Dear Editor,
I would like to pay tribute to one of the finest human beings I have ever been privileged to meet – Professor Fred Case. ‘Prof’ spent just two years with us at the University of Guyana following his retirement from the University of Toronto, and his death in May has left us empty and sorrowful. If the value of a person is to be measured by the vacuum we experience upon his leaving, then Prof was indeed an amazing treasure. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his wife and children and other close relatives.
Personally I was astonished to discover how deeply his passing affected me; the overwhelming grief and sense of loss seemed disproportionate to the mere two years of our acquaintance.