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Robert Pierson
June 28, 2025
Fanya- I have been thinking of you and am sad to learn of Carl´s passing. I hope you have been receiving lots of support from community. I´d love to catch up with you.
-Robert Pierson from the SL days.
Michael J Carroll
May 17, 2023
Is this the Carl Hewitt who went to high school in El Paso? If so, his family and mine were friendly and I was his math tutor when he was out of school with an illness. I admired his intelligence and calmness (and enthusiasm for math). We were friendly, but lost contact after graduation.
My sympathy on his loss.
Alan Homer Blair
March 20, 2023
Loved your work, an inspiration.
Blaine Garst
March 7, 2023
Carl, ever irascible, Socratic, inspirational, provocative, gone too soon. Let us finish his work.
William D Clinger
March 1, 2023
Learned of this just yesterday. I will be forever grateful to Carl for his support and supervision of my dissertation. A few years ago, a colleague who met Carl for the first time at some conference ended his brief account of that meeting by saying "Smart cookie." Yes, and a nice guy.
Richard Steiger
January 13, 2023
Carl was my Master's thesis advisor at the MIT AI Lab, where I did basic research into the architecture of actor systems. While Carl and I had our differences about theoretical and practical matters, he and I always had thought-provoking and frequently mind-expanding conversations, and I owe him huge credit for setting me on the rest of my journey, as much as anyone.
We called him "The Duck Man" for one of his favorite sayings, "If it quacks like a duck, and waddles like a duck, then you can't say it isn't a duck."
RIP, Carl.
Enrique Ortiz Villegas
January 12, 2023
We were born the same year, as I see - 1944. Was a totally different world back then.
May he Rest In Peace.
Jon Neff
January 11, 2023
Carl was a wonderful man: warm, funny and bright. I knew him during the last ten years of his life from a monthly meeting we both attended. He was also humble. I knew him for years before realizing he was a pioneer in AI, a field I only recently began exploring. He will be missed in our community. Rest in peace.
Jesse Smith
January 11, 2023
I enjoyed truly interesting conversations with Carl over lunch and will miss his wisdom and humor. My condolences to Fanya and all his loved ones
Joyce Beattie
January 10, 2023
Lovely picture of Carl.
Truly portrays his humor and intelligence.
Sorry, Fanya, for this unwelcome loss for you.
Norma Anderson
January 8, 2023
Carl was a very dear friend for many years, and I'll always treasure the times we shared with him and Fanya. With blessings to them both, I send my love, Norma (de Jong Anderson)
Rich Hilliard
January 8, 2023
I had the pleasure to study with Carl in the 1970s when he was still at MIT. He was both an amazing mind and a very nice guy. My condolences to his family, loved ones and friends at this time.
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