Allan G. Feldt

Hard to believe that 3 years have passed. I think of him everyday and miss him sorely.

Allan was my teacher, dissertation chairman and friend. I will always remember how he helped and motivated me. He would provide feedback on my drafts within a week, a turn around time that was un-heard off.

I just heard of his passing and miss him.

I was new to city planning when I met Al Feldt at Cornell--teaching with Bill Goldsmith he made urban and regional theory fascinating for me. He also helped me get a summer job in Washington, D.C. at the Institute for Creative Studies--what would be seen as a paid internship today. While I was not a great CLUG player, the team in Washington tried to find ways to use gaming simulation to assist communities under the Model Cities legislation to understand the consequences of changes to their...

We should all in the simulation/gaming community be grateful for Al's immense contribution, which helped lay the foundations of this vibrant discipline.

Al was a gentle and generous man - my few encounters with him endeared me to him.

I liked the obituary that he himself wrote.

My memory of him is like him: vivid, vital, and larger than life.

His memory will definitely be for a blessing... worked with Al in the early 70s as an editor- a truly fine human being.

Way back in 1980, I engaged Allan as a consultant in Michigan National's successful effort to organize a new bank in Ann Arbor. He was very knowledgeable in his field and a great guy with whom to work. I've had only one contact with him since those days, but remember him well. It's striking how some personalities stick with you. My sincere condolences to his family on his passing.