{"id":13737,"date":"2022-11-28T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/article\/in-memoriam-alan-walter-kelm-may-3-1964-september-30-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:53:57","slug":"in-memoriam-alan-walter-kelm-may-3-1964-september-30-2022","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/article\/in-memoriam-alan-walter-kelm-may-3-1964-september-30-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Alan Walter Kelm (3 mai 1964 \u2013 30 septembre 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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C\u2019est avec une profonde tristesse que la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 math\u00e9matique du Canada (SMC) partage la nouvelle du d\u00e9c\u00e8s de notre coll\u00e8gue Alan Kelm, gestionnaire des services \u00e9lectroniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan est n\u00e9 \u00e0 Regina et a grandi \u00e0 Saskatoon. Il excellait en langues et est rest\u00e9 un linguiste amateur tout au long de sa vie, apprenant le grec, l\u2019h\u00e9breu, le latin, l\u2019allemand, le roumain, le polonais, le fran\u00e7ais et le russe. En 1984, il a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 Ottawa pour obtenir son doctorat en math\u00e9matiques, o\u00f9 il a rencontr\u00e9 sa femme, Angie. Ils se sont mari\u00e9s en 1992 et ont c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 leur 30e anniversaire le 29 ao\u00fbt 2022. Alan a donn\u00e9 des cours universitaires pendant un certain temps avant de commencer sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 math\u00e9matique du Canada, dont il fait partie int\u00e9grante depuis pr\u00e8s de trois d\u00e9cennies. Son travail inlassable et son d\u00e9vouement nous ont aid\u00e9s \u00e0 grandir et \u00e0 apprendre en tant qu\u2019organisation. Alan connaissait par c\u0153ur les rouages de la SMC et on pouvait toujours compter sur lui pour aider (et enseigner) les nouveaux coll\u00e8gues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beaucoup le connaissaient comme le gestionnaire des services \u00e9lectroniques de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 math\u00e9matique du Canada, mais il \u00e9tait bien plus que cela pour le personnel du bureau ex\u00e9cutif. Alan faisait partie de notre famille, \u00e9tait un coll\u00e8gue et un ami tr\u00e8s cher. Il manquera profond\u00e9ment \u00e0 tous ceux qui ont eu le plaisir de travailler avec lui et de le conna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les coll\u00e8gues d\u2019Alan ont souhait\u00e9 partager leurs bons souvenirs de lui :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan was the heart of the CMS. His intelligence, compassion, and mentorship fostered a positive working environment. He was a wonderful colleague and a dear friend to many of us. We are deeply saddened by this loss and will miss him greatly. He adored his family, and to them I wish to extend my deepest sympathies. \u2013 <\/em>Termeh Kousha, Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are profoundly saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague. Alan had been a pillar for the CMS for well over two decades, steadfastly working with dedication to manage our electronic systems and support our other operations. We will miss him deeply.  To his beloved family we extend our most heartfelt condolences.<\/em> \u2013 David Pike, President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had the pleasure of working with Alan for 19 years. He was one of the most caring and gentle people I know. It was comforting to know he was there to help whenever needed. I appreciated Alan\u2019s dedication, attention to detail and sage advise. Alan will be dearly missed. <\/em>\u2013 Yvette Roberts, Finance and Operations Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Kelm was an extremely dedicated member of the CMS Executive Office for over 25 years.  He made many contributions to the significant growth of the CMS over this time, particularly as Manager of the CMS Electronic Services. He was always there to go above and beyond in so many ways. He will be greatly missed as a colleague and as a dear friend of the Society.<\/em> \u2013 Graham Wright, Former Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew Alan since he was a graduate student at the University of Ottawa. I had the pleasure to teach in parallel with him on many occasions. I got to know how much he was loved and respected by students and colleagues alike. He always had a solution for any problem and faced every challenge with a reassuring smile. I also worked with him on many projects for the CMS and got to appreciate his deep devotion for the CMS and for what it represents. Alan passing is a big loss for his family, the CMS and the Canadian mathematical community. Rest in peace my friend. <\/em>\u2013 Joseph Khoury, Math Camps Committee Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no words to express the sorrow on Alan\u2019s passing.  I worked with him for almost 14 years and during that time he was always so helpful and knowledgeable while being professional and friendly. Alan was a kind soul, and he will be solely missed by all who had the pleasure of working with him. Rest in peace Alan. \u2013<\/em> Denise Charron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan was always a joy to work with and had such a calming quiet presence. He knew everything about the CMS and could recall people he worked with decades prior and always had something nice to say about every one of them. He could recall every minute detail about a project and often came up with questions that nobody else would ever have thought of. Alan never left a detail to chance and put so much thought into every email and project he worked on. Everyone can recall the very long emails from Alan where he wrote every piece of information you would need. He was caring and always offered praise and acknowledgments when someone was working hard on a particular project. He always made me feel like what I did mattered and would always be sure to check on my well-being when working longer than usual hours. It was clear that he cared. Alan loved the CMS and put his everything into supporting the CMS. He was more than an employee, he was a real piece of the CMS and a great force behind all the CMS initiatives over the last 30 years whether it was a meeting you attended, or a competition you wrote, Alan was behind them all. He will be greatly missed by the entire CMS community. \u2013 <\/em>Sarah Watson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bien qu\u2019Alan ne soit plus parmi nous, il vivra \u00e0 travers le merveilleux h\u00e9ritage qu\u2019il a cr\u00e9\u00e9 et dans la m\u00e9moire de tous ceux qui ont eu le plaisir de le conna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Une p\u00e9riode de visite aura lieu au Salon fun\u00e9raire McEvoy-Shields, 1411, avenue Hunt Club, Ottawa (Ontario), le mercredi 5 octobre 2022, de 18 h 30 \u00e0 20 h 30. Les fun\u00e9railles auront lieu jeudi \u00e0 11 h et les visites d\u00e9buteront \u00e0 10 h \u00e0 la mission orthodoxe St. Porphyrios (\u00e9difice de l\u2019\u00c9glise anglicane St John), 110, chemin Ferguson Falls, Carleton Place, ON. L\u2019inhumation aura lieu au cimeti\u00e8re anglican St John et une l\u00e9g\u00e8re r\u00e9ception suivra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"template":"","section":[190],"keyword":[],"class_list":["post-13737","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","section-notices-necrologiques"],"toolset-meta":{"author-4-info":{"author-4-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-4-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-4-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-3-info":{"author-3-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-3-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-3-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-2-info":{"author-2-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-2-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-2-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"author-info":{"author-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-honorific":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-email":{"type":"email","raw":""},"author-institution":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-cms-role":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"unknown":{"downloadable-pdf":{"type":"file","raw":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/In-Memoriam_-Alan-Walter-Kelm-May-3-1964-\u2013-September-30-2022-CMS-Notes.pdf","attachment_id":13667},"article-toc-weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":"97"},"author-surname":{"type":"textfield","raw":""},"author-given-names":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/13737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/13737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13740,"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/13737\/revisions\/13740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/section?post=13737"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.math.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=13737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}