[Mesa-users] In Memoriam: Bill Paxton

[Alex Serebryanskiy]

This sad news reverberating around the world. 
With condolence from Kazakhstan ;-(


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Aleksander Serebryanskiy, PhD
Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute,
Observatory 23, 050020 Almaty, Kazakhstan 
tel: 8(747)9393892
e-mail: alex at aphi.kz, aserebryanskiy at yahoo.com






On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00:19 PM GMT+5, Meng Sun via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote: 





It’s hard to put my feelings into words...

Bill passed away on the third day of this year’s MESA School in Leuven. I still remember sitting in the classroom, chatting with others about how this code changed my life. The truth is, I didn’t get my PhD or my postdoc positions because I’m particularly brilliant. Instead, I got here because I had some knowledge of MESA. Without Bill’s work, I honestly don’t think I would have realized my dream of becoming an astronomer.

Thank you, Bill, for opening the door for so many of us.

Meng

On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM Wheeler, J C via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:
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> Bill was a hero to so many of us. I wear his autographed cap proudly.
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> From: Mesa-users <mesa-users-bounces at lists.mesastar.org> on behalf of Matteo Cantiello via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org>Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:03 AMTo: mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org>Subject: [Mesa-users] In Memoriam: Bill Paxton
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> I'm writing with the very sad news that Bill Paxton has passed away.
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> Lars Bildsten asked me to share a short note with the MESA community, which you’ll find below.
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>> It is with deep regret that I write to share this news with the MESA community. Bill Paxton died on July 23, 2025 after a prolonged health struggle. His spouse, Kathlyn, sends her thanks to all of you for your continued support and engagement with MESA. Bill was very proud of this accomplishment and happy to see its evolution to what it represents today: a true scientific resource for all. 
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> Matteo Cantiello - https://www.stellarphysics.org/
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