Salah Baouendi

Dear Meriem and Moungi, I was sorry to learn of your father's passing. I know you must miss him. I remember him kindly from the times I met him when we were in college.

Salah was not only a superb mathematician, he was also one of those rare people who devoted a great deal of effort and time to the mathematics community. It was a pleasure and honor to be able to work with him on AMS committees and with him and Linda on the editorial board of Math Research Letters. He was very effective in these efforts and always warm and gracious. He will be missed by the community.

Salah Baouendi was my professor in the graduate school of mathematics in Paris,
and I owe to him my first position in a University. I shall be grateful to him for ever.

Salah Baouendi was a very strong mathematician and a very warm and friendly person. He was always full of enthousiasm for new problems and ideas. Through discussions and some joint works in France and at Purdue University, he made me discover a new and pleasant vision of mathematics. He was - and remains - a great source of inspiration.

Salah Baouendi est mon grand frère,au delà des ses qualités de grand mathématiiciens que ses paires luis reconnaissent je veux parler du bon frère qu'ilétait ,il était aussi un bon père et camarade fidèle.Fidèle aussi il était à ses principes de droiture d'abnégation età son refus des honneurs qui pouvaient le détourner de ses rechèrches,de son enseignement ou qui pouvaient fausser son libre arbitre ou altérer son honnéteté éxemplaire.Patriote il l'était aussi puisqu'il n'avait pas hésiter un...

We were shocked and saddened to
hear of Salah's passing. We will always
treasure his friendship.
Alice Chang and Paul Yang

When I had my first job at Purdue, I was
young and clueless.
I have always considered myself so lucky to have a mentor like Salah, who was kind and caring. Without Salah's constant support, I would not have been able to succeed. It was indeed my privilege to have known him. He offered me not only many pratical advices over the years but more importantly, his friendship. I will miss him dearly.