Lucas Willem Kamp

This is a revised statement. I met Lucas in May of 1972 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He had just arrived in that State to work at the Goddard Space Center. We became friends immediately. During the early 1970's Lucas and I together engaged in Social Action events of interest to us. During the course of the past 42 years Lucas was always a faithful correspondent with me. He introduced me to the music of Anton Bruckner. We shared a mutual love of the Richard Strauss "Alpine Symphony". Lucas...

I met Lucas in 1977 when he was a professor at Boston University in the Astronomy
Department, and I was an incoming freshman. In those early days I called him
Dr. Kamp! I found him to be an understated and self-effacing individual. I
recall his having written his own code to perform spectral analysis of
IUE data on a DECwriter terminal. This was definitely not any easy task.
He was a good influence and teacher on this impressionable young woman in
Astronomy. He was my...

I knew Lucas for many years through his work with Amnesty International. He was a wonderful person and a true force for good in his community and in the world. He will be missed!

I knew Lucas for many years through his work in support of human rights with Amnesty International. He was a wonderful man who made a real difference for good in his community and the world -- He will be missed.

I had the pleasure of knowing Lucas through an Amnesty International group that we were a part of. He was a kind man, very active for social justice, and ultimately extremely brilliant. He will indeed be missed.