Raphael Littauer

Remembering all of you with the warmest sympathy

Dear Ben and Celia,
I am very very sad to learn of Raphael Littauer's passing. I googled Raphael Littauer just now after having stumbled on the sad news that another physics professor of mine at Cornell, Richard S. Galik passed away in October 2009. Prof. Littauer taught me undergraduate Physics 112 and I looked forward to every single lecture. He was my favorite teacher at Cornell. Prof. Littauer had a very dramatic act to explain resolving forces by climbing up a ladder against the...

Dear Ben and Celia: We were very saddened to learn about Raphael. We made some wonderful memories at the Lake house and being with them both. We have bird feeders around our sun room and I often think of Alex and Raphael and their love of caring and watching birds. Jim and Mariea Noblitt

Dear Ben,

Please accept my condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father. Although I did not know him personally, I have known his name for many years through my work in Cornell’s Peace Studies Program. The study he led, published in 1972 as The Air War in Indochina, made an important contribution to ending that war by documenting the devastating effect of bombing on the civilian population. Although long out of print, the study is still in demand, and, in fact,...

I was so saddened to learn of your father's death.I keep the warmest memories of both your father and your mother.I've been in touch with them through all my life since 1968 when I spent 2 years at Cornell.I'll always think of them.I remember so well your father ,he was a very considerate person and I admired very much.
My most sincere condolences to both of you and your families.
Corinne

Hello Ben,

Very sad indeed to learn of your Dad's departure to the big accelerator in the sky. He was my boss when I worked for the synchrotron as a grad student. He taught me more in 6 month than the EE school in five years. We stayed in contact and met from time to time in Ithaca and Paris. Your Dad was certainly on my most admired list for many reasons. Like many others, I will miss him.

My sincere condolences,

Ron

Dear Ben,

I was very sorry to hear of Raphael's death. While I cannot claim to have known him except from an occasional visit, he impressed me as being a genuinely nice guy and a loving father. I am sure that you will miss him terribly. You have my deepest sympathy.

Dear Celia and Ben,

I was so saddened to hear of your father's passing. I have a very special place in my heart for both your parents. I first met your father in 1980, in Paris where I was studying for six months. Your mother was my French language teacher at Cornell and I was so fortunate that your parents were spending a sabbatical in Paris at the same time. I remember feeling lonely and a bit lost in Paris. Whenever I got together with your parents, those feelings...

Dear Ben and Celia:
I was so sorry to hear about Raphael's passing last week. It was a real shock to me. He was such a brilliant and wonderful person with so many amazing talents. My earliest memories of him were during the summers we spent with your family on Lake Cayuga. Your father taught me to water ski from the dock behind your house, which was no easy task. He was always very kind, considerate amd loving, particularly to my mother over the last few years, for which I am most...