Sam Roweis died unexpectedly on January 12, 2010.


He was a truly wonderful person; a beloved son, husband and father; and a treasured friend and colleague.

This is a place for all of us who were lucky enough to know Sam to share our memories and to help celebrate his life.
If you would like to add an article to this blog please contact samblog@linden-sahani.net. Or you may leave a comment on any article. (Comments are moderated: please bear in mind that this is a place to remember Sam and to help celebrate his life.)

There is also an album of photographs for which contributions are welcome. Instructions on how to contribute appear next to album.


Friday 15 January 2010

from Ed Snelson

Although Sam and I did not quite overlap at Gatsby it has always felt to me like we did. This is because Sam was such a central part of the extended Gatsby-Toronto research family, and because of the way he selflessly gave so much of himself, his time and his ideas to everyone he met.

Without fail, whenever I met Sam he would be incredibly excited to tell me and others about a new computational trick he had just learnt, or a great paper that he had just read. Wearing a wide-eyed grin and with a slightly manic laugh he would reach for a pen and paper and I would be hooked. In these moments his enthusiasm was so genuine and encompassing that you could not help but be inspired.

Like others posting here, one of the last times I saw Sam was when he was visiting Cambridge for the Newton Institute program. A number of us met with Sam and Meredith for brunch outside on a (rare for England) glorious summer’s day.

Sam will be missed immensely by all who knew him. My thoughts are with his family.

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