Said Ghabrial

Uncle Said, Its unbelievable you have been gone for a whole year, but you never left our hearts. Your love & the memories we shared will forever keep us close, until we meet again in heaven. WE miss you very much

Amal Bassilios

The plant virology community has lost a kind and thoughtful man, and a great contributor to the field.

Uncle Said,
You were the Beacon of our family,there are no words to express what a great void you left in our lives & our hearts. we wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for your love & encouragement. You will forever live in our hearts. I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU SOOO MUCH...please pray for us until we meet again.

Amal

Dear Karlin and family,
as you know in 2000, Gabe did a sabbatical in Andy Jackson's lab at UC-Berkeley, where I was a postdoctoral scholar. Before returning to the University of Kentucky he recommended that I apply for a tenure-track virologist position in the Plant Pathology Department that had opened upon the retirement of Dr. Tom Pirone. I followed his advice, and the rest is all that has happened since our arrival in Lexington. In addition to science, we had a great many...

So sorry to learn that Gabe has passed away. It was a privilege having known him. He was an insightful and gentle person, good friend and a valued colleague. I much cherished our lunch time discussions in the department when I was on sabbatical at UK. My deepest sympathies to all his family.

Dr. Ghabrial, thank you for your Life Journey story, what an impressive passion and attitude to life and profession! Truly sorry for your passing away.

I am very sad to hear Dr. Ghabrial has passed away. I was a postdoc in his lab and he helped me a lot, not only with my research, but also with my living in US. I respected him and missed him very much. I am a professor in Northwest A&F university in China. I am trying my best to train and help my students, like Dr. Ghabrial had trained and helped me.

Karlin,
I am so sad to hear of the passing of Said and I want to offer you my deepest condolences. I have many fond memories and I always looked forward to chatting with Said at ASV meetings, and this for many years. We both had hearing issues and I remember us meandering through noisy meeting sites to find a quieter corner where we could discuss. We talked many times of collaborating on comovirus projects and although it did not materialize, it was always fun to think about. More...