Dear all,
As students and then colleagues of Andres Perez Estaun during his more than twenty years at Oviedo University, and as his friends from those years, we want to express our great sadness for his passing away. We join the words of Dennis Brown, Ernie Rutter and Grenville Draper. The loss has been more painful because it took place unexpectedly, when he seemed to have overcome the consequences of two complicated surgical interventions. Andres had a key role in the development of teaching and research of geology in Oviedo. His stay at Imperial College in the early 1970s gave rise to a scientific revolution in the field of structural geology in our department and it represented the beginning of fruitful international relations. His wisdom and dynamism were essential for the development of the regional geology of the Variscan orogen of NW Spain and for its diffusion worldwide. In addition to his research labor, the teaching work of Andres was extraordinary. His deep knowledge of geology,
his great communication abilities, his empathy and his open character left an indelible fingerprint in the hundreds of students who were lucky to have him as a teacher, many of which were later his friends. Specialized in structural geology, no field of geology or academic life was alien to him, and his office was a kind of oracle, always generously open, where all, students or colleagues, could go to share their problems and find a wise solution to their doubts. His commitment with the academic management led him to serve as the dean of the Facultad de Geologia in Oviedo between 1986 and 1988. With his passing away we have lost an eminent geologist, a great teacher, and those we were lucky and had the honor of being near him, a great friend. His great labor and his extraordinary personality will be always remembered.
Fernando Bastida
Francisco Jose Fernandez Rodriguez
Jesus Aller
Departamento de Geología
Universidad de Oviedo
Spain
Jesus Aller Manrique Tf 34 98510 3119
Dpto. de Geologia Fax 34 98510 3103
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33005 Oviedo http://geol00.geol.uniovi.es/Investigacion/OFAG/Foldteam.html
Spain
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