John J. Gaudet

Dear Caroline I only learned about John´s death while I was finding out about his book to be published in the autumn. Andrew and I have been remembering our times together with John and you many years ago. We send you our love.

Signing ceremony (October 1989) at USAID/AFR in Washington, D.C., for a grant agreement with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to launch research on and development of biopesticides (esp. entomopathogenic fungi) against desert locusts and crop-destroying invasive grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Africa. Resulted in a multi-donor and public-private partnership involving USAID, Canadian, German, Swiss, Netherlands and UK donors and research institutes in West...

John Gaudet at one of his retirement celebrations among USAID colleagues and friends in October 1996 (at Curt Reintsma's home in northern Virginia)

John Gaudet was a deeply thoughtful scientist, friend, spirited raconteur, who had many facets, but at his core, was his thoughtfulness, creativity, and humanity! When I arrived at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa, Office of Technical Resources (USAID/AFR/TR), in late 1988, John was the Bureau´s Senior Environmental Officer, and he would become my supervisor, and as a sharp scientist, development professional with a warm personality, and out-of-the-box...

Caroline, thinking of you during this difficult time. John was a remarkable person who lived an extraordinary life.

Sorry for your loss, Caroline and all who knew John.