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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mensaje de nuestra colega
argentina en Australia</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR>Dear colleagues,<BR>It is
with much sadness I have to tell you that Prof. Dr Eduardo A. <BR>Musacchio died
on 18 May in an aeroplane crash in Argentina. He was still <BR>teaching at the
Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Comodoro Rivadavia.<BR>At the time of the
accident, he was flying back from Mendoza, where he was <BR>visiting family and
finishing arrangements for the 6 IRGC Symposium to be <BR>held in 2012. It is my
intention to honour his commitment to the IRGC and <BR>maintain the schedule for
the symposium. He was my PhD supervisor and <BR>frined, and the next IRGC
gathering will be dedicated to him. His legacy is <BR>his work, his dedication
to science, and his human qualities. He published <BR>numerous important papers
on Mesozoic Ostracoda and Charales, taxonomy, <BR>biostratigraphy and
palaeobiogeography, and he was an active teacher of <BR>undergraduate and
post-graduate students.<BR>As a family friend, my pain and thoughts are with
them.<BR>Kind regards to everybody,<BR>Adriana<BR>Dr Adriana Garcia<BR>School of
Earth and Environmental Sciences<BR>University of Wollongong NSW
2522<BR>Australia</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>