannot help but believe that his mathematical productivity had to have suffered from the relentless difficult-to-delegate administrative tasks that fell in his lap on a daily basis. I suspect however that he recognized that his leadership abilities were too greatly needed by the communities he served, and he accepted the price it exacted. The same statement can be repeated regarding his stint as acting president of Lincoln University (he refused to be considered for the position permanently), and even more so as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard. Nevertheless he had a string of mathematical papers refereed in some of the most highly regarded journals during his years as chair of the Howard mathematics department. A MathSciNet search shows that Donaldson authored or co-authored 20 publications during the years 1967–2004. The years that I worked with him mathematically were during the eightyear hiatus he had from administration between the chairmanship and deanship

Swedish mathematician, Lars Gårding, passed away on July 7th, 2014 at age 95. He has made notable contributions to the study of partial differential equations and partial differential operators. He was a professor of mathematics at Lund University in Sweden 1952 - 1984. Together with Marcel Riesz, he was a thesis advisor for Lars Hörmander. He was a dear friend and father figure to the Director of the Norbert Wiener Center. John remembers his remarks in 1974 on the fact that there is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics, see here.

The following is an obituary in the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.

Dennis Healy passed away in September 2009. He was a Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, and an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering. In addition, Professor Healy was a Program Manager for the Microsystems Technology Office of DARPA, and a Research Program Consultant for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH. There is an announcement of his death in The Diamondback, the University of Maryland's student newspaper.

From left to right: Tim Olson, Radka Turcajova, Dennis, P.T. Topiwala, Geoff Davis, John at SPIE '95 in San Diego

Björn Jawerth, born November 25, 1952, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013. Jawerth was a former February Fourier Talks speaker and a brilliant Harmonic Analyst.

The Björn Jawerth Memorial Site is no longer maintained, but a collection of statements honoring his memory can be found here.

David Lay, born March 1st, 1941, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018. David was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at University of Maryland. A profound expositor, educator and researcher, he authored the famous Linear Algebra and its Applications textbook, nearly 40 research articles in functional analysis, and won the Distinguished-Scholar Teacher award at UMD in 1997. A mathematical biography and obituary by Harm Bart is available here, pages 37-40.

George Linde, born 1941, passed away on January 17, 2012. Linde worked at NRL and earned a MSEE from the University of Maryland in 1971. George made many significant contributions to projects with RADAR.
The NRL has printed an obituary that is available on the NWC Repository of Waveform Design and Software webpage.

Lee Lorch has passed away on February 28th, 2014. He was 98 years old. As a brilliant American mathematician, Lorch fought for equality between blacks and whites, men and women, and all people.
Jean-Pierre Kahane has published a tribute to Lorch in the French publication L'Humanité. Translated version here .
The MAA has also published an article celebrating Lorch.
In addition, the New York Times ran an 1800-word obituary.

Frank W.J. Olver, professor emeritus at the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, and faculty appointee of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, passed away in Maryland on April 23, 2013, at the age of 88. A foreign member of the Royal Society of Sciences, Sweden, and a fellow of the UK Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Frank was renowned for his contributions to asymptotics, numerical analysis, and special functions.

Dr. Olver's full obituary can be found in the June 2013 SIAM News.

In his tenure at the University of Maryland, Dr. Sweet was heralded for his passion and talent for teaching mathematics, as well as his brilliant research. He passed away tragically in 2004. The Daniel Sweet Memorial Fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from Dr. Sweet's family. John Benedetto delivered a eulogy at Dr. Sweet's funeral.

From the University of Maryland Diamondback article about Dr. Sweet after his passing:

Nov 17, 2004 DAN SWEET, 1943-2004 Mathematics professor was a 'standup comic' Mathematics professor Dan Sweet, 61, died Sunday at Georgetown Hospital after suffering a stroke Nov. 10. Sweet, of Laurel, was known for his passion for teaching and sharp-witted sense of humor. For example, university mathematics professor and longtime friend John Benedetto, remembered visiting Sweet at his home after he had major heart surgery a few years ago. "He pointed to his chest after surgery and said, 'Boy, I had a go through this to get a visit?'" Benedetto recalled. "His sense of humor, probably in the classroom you didn't see it, but he could've been a standup comic." Benedetto added Sweet's tough demeanor belied his sensitivity to people's needs. "He looked tougher than he was." Gene Harrington, a 1992 journalism alumnus, knew Sweet since he was 7 years old as a neighbor and as "a second dad." Harrington, now 35, struggled with the journalism school's minimal math requirements. He attributed his passing MATH 110: Elementary Mathematical Models to Sweet's informal math tutoring. "Although he was a genius in his field, he wasn't a math wonk," he said. "He was just a regular guy blessed with an incredible intellect. He was able to communicate his genius and that was what made him such an effective teacher and so fun to be around." Born in Passaic, N.J., Sweet began his 35-year career with the university in 1969 after earning his doctorate in mathematics at Brown University, working for a year at the University of California, Los Angeles, and marrying his wife, Karen. "His passion was teaching at the University of Maryland," Karen said. "He never thought of doing anything else. He could of gone into the industry, but he received so much satisfaction from teaching." He won the Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award in 1989, given each year to one of the 250 faculty in the computer, mathematical and physical sciences college. While Sweet did publish scholarly research, math department Chairman Patrick Fitzpatrick said Sweet was a teacher first and a researcher second. "He published lots of research articles, but he chose to devote the majority of his time to his students," he said. Sweet presented complex math concepts with clarity and simplicity and was, in the words of math department undergraduate chair Denny Gulick, "the king" of MATH 410 and 411: Advanced Calculus I and II. The two courses are among math majors' most challenging, and he recalled students who put off taking the courses if Sweet wasn't teaching them, Fitzpatrick said. Sweet often taught more than 200 students each semester. While Sweet's family was unable to speak with him after the stroke, Karen took solace in the fact that her husband collapsed after teaching two of his classes. "So the last thing he did was something that he loved," she said. He is survived by his wife Karen, 60, and sons Daniel, 33, of Rockville, and James, 32, of Chesapeake Beach, Md. Donations may be sent to 11801 Rockville Pike, Condo #1403, Rockville, Md., 20852 for the Daniel Sweet Memorial Mathematics Scholarship Fund. - By senior staff writer Jeremy Hsieh

Ying Wang, our mathematical daughter (Joe Lakey was her thesis adviser), granddaughter, and sister, died on Wednesday September 23, 2015. Ying was born on September 11, 1964, and was an Applied Mathematics graduate of Tianjin Technology University. She was Joe's first Ph.D. student, and graduated from New Mexico State University in 2001. The title of her dissertation was "Perturbations of Gabor frames". At the time of her death, she was an Associate Professor at Georgia Regents University (formerly Augusta State). Besides her expertise in harmonic analysis, her range included linear programming, C++ programming, financial mathematics, bio-mathematics dealing with mechanisms for renal blood flow control, and the use of frames in a variety of quantum mechanics problems. Notwithstanding her considerable mathematical skills and contributions, Ying's greatest contribution was her inspiring humanity. She was kind, caring, gentle, generous, thoughtful, loving, sensitive -- a gift not only to La Famiglia but to the whole human race.

Picture to the left: Ying with her thesis adviser, Joe Lakey (far left). Her mathematical uncle, Juan Romero, is beside her to the right. Steve Casey is between Ying and Joe, and Darrin Speegle is at the far right.

C. Robert (Bob) Warner was born on August 24, 1931 and died on August 7, 2017 in Toronto. He was Good Old Bob (GOB) to his closest friends. He was gentle, and civilized, and had a beautiful sense of humor. He was always dressed with shirt and tie, and probably appeared formal to casual acquaintances and students, a true misrepresentation of the facts! GOB began abstract harmonic analysis at UMD. He received his PhD at the University of Rochester under the direction of William Eberlein, and, after a short stint at the University of Connecticut, he came to UMD as an Assistant Professor in the early 1960s. By the way, his impersonation of Eberlein was hilarious but, typical of his humanity, it was benign.

GOB's research was in Banach Algebras and spectral synthesis. He had been at Rochester when Rudin, Ken Ross, and Paul Cohen were on the faculty there, and those had been heady days. I arrived at UMD in 1965 and gave a talk at John Brace's Functional Analysis seminar. The seminar was held in the evening at Brace's house, with beer afterwards. I think there was a charge of $.25 for a beer. There was a significant group of functional analysts at UMD then, including John Horvath, Seymour Goldberg, Adam Kleppner, George Maltese, and Denny Gulick. Maltese was also an abstract harmonic analyst with a PhD from Hille at Yale, and he became a great friend along with GOB. Well, we were all friends with a wonderful environment. In any case, my seminar that night was on a little thing that I called Tauberian Translation Algebras. Afterwards GOB told me that I was close to something called spectral synthesis.

Then the fun began. GOB taught me about spectral synthesis, especially for the Banach algebra of Haar integrable functions on a locally compact abelian group. GOB was an elegant and deep mathematician, and usually sought the "right" beautiful proof for his results as well as what had already been done by others. We were both bachelors then, allowing us to be telephoning at 2 or 3 a.m. about some mathematical problem. We spent so much time working on various Cantor sets, and we would also indulge ourselves of various of Canada's distilled beverages -- having a "wee-spot" GOB used to say. While learning spectral synthesis from GOB I didn't publish a paper for 3 years, something unheard of in academia today.

Anne (Dr. Anne Woolever Warner) and GOB were a great couple, and Cathy and I were so close with them before GOB's retirement and return to Toronto.


From left to right: David Joyner, Rod Kerby, David Walnut, Joe Lakey, George Benke

Dr. Williams, nuclear physicist and patent attorney, served as a founding member of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Norbert Wiener Center. He was a valuable resource, contributing both legally and scientifically, to the Center in its first few years. He gave the keynote speech at the February Fourier Talks in 2006, delivering a lecture titled, "How Universities Fumble the Ball in the Technology Transfer Game." Dr. Williams was also a close personal friend. He passed away suddenly in July 2006, a youthful and vibrant 67.

John Benedetto delivered a eulogy at Dr. Williams' memorial service.

Dedicated to the Memory of Horst Elmar Winkelnkemper, by Dennis Sullivan: