Dear Jim Yes, I would like you to convey my sympathy to Muriel and the rest of Bob Gordon's family at the memorial service. I did not know Bob had a serious illness so this comes as a very sad surprise. My relationship with Bob was a very happy and enjoyable one. John Power introduced me to him and we started what turned out to be a huge project which would never have reached completion without Bob's original contribution, attention to detail, and organization of the typing. It was his idea to submit it to Memoirs. I am proud to have my name on that paper. My family and I often recall the fantastic hospitality of the Gordon family when we visited Pennsylvania. We stayed in their house, were guests of honour at a great party, and our children liked each other. Another happy time was the MSRI conference in San Francisco. Bob and I stayed in his ex-brother-in-law's beautiful apartment overlooking Fisherman's Wharf and the Bay. Bob rented a car and drove a group of us around the Napa Valley and surrounds. Bob was always very generous and too often down played his own ability. We were happy when Bob came to Australia. He seemed to like Sydney. Brian Day enjoyed talking with Bob on all kinds of topics (not just mathematics). Brian also sends his condolences. I know that Bob had many health problems to suffer during his life and I was amazed how he rose above them to concentrate on mathematics. I know also that he had not made contact for quite some time but I expected to hear eventually what mathematics he had been thinking about. But that is not to be. Ross