Paul will be missed by all of us who knew him and shared many good times while at Colorado State Univ. over too many pints of Guinness (or cans of Busch). He was a proud and accomplished "ChemNerd" and had one of the kindest hearts you could want in a friend. Deep sympathies to Paul's family, friends, colleagues and students. We will miss you buddy!
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From: Richard Shoemaker [mailto:richard.shoemaker_at_colorado.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:35 PM
To: ammrl_at_ammrl.org
Subject: AMMRL: The Passing of one of our own.
Dear AMMRL colleagues,
I'm sad to report that one of our colleagues passed away last Friday, October 29th. Paul Shin, the Chemical Instrumentation Manager at California State University, Northridge, died suddenly due to complications related to chemotherapy for cancer. Paul was diagnosed fairly recently, and died after complications related to the chemotherapy. Paul was a life-long teacher of science, including high-school and college/university levels. Paul was the Instrumentation Facilities Manager at Occidental College, then an applications engineer and regional sales representative for Bruker, and then went back into our ranks as the Chemical Instrumentation Manager at Cal. State, Northridge. Paul was a volunteer with the LAPD Hazardous Materials division, and was an admirer of those who put themselves on the line and serve their community (see
http://www.alchemedu.org for more details).
He was much loved by his students, and while he was hospitalized the "Science Cheerleaders" at the USA Science & Engineering Festival sent him a personal video "get well" message (
http://www.science20.com/cool-links/paul_shins_get_well_message_science_cheerleaders ). I enjoyed time with Paul during his years with Bruker, and he gave me my first appreciation for good Sushi (yes, in Boulder, Colorado). I'm sure Paul's passing has left a huge hole in the hearts of not only his family and friends, but also for the people he served (especially the students) at Cal. State Northridge.
I just thought that some of you who knew Paul might want to know.
Sincerely,
-Rich Shoemaker
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Richard K. Shoemaker, Ph.D., Manager, NMR Spectroscopy Facility
University of Colorado at Boulder
Phone: (303) 492-7062 Fax: (303) 492-5894
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Received on Fri Nov 05 2010 - 12:53:11 MST