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Message 1019897 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 0:36:12 UTC

Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed.
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Message 1019898 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 0:40:47 UTC - in response to Message 1019897.  

Allways sad when a man of knowledge and a contributor to the science passes, am sure his work will live on.
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Message 1019904 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 0:57:53 UTC

Sorry to hear this. I hope his family is OK and wish them the best.
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Message 1019905 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 0:58:37 UTC

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Message 1019939 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 2:47:47 UTC - in response to Message 1019897.  
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I am sorry to hear of Dr. Backer's passing. His contributions to our discipline will be long remembered. My heartfelt sympathy is with his family. The astronomical community will feel the loss but at the same time celebrate his life and how he touched the lives of others and encouraged them to be a part of the next generation of astronomers.

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Message 1019941 - Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 2:49:28 UTC

So sorry to hear of his passing. It's always a sad day when we lose someone so dedicated to science. Condolences to his family and to all who will miss him.
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Message 1020706 - Posted: 29 Jul 2010, 23:17:15 UTC - in response to Message 1019897.  

I'm sorry to hear this and offer my condolnce to our brother's family and to all the world as we are all at a great loss.....
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Message 1021128 - Posted: 31 Jul 2010, 7:24:03 UTC

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Message 1021564 - Posted: 1 Aug 2010, 8:05:06 UTC

Sorry to hear this.

My condolences to his family and colleagues.

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Message 1022890 - Posted: 6 Aug 2010, 2:32:53 UTC - in response to Message 1019939.  

Don's work in Radio Astronomy has been a great contribution and he was an inspiration to all of us that followed and believed in his work. He will be missed.

Does anyone know who is survived by him and also if the family are receiving cards and condolences?


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Message 1022911 - Posted: 6 Aug 2010, 4:33:09 UTC

I googled his name. Here is an excerpt:

n addition to his wife, Susan Backer of Berkeley, Backer is survived by his son, David of Rockville, Maryland: his mother, Lura Backer of Bredenton, Fla., and a niece, a nephew and a granddaughter. His father, Phillip Backer, died in 1998 and his brother, Ken Backer, in 2007.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Donald Backer Memorial Fund, to continue his legacy and to support the new frontiers of astronomy research and education. Checks can be made out to the UC Berkeley Foundation and mailed to Barbara Hoversten, Astronomy Department, MC3411, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450.

A private memorial service is scheduled.

As an Einstein@home user, I am too searching for pulsars in the Arecibo data.
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Message 1025523 - Posted: 16 Aug 2010, 8:27:04 UTC - in response to Message 1019897.  

Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed.



I'm very sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and friends.

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Message 1025528 - Posted: 16 Aug 2010, 9:17:11 UTC

He discovered the first millisecond pulsar while at Arecibo. We at Einstein@home are following his steps, that is the best way to honor him.
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Message 1025716 - Posted: 16 Aug 2010, 23:05:23 UTC

The legacy of a scientist is the research and knowledge they impart to the rest of us and the enlightenment that knowledge brings to us as we move into the future.

Don's efforts in science were such and his legacy an achievement few attain. His family and heirs may know with certainty that they knew one who with sincerity and effort passed on a wealth of knowledge.

Thanks Don for sharing. Rest now in the night knowing with certainty that the bright dawn of the resurection will come in the twinkling of an eye and that we shall all dwell in God's universe forever.

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Message 1026550 - Posted: 20 Aug 2010, 0:57:49 UTC - in response to Message 1019897.  


. . . R.I.P. to the Professor & a prayer goes out to his family & friends alike

Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed.


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Message 1027667 - Posted: 23 Aug 2010, 9:20:10 UTC

sorry to hear that;The project SETI@Home will last forever.
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Message 1028570 - Posted: 26 Aug 2010, 8:41:05 UTC
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I am sorry for our Earthly loss. He will be Dancing with the Stars!

Shine On, Don Backer, Shine On!

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Message 1029254 - Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 18:09:25 UTC
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My prayers and condolences to his family and his friends. May you rest upon the stars.
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Message 1029490 - Posted: 29 Aug 2010, 18:30:12 UTC

My condolences are belated but genuine. Through his work, Don Backer helped to reassure us that our brief sojourn on planet Earth need not be one of separation from the rest of the universe. For many of us, his passing is the beginning of his second adventure in the continued story of life and the planting of his memory in our hearts and minds as a seeker of knowledge and truth.
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Message 1029560 - Posted: 29 Aug 2010, 22:51:52 UTC
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Also belated, but my deepest condolences to his family, colleagues and friends.
May he rest in peace.
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