In Memoriam: Larry Tai
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our former IT Systems Administrator Larry Tai, who died in March 2024. Larry was one of the founding staff members of the our department, when we were born as the Intercollegiate Division of Statistics in 1979. He retired in 2012 and was succeeded by Nehad Ismail. Larry was a much loved presence in the department and those of us who worked with him have fond memories. Our former chair Rudy Beran remembered Larry from the pioneering days of IT in the department:
"He was thoroughly engaged in running our Department mailserver, webserver, website and workstations, maintaining or building the hardware and software that then supported our research, teaching and staff functions. His low key kindness while helping the Department’s computer needy in a fast-evolving IT environment was most welcome and effective. His accomplishments were the essential foundation for our Department’s present IT. I am very sorry to learn of his passing."
The department will hold a commemoration for Larry on Friday May 31st at 2pm in MSB 1147. We hope you will be able to join us.