Professor Eddie Leonardi (1952-2008)

摘要

Professor Eddie Leonardi, Head of the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of New South Wales (UNSW). lost a four month battle with melanoma and died in a German hospital on Sunday, 14 December 2008. He was just 56 years old.rnEddie was a wise and helpful counsellor to his colleagues. We would all turn to him with our computer problems, for example. And whatever we asked him, no task was too great that he could not solve it - and no task was too small that he would not bother. He had great plans for the development of teaching and research in the School, but he was not given the time to implement them. His colleagues and friends outside the School have been overwhelming in their feelings of tenderness, sadness and loss. They have referred again and again to his kindness and generosity. One wrote "I really admired him for his helpfulness and his sunny attitude ... he brought friendship and happiness to many". Another said "We lost a leader in this field at such an early age ... we share [with his family] this loss of a very respected member of our community."