On Jun 24, 2014, at 2:55 AM, Michael Barr <barr@math.mcgill.ca> wrote:
I regret to inform you all that Jim died this afternoon. His son says it was congestive heart failure which is as good a way as any to describe dying of old age. He was still coming to seminar last fall and celebrated his 91st birthday in December in pretty good shape, but has been gradually going downhill since. I don't believe he came to the office since late fall. He had a good run.
Michael
So sad to hear! Phil Scott, Mike Fourman, and I were just together here in Edinburgh yesterday, where I gave a colloquium. We were remembering old times and mentioned Jim Lambek especially. Please convey our sincere condolences to the family. -- Dana Scott [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]