Obituary
It is more than four years since two of Anirban DasGupta’s close colleagues, Jayanta Ghosh and Herman Rubin, passed away. He knew both well, beyond the level of being “just” colleagues, and he shares a few cherished personal memories that we hope will be of interest to readers:
Jayanta Ghosh…
On July 31, 2021, Matthew Marion Zack Jr. passed away at the age of 76, of pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his father Matthew M. Zack Sr., mother, Ellen Dolores (Kulba) Zack, and brother, John M. Zack. He is survived by a special cousin, Judy Ann (Zack)…
Charles Mann—president of Charles R Mann Associates in Washington, DC; ASA Fellow; and longtime IMS member—passed away on February 14, 2022, after a long illness.
In 1996, Charles was elected a fellow of ASA, “for excellence in the application of statistical methodology in the legal and regulatory communities; and for…
Malcolm Ross Leadbetter died on February 26, 2022, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 90 years old. During a career that spanned over 50 years, he was a major influence on generations of researchers, as a teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend. He will be dearly missed.
Ross was born…
Sir David Roxbee Cox died suddenly at his home in Oxford on January 18, 2022, leaving Joyce, his patient and supportive wife of almost 75 years, and their four children. David was so engaged and energetic in research that his death came as a shock.
David was born on July…