Roy Lee Adler

WE talked about dynamics, symbolic and smooth, for over three decades. I'll never forget his response o Bruce Kitchen's request to bring "oyster crackers": He recognized the ambiguity and brought both kinds.

Sincere condolences for the loss of a wonderful colleague and good friend.
Bob and Ruth Brayton

My condolences to Roy's family. May the God of comfort be with you all in your time of need.

I owe so much to Roy. His guidance in both professional and personal matters made a world of difference for me. But most of all I value his wonderful sense of humor which I will hold on to forever.

I am sorry to hear about the loss of your loves one.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends, during and after these difficult times.

I know that you will miss Roy, may the God of all comfort give you the strength and ability to endure the difficult days and weeks ahead. John 17:3

Roy was so smart, free, funny and kind.

I was lucky to be a postdoc at IBM under Roy for a year in 1984-85. The lunch group finished with a local creation, "the Coin Game", a quirky process of bluff and bet. Roy and Audrey were wonderful to Roxanne and me and our young family.

Roy was creative, and very much a freethinker. (How often does someone try to apply differential geometry to bra design? Tell you whales really can't be that smart?) But he wasn't a...