Rod and I have been friends, neighbors, and colleagues since he came to Davis. I will miss him.

We enjoyed teaching the same students in 104 (Math Methods) and 110 (E & M), and even compared our grades for them (after we had separately completed their exams and our grading) and usually found that our grades were within half a grade point. We sometimes scheduled our arrangement of topics so that we would complement and not duplicate each others presentations and sequencing.

We did not compare our letters with each other, but found that many of the students that asked one of us for a recommendation for grad school would also ask the other.

We even shared, decades apart, an enjoyment and deep appreciation of Cornell - Rod as Bethe's grad student, me as a sabbatical visitor using Bethe's office when he was away at Cal Tech.

As neighbors who had our own dogs and enjoyed the other's dog during visits, we habitually carried treats for the other's dog. He and Virginia were the only other couple who enjoyed watching our vacation slides and asked to see every one.

As friends within the theorists group, (with Bill True as the closest 3rd man) we sometimes enjoyed the 5th floor table and bench area at noon-time (when I didn't go home for lunch). With Claude Garrod (our office mate after our retirements in 1994) and our families, we annually spent New Year's Eves together. This year, we missed it.