In Memoriam Pierre Bonte (1942-2013)

In memoriam: Herbert Stahl August 3, 1942-April 22, 2013

After a prolonged and arduous fight with cancer, our beloved Herbert Robert Stahl1 died in his 71st year on April 22, 2013, in Berlin. Herbert was born on August 3, 1942, in Fehl-Ritzhausen, in the German state of RheinlandPfalz. At the age of 16, he started to work as an electrician for Allgemeine ElektricitätsGesellschaft (AEG, General Electricity Company), and by the time of his retirement i...

In Memoriam: James Harlan Steele (1913–2013)

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2014 J Steele, DVM, MPH, passed away on November 10, 2013, in Houston; he was 100 years old. Jim Steele was an extraordinary man. All of the dimensions of his life were on a grand scale. He was larger than life in so many ways; his vision, his leadership, his accomplishments in public health, his worldwide friendships, his m...

In memoriam: Alexander I. Klimov (1943-2013).

In Memoriam: Robert Emmons Kissling (1923–2013)

R Kissling, a pillar of US Center for Disease Control (CDC) infectious diseases programs through an era of great programmatic and institutional growth (1947– 1973), died November 13, 2013 at his home in North Carolina. Through his years at CDC, Bob led investigations of great diversity and impact, always with the same sense of openness, integrity, composure, and respect for everyone involved. T...

In memoriam - Bernard Becker (1920-2013).