Harry Melanson In Memoriam 1956 - 2004

Dear Colleagues,

I have just learned of the passing of Harry Melanson. I am profoundly shocked and saddened by this unexpected event. Harry was my student at Michigan State University and wrote a first rate thesis on an experiment studying lambda and anti-lambda polarization in hadronic collisions. In many ways he was the ideal student combining a deep understanding of the physics with a high level of technical expertise in electronics and software. He was a highly independent and original thinker and I was happy to note that his early promise led to increasingly important leadership roles at Fermilab and particularly within D0. Harry was a good friend and valued colleague and I am at a loss for words to express my sense of loss at his passing in the middle of a life so full of accomplishment and future possibilities. I join with all my colleagues in D0 and the larger community in expressing my deepest sympathies to Harry's family at this difficult time.
- Maris Abolins