[CMC] Death of Arvind Bastikar

Allan, PM (Peter) P.M.Allan@rl.ac.uk
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:43:05 +0100


This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C34AAD.1BA4F920
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"

Sad news indeed. Although Arvind had not been able to attend many meetings
in the last few years, his contributions were always lively. I have fond
memories of an evening meal with Arvind and Peter Vaughan at a restaurant
near Frascati. Arvind ingored the menu and made a superb choice of food and
wine by negotiating with the waiter.
 
We will miss him
 
Peter Allan
----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Dr. Peter M. Allan 
Head, Space Data Division 
Space Science and Technology Department 
CLRC/Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 
Chilton 
Didcot                                   Tel:     +44 (1235) 445723 
Oxon OX11 0QX                            fax:     +44 (1235) 446667 
England                                  e-mail: p.m.allan@rl.ac.uk 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian J. Hooke [mailto:adrian.j.hooke@jpl.nasa.gov]
Sent: 14 July 2003 18:41
To: CCSDS Management Council
Cc: CCSDS Engineering Steering Group - ADs
Subject: [CMC] Death of Arvind Bastikar



Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:41:21 -0500
From: Robert Taylor <robert@teleregs.com>
Subject: Bad News

Dear SFCG Colleagues,
 
It is with a heavy heart and a sense of tragic loss that I bring you news of
one of our sterling members.
 
Arvind Bastikar, of the Canadian Space Agency, has died.
 
Arvind was driving to his home in Ottawa, from his office in St. Hubert
(Montreal) on Friday, July 11, in the evening when he was involved in a
fatal automobile accident. Nobody
else was hurt.
 
He leaves behind a widow (Joan), two daughters, a stepson, and
grandchildren.  Our thoughts go to the family in this time of bereavement.  
 
The family is in shock at this time, which is why I was asked to inform all
of Arvind's ESA, NASA, etc (SFCG) colleagues. The funeral will be held in
Ottawa later this 
week. The date time and location will be announced, probably later today and
I will send it to you as soon as I know it.
 
            "Age shall not weary him, 
            nor the years condemn
            At the going down of the sun, 
            and in the morning,
                 -   We will remember him"
 
Regards
 
Bob Taylor


------_=_NextPart_001_01C34AAD.1BA4F920
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">


<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Sad=20
news indeed. Although Arvind had not been able to attend many meetings =
in the=20
last few years, his contributions were always lively. I have fond =
memories of an=20
evening meal with Arvind and Peter Vaughan at a restaurant near =
Frascati. Arvind=20
ingored the menu and made a superb choice of food and wine by =
negotiating with=20
the waiter.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>We=20
will miss him</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Peter=20
Allan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D888044008-15072003>
<P><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>---------------------------------------------------------------=
--------</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dr. Peter M. Allan</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Head, Space Data Division</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Space=20
Science and Technology Department</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>CLRC/Rutherford Appleton Laboratory</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Chilton</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Didcot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
Tel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (1235) 445723</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Oxon OX11=20
0QX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (1235) 446667</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>England&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
e-mail: p.m.allan@rl.ac.uk</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Adrian J. Hooke=20
  [mailto:adrian.j.hooke@jpl.nasa.gov]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 14 July 2003=20
  18:41<BR><B>To:</B> CCSDS Management Council<BR><B>Cc:</B> CCSDS =
Engineering=20
  Steering Group - ADs<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CMC] Death of Arvind=20
  Bastikar<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">
    <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Date: Mon, 14 Jul =
2003 08:41:21=20
      -0500<BR>From: Robert Taylor =
&lt;robert@teleregs.com&gt;<BR>Subject: Bad=20
      News<BR><BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>Dear SFCG=20
      Colleagues,</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>It is =
with a heavy=20
      heart and a sense of tragic loss that I bring</FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial>=20
      </FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>you news of one of our =
sterling=20
      members.</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>Arvind =
Bastikar, of=20
      the Canadian Space Agency, has died.</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
      size=3D2>Arvind was driving to his home in Ottawa, from his =
office=20
      in</FONT><FONT face=3Darial> </FONT><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>St. Hubert=20
      (Montreal) on Friday, July 11, in the evening </FONT><FONT=20
      face=3Darial></FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>when he was =
involved in a fatal=20
      automobile accident. Nobody</FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>else was=20
      hurt.</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>He leaves =
behind a widow=20
      (Joan), two daughters, a stepson,</FONT><FONT face=3Darial> =
</FONT><FONT=20
      face=3Darial size=3D2>and grandchildren.&nbsp; Our thoughts go to =
the family=20
      in this</FONT><FONT face=3Darial> </FONT><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>time of=20
      bereavement.&nbsp; </FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>The family=20
      is in shock at this time, which is why I was asked to inform all =
of=20
      Arvind's ESA, NASA, etc (SFCG) colleagues. The funeral will be =
held in=20
      Ottawa later this </FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>week. =
The date time=20
      and location will be announced, </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial></FONT><FONT=20
      face=3Darial size=3D2>probably later today and I will send it to =
you as soon=20
      </FONT><FONT face=3Darial></FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>as I =
know=20
      it.</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial=20
      =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
      "Age shall not weary him, </FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial=20
      =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
      nor the years condemn</FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial=20
      =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
      At the going down of the sun, </FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial=20
      =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
      and in the morning,</FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial=20
      =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
      -&nbsp;&nbsp; We will remember him"</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
      size=3D2>Regards</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>Bob=20
      =
Taylor</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

------_=_NextPart_001_01C34AAD.1BA4F920--