Dear Member: The untimely demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals and students. The condolence messages are pouring in. I take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been expressing your heartfelt condolences. I have had a great fortune of being associated with TBR as a colleague for more than 17 years. It was delightful and challenging working with him. With his passing away, I have lost a mentor and a great colleague. As Arun has rightly said, "we have lost a stalwart". - Francis NCSI, IISc, Bangalore