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Back in 2010, I moved to Zürich with two suitcases. I knew no one there, but was tremendously lucky in that the other postdoc in my group at the time was this fellow named Mark. Within the first day or two, he invited me out to watch a World Cup game at one of the many outdoor bars there.

Soon we became good friends. When the lab moved, he moved back to England and build digital tools for improving civil society. After many years, I saw him in London over lunch last year and caught up too briefly. Devastatingly, not even two weeks ago I found out that he was very sick...

... and he passed away last weekend. I'm so glad that I was able to see him (which I hoped was the first of many times), Especially amidst all the bullshit right now it's just so upsetting that a kind, thoughtful person who was a benefit to the world and all those who knew him is gone far too soon.

Just to link to science, if you have used CATMAID to look at neural circuits in the fly or the larva, he laid the groundwork for the reconstruction and exploration you see today.