We deeply mourn the loss of our colleague and friend,
and extend our sympathy to his family, friends, and students.

     Elisha Porat, Without a Eulogy (2002)
     (translated from the Hebrew by Alan Sacks)

          What he wanted was
          to hide among the simple
          or among the small
          whose greatness
          he had always craved.
          To be at rest with friends
          cloaked in the pride of the meek without words,
          and without even a eulogy.
          And after that, only this:
          To lie below tender shoots
          sheltered in the shade of thorns
          and to hear nothing
          but Blackbirds singing.

Read a transcript of Professor Michael S. Foley's eulogy for Professor Ngolet.

View the Slide Show from the Celebration of François Ngolet's life, prepared by Tony Gallego of Media Services.
     40MB mpg file (high-speed connections)
     5MB wmv file (older machines/low-speed connections)

Obituary from the Staten Island Advance, Thursday, April 14, 2005.