MICHAEL RADOW

We still miss you, Mike! I still treasure the telephone calls in which you pretended the voice of a student who had lost a research paper long overdue--the stories of losing the paper varied and became increasingly ridiculous and colorful each time around--just one of the many instances in which you made made me and others laugh with your wit and sense of humor. You will not be forgotten.

This is a memory from almost 20 years ago. My daughter was about 5 and we met Mike for a museum visit at the Whitney. He took her to see the Calder Circus and explained all of the bits and pieces to her. I still remember the two of them bending over the case. Mike was a warmhearted human and always had a kind word for others. Sometimes he would email out of the blue just to say "hi" - not much more. Those were some of the most touching emails I received, because they showed how much he...

Remembering Mike, someone I never got to meet but his presence was felt through the heartfelt stories shared by Mary, whom I greatly admire. Mike always called on Mary's landline during our Zoom calls, and his cheerful greetings became a familiar part of our virtual gatherings. I really wish I could've met him in person. Rest in peace, Mike.

Mike, we miss you, and will always remember you very fondly for your brilliance and sparkling wit. We especially miss your telephone calls (we always knew it was you calling, regardless of the person you were comically posing to be), during which you always had some new, fascinating, often funny story to share. You could speak to each of us, an architect and engineer, on our own terms--particularly given that you were always inquisitive about how things work, and could explain or draw the...

There are so many memories of Mike and Mary, we shared many friends from Columbia University. I spent my whole career at Columbia, as did a lot of other people and others like Mike who continued to be a part of campus life. The campus has a lot of underground tunnels and hallways that connect buildings and the campus. I would often run into Mike in one of these locations, each of us going to a different location and we would have brief and intense discussions. When I least expected it, I...

I join with my friend and former colleague, Bob Stark, in reminiscing our close friendship we shared with MIKE, whose regular visits to our Mechanical Engineering Lab, at Columbia University were moments of sheer intellectualism. Mike always had a captive audience in the manner he communicated, and the knowledge he shared with us all, including our students. He was funny and a truly exceptional and unforgettable human being and character. May he continue to Rest in Eternal peace.