Subject: [IGSMAIL-5071]: Re: Tragedy in Sumatra & South East Asia
From: Robert Serafin <[email-masked]>
To: "Ruth E. Neilan" <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked], [email-masked], John Dow <[email-masked]>, Yoaz Bar Sever <[email-masked]>, Norm Beck <[email-masked]>, Gerhard Beutler <[email-masked]>, Geoff Blewitt <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], "Caissy, Mark" <[email-masked]>, Loic Daniel <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], Remi Ferland <[email-masked]>, Gerd Gendt <[email-masked]>, Manuel Hernandez Pajares <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], Carey Noll <[email-masked]>, David Pugh <D.
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:29:23 -0700

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IGS Electronic Mail      29 Dec 12:35:37 PST 2004      Message Number 5071
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Author: Bob Serafin

Dear Ruth,

Thanks very much for your kind and thoughtful message.  The people in 
the region will be in my thoughts and prayers.  Best wishes to all.

Bob Serafin

Ruth E. Neilan wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> While preparing to send a message for New Year, the tragic news of the 
> earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and devastating tsunami affecting 
> the entire region was received.
>
> On behalf of the IGS, many thoughts and prayers to all of our 
> colleagues and their families and loved ones in these affected 
> regions.  Such a natural disaster touches each of us, and the scale 
> and extent of this is just unbelievable.  Many of us within the IGS 
> have worked in these countries and know people there  - Sumatra, 
> Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Kenya, Somalia, and 
> the islands of Seychelles, Maruitius, Reunion.
>
> While wishing each of you all the best in the coming New Year, keep 
> these people in your hearts  and minds -  many lives are changed 
> forever and it will take a globally concerted effort over a long time 
> to restore any semblance of normalcy.
>
> It is with a heavy heart that I extend wishes for speedy recovery from 
> this disaster and  hopes for peace and prosperity in the New Year.
>
> sincere regards - Ruth  Neilan
>
> cc: IGS Governing Board and Former Members