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like the others on this page, was deeply saddened to hear that Andy
had passed away. We were friends for many years and he regularly
helped my orthopaedic colleagues and me with difficult cases. His
warmth and sense of humour matched his diagnosic expertise. He was
truly a great man. May he rest in peace.
Peter Dervan,
Dublin,
Ireland
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I was truly saddened to hear Dr. Huvos' death. He was most
respected by all fellows as a great person and mentor, in addition to
being one of the giants in pathology who contributed so much to our
understanding of bone and head and neck pathology. I still recall how
much he was concerned about the fellows when the job market was tough
and how much he tried to help us. It is a great loss for the Memorial
family.
Jiaoti Huang, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
University of Rochester Medical Center
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I was saddened to hear of Dr. Huvos' death. What a gentleman! What a
professional. In the rough and tumble of modern lab medicine he reminded
me that one could still be a human being. His example influences my
practice today. He lives on in all of us."
Kathleen Romain
Cheltenham General Hospital
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
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I am deeply saddened to receive the news of the death of "Andy". Most,
if not all of us, who have known him during our fellowship training at
Memorial have been particularly touched by his congenial character,
charm, and medical knowledge. He is truly a loss for pathology and I
only wish I could be with you for the Memorial service to pay this
wonderful man the last respects… Andy will be fondly remembered for a
good time to come. He was a special man and made every one who worked
you feels that way too! With my kindest regards,
Ghazi S. Zaatari,M.D.
Professor & Chairman
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
American University of Beirut Medical Center
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Dr. Huvos was a fine pathologist and gentleman. Learning of the news at
the IAP Congress placed somewhat of a pall over the meeting.
Regards,
WJF
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This was not news I was ready to read; just a month and a half away from
another reunion I was looking forward to attend. This is truly painful,
and my sorrow is deep. I had the privilege and honor to work with Dr.
Huvos, and I will always keep him in my heart as a true gentleman,
carrying with him all the charm of the old world. He has taught us much
beyond pathology. I will never forget his kindness, his gentle smile,
and his upbeat attitude. I miss him very much already. I am sure his
spirit will continue to exist in our lives, in the halls of Pathology
and in the meeting rooms at USCAP. Let us help keep it that way. I
promise to you and to all, I will never forget him and let him be
forgotten.
Tarik Tihan
Memorial Fellow, 1995
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I worked closely with Andy for many years, although we did not published
together. Every week we d go to the bone conference an area, bone
tumors, still dear to me. Frequently we would walk together at evenings
along first, second or third Ave uptown to the hospital, he was going
near the Lenox Hill, me to the Yorkville area and later to 86 and
Madison, my last home. He was a kind person and always deferential to
me. I feel sorry I will not be able to travel to NY for the Alumni
meeting.
Antonio Cubilla.
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Andy was a very special person. His links and genuine interest in his
trainees was remarkable. He was an excellent teacher. I will miss my
'catch up' chats I always had with him when I came back for the Alumni
Society. He always asked how my father was doing (also a pathologist),
and of course whether Quebec would separate! An era has ended!
David Dexter Memorial 76-77
Queens University
Ontario
Canada
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May he rest in peace. R.I.P
An inspirational colleague and much loved by me and the other fellows of
the year 1971-1972. He will be greatly missed.
Gene Connolly
Galway, Ireland
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I was very saddened to learn of Dr. Huvos' death. I've known him since
1986 when I worked as a research assistant in the Memorial Pathology
Department, and I felt an immediate affinity towards him due to our
shared Hungarian heritage. (Huvos means "cold" in Hungarian, by the way,
but Dr. Huvos belied his name and was a very warm individual).
Additionally we both trained at Columbia and there is something of a
tradition linking students to their teachers in pathology, much akin to
the ancestral lineage delineated in "Ethics of our Fathers" or Pirkei
Avot, a Hebrew text. In addition to being a luminary of bone pathology,
Dr. Huvos was a good man with an impeccable sense of humor. I'll miss
seeing him in the halls of Memorial's pathology department.
Debbie Josefson
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I was deeply sorry to receive the news of Andy's passing. As you may
know, Andy followed Phil Lieberman in service on the Committee on
Radiation and served with us for over 35 years. He and Helen Woodard of
the Division of Biophysics published seminal papers on the induction of
bone tumors from radium and thorium. We will miss his expertise and the
"touch of paprika" he added to many gatherings.
Jean
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I learned about Dr. Huvos passing away from Dr. DeLellis just yesterday.
I am deeply saddened and shocked too. I remember how very religiously he
would bring Easter egg chocolate for my son every Easter. I feel
terrible that I never got a chance to meet with him in the recent weeks
or months and I won't be able to see him ever.
Dilip
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Deeply impressed by the sad news of the death of Andrew Huvos, I am not
the right person to compose an elegy for Andy, but, at this very moment,
I would like to mention that the year 2003, on occasion of the European
Congress of Pathology in Ljubljana, Slovenia, following my
recommendation, he was appointed Honorary Member of the European Working
Group on Head and Neck Pathology, in recognition of his outstanding
contributions on this field and given his European roots. The last time
I had the privilege of having a conversation with him was one year ago,
during my visit to Memorial. I still remember him with his courteous
manor, elegantly performing the academic ceremony of taking me to your
office of Chairman of the Department.
Prof. Antonio Cardesa
Dept. Anatomia Patologica
Hospital Clinic / Univ. Barcelona
Villarroel 170
08036 Barcelona, Spain
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