John Weil

I'll remember John as a friend and colleague. Unable to attend the service.
Laurie Bader, U of S Chemistry, Retired.

I will miss my old debating buddy. We had many debates over the years & I will miss him. My sympathy to all of you at this time.

Erika,

My thoughts go out to your and your family during this difficult time.

Sharolynn (Jones) Woodward

I am so lucky to have John to be my supervisor and mentor. I will miss him for ever!

I only met John thru my sister Mavis in recent years. He was always ready to help when we needed some one. Thinking of you Jean with sympathy Sincerely Judy Gall

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour”
It is as if the poet had John Weil in mind !. He certainly saw a world in his quartz crystals (yes, quartz is in sand). I attended his lectures on magnetic resonance, intricate and beautiful as wild flowers spin-Hamiltonians and computer programs, as I started research on muon and muonium spin resonances, an exotic but less sophisticated cousin of his EPR, and his students attended my Solid State class. He gave me insights and encouragement when I showed him results in diamond and endohedral fullerenes, and enjoyed discussing modern physics concepts such as the nature of light, space-time and mass-energy (infinity and eternity !). I guess he was ready to see a new world, in a lump of coal this time, as he recently started a “Carbon dictionary”, outline for an encyclopaedia. His coffee table bore witness to his wide intellectual range, Physics Today just another interesting journal. As a complete academic scientist and human being he gained my utmost admiration and respect, my life in Saskatoon has been uniquely enriched by the (alas ! too few) interactions we had.

I first met John as a student in his third year spectroscopy course in the late '70s. He impressed me so much that I wanted to work with him more. In 1986, I completed my PhD under John Weil. I had gained more than just an excellent supervisor. I had gained a friend and mentor. I will miss him and remember him fondly. John always had a way of taking the lost souls under his wing and protecting him. One summer, He took the time to find me a place to live when I was having trouble. He was always aware of so much around him and pushed himself harder than he ever pushed me (and he pushed me pretty hard ;). I was lucky to have known him.

We thank John for all his contributions to the Museum of Antiquities, and for his support, enthusiasm and friendship.
Our deepest sympathy to all those close to him.

Catherine Gunderson
Director (retired)

There is surely good rest after a life fully-lived.

I first met John in the early 1990s at the UofS, where I worked in the library. I had created an index of instructions for logging in to library catalogues worldwide (HYTELNET). John was an early adopter, and great supporter, of the index. He never failed to be amazed that he could connect to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, etc. library catalogues from the computer in his office. John was never shy to let me know when a connection wasn't working and gently nudged me to fix it! He also had lots of ideas for making the index more useful, all of which I was happy to accept. Thanks, John, and "keep searching".

Dear Elika,
Thinking of you and your family.

Dear Jean, Elika and other family members,
I am very sorry to hear of John's passing. My sincere condolences to you all. He was such a trooper through all he endured the last while. I enjoyed listening to his many stories and pictures of trips that he shared with us as well as the lunches he generously offered. May you find comfort in the many fond memories that you have of him. Take care.