“ When we me Ali, we found out that he came from Iran to Germany, and that he worked in Germany in the area of Stuttgart. So he had soemthing in common with my wife Heidi - she was born in the black forest, and her family emigrated to Canada as well. Our relationship with Ali included cooperation in the GLOBE Program, where I was involved with the Johannes kepler University in Linz., Austria and with the national Sun Yat-Sen Universiy in Taiwan. Working on this program was a unique achievement, that is still "alive" today. During this work we developed a close relaitonship. Hearing about his death touches us deeply, since this relationship went far beyond the mere professional connection. We will not forget him and hope to remeet with his family again, if a a visit to Victoria becomes possibel. ”