Goodbye, Prof. Randy Pausch (1960-2008)

Just saw last night the news that Randy Pausch passed away from pancreatic cancer last Friday, July 25, 2008, at this home Virginia, leaving behind his wife and children.

Goodbye, Randy– your “Last Lecture” touched the lives of so many. Your courage and zest for life inspire us, even those who just watched you on YouTube and read your book, or maybe saw you on Oprah’s show.

Some links:

• LA Times/Chicago Tribune news: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/reviews/critics/la-me-pausch26-2008jul26,0,5191339.story?page=1
• His “Last Lecture” at Carnegie Mellon University on September 18, 2007 (~75 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&feature=related
• His ~10 minute version for the Oprah show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tIyt8oSLVs
• His website: http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
• His book’s website: http://www.thelastlecture.com/