Dear Lon, I am very sorry about your loss; your Dad was a great man and a wonderful scientist, and I am sure a great parent.
I did not get a chance to work with Norm directly, but we did interact over the years. Actually, we did maintain a correspondence after his retirement; he would read up on something or figure out some new problem and then shoot me an email telling me about it and asking what I thought and if someone could pursue it. He was very original and innovative and quite thoughtful.
He was also the scientist's scientist; always enthusiastic and committed to the science.
He will be sorely missed as a giant in the field of glycosphingolipids.
My sincere condolences
Yusuf
Yusuf A Hannun, MD
Director, Stony Brook Cancer Center
Saturday, February 9, 2013