DAVID W. LEWIS

I was extremely sorry to hear of David's passing. He was a lovely man -- one of the few in the world with whom I could revel in a shared love of both mathematics and the Isle of Man.

So sorry lads to hear of your lovely dads passing, we just found out today. Keeping you all in our thoughts. Only finding out today, 2nd Oct , and joannes anniversary,5th Oct . Keeping them both in our love and prayers xxxxx

Sad to hear about the death of David, a respected UCD colleague if not in the same discipline. He was a gentle(-)man in all senses - and I still enjoy the Manx music he let me tape! Condolences to all the family.

My sincere condolences on the passing of our client David.It was a pleasure caring for David and Anne .
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
I will miss him dearly.May he RIP
Antoinette Jayesinghe

I wish to offer my sincere condolences to the family and extended family the wonderful Prof David Lewis UCD who was a most accomplished and talented academic and lecturer much loved by his many students particularly in engineering where he excelled. I was greatly saddened to hear of his passing. He was not just an outstanding mathematician who had a brilliant mind for the theory and application of quadratic forms but he also was a man of utmost integrity decency humility and kindness and good humour and I never heard him say a bad word about anybody. He was an exceptionally good and kind hearted human being extremely well liked by all who knew him and who will be hugely missed by all he knew him. May he rest in peace and his soul and value and great kindness live on in his memory.

Sincere condolences to David's family. I am so sorry to learn of his death. He was the Head of the Mathematics Department at UCD in 2000, when I started my first job there. I will always be grateful to him for the opportunities that he gave me at a time when I was inexperienced, and for helping me in countless direct but unobtrusive ways in the early years of my career. He was a very effective leader who worked tirelessly to make the environment better for everyone else, and especially for students. He did not care about promoting his own considerable accomplishments. It was always a pleasure to be in his company, and a privilege to be his colleague. He will be warmly remembered.

My sincerest condolences to Gareth and family on the passing of your father David. My thoughts and prayers are with you all 🙏

I knew David for many years as a wonderful colleague at UCD. I remember him warmly as thoughtful and kind, wise and helpful. He was a fine mathematician and a true gentleman, and will be sadly missed.

Dave was such a friendly, kind, wise, gentle soul who often had a gleam in his eye. He also had a wicked understated sense of humour. I remember once at an Oberwolfach conference, the day's talks overflowed and his afternoon closing address had to be deferred to the evening. So we all took a break to dine on hearty German fare, and reconvened in the lecture hall afterwards, tired though we were. He deadpanned his opening with the classic words "Unaccustomed as I am to after-dinner speaking...." which put us all in a good mood. So many great memories of Bombay Pantry curries at home with him and Anne. An era has passed. RIP my friend.

My deepest sympathy to David's family and friends on his loss.

I worked in the office of the Mathematics Department for 10 years from 1990. When David took his turn as Head, everything ran smoothly and seemingly without effort. On a personal level, David was enjoyable company, he was kind and saw the good in everyone. His death is a sad loss.

Dear Stephen, Alan and Gareth, Our sincere condolences following the passing of you Dad. David will be missed by many our staff and fellow residents here in Altadore. RIP....

Pat and I have been saddened to hear of David’s death. We were friends with himself and Anne for many years, and we will miss his many excellent qualities such as kindness and good humour. We extend our sympathy to his family, particularly to our godson Alan, and to Stephen and Gareth. May he rest in peace.

David was a marvellous colleague at UCD, whom I knew over forty years. He was hardworking, sympathetic and naturally friendly. He could be relied upon for sensible advice and suggestions of ways in which to proceed. He always saw a positive side in any seemingly hopeless situation. I envied his calm assurance and imperturbable temperament. At times, you might expect a more forthright opinion from him, but he rarely worked in that way and it was one of his great strengths. I know he greatly valued his family and the life he built around them, committing himself totally to them. His academic work was of high quality, and the experts respected him and corresponded with him. I missed his genial presence and laconic wit in his last years but remember him fondly for his insight, lack of airs and graces, and unflappable nature. He was a true asset to any university, a person who got things done instead of striking poses or pontificating, and deeply caring of individuals and their problems. Everyone will miss him.

Dear Alan, Stephen, Gareth and all other members of David's family, please accept my condolences on your sad loss. I am very sorry that circumstances make it impossible to be with you.

Dave was a kind and considerate colleague and it was my pleasure to work with him for over 20 years. Of naturally mild disposition, he was nonetheless forthright and courageous in opposing injustice to his colleagues, myself amongst them.
I am immensely grateful to him for support in such a matter, support that was far more outspoken than I had a right to expect from my head of department and that he continued to give beyond his tenure of that position until final victory was achieved.

May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Alan Stephen and Garret on the passing of your dear Dad David . May he Rest In Peace.

Dave was a gentleman and a scholar, In over thirty years of working together in Mathematics at UCD, Dave was always the voice of reason and he never raised his voice. He was caring to students and colleagues, he had a wry sense of humour and was fully committed to high standards. I will miss him.
Sean Dineen

I send my deepest sympathy to the family of David Lewis. May he rest in peace.

Stephen, Alan & Garrett Sincere Sympathy to you on the passing of your Dad, may your happy memories comfort you in your loss. May he rest in peace with his beloved Anne.

We were very sorry to learn of the death of our good neighbour David Lewis. David and his late wife Anne were our next door neighbours for over 30 years. During that time they were always kind and considerate to both ourselves and my late mother. David and I were UCD colleagues and we frequently conversed about UCD affairs across the wall. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

I am very sorry to hear that David has passed away. Sincere condolences to his family. I knew David as a respected colleague at UCD. He was highly regarded and always very kind.

I met David at my first conference in Oberwolfach, and from then on he has always supported me throughout the early stages of my career. I always admired the way he wrote mathematics and it was a great honour for me to meet him in person. I was always happy to meet him and we had lots of laughs together. He will be sadly missed.

Heartfelt and sincerest sympathy to Stephen, Suzie and the extended Lewis family on the sad loss of your beloved Dad, Father in Law and Grandad. May the chereshed memories you have of him help comfort you all at this very sad time. May he rest in peace with his beloved Anne and Joanne.

It is hard for me to explain how sad I feel to hear about David's passing away! He was a very good mathematician and a wonderful and humorous friend. My thoughts are with him and his family, and in particular with his wife Anne.

It was partly due to David's initiative that lead to the publication of the first collaborative research paper where I figured as a co-author, I will thus be always indebted to him for his support during these early years of my career. I am a great admirer of the way he did mathematics and I got to know him as a gentle person with a fine sense of humor. He will be sadly missed.

It is with deep sadness that I learned of David's passing. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family. I first met David when I was a graduate student in Geneva in the 1980's and he and I remained good friends since then. I have very fond memories of my visits with David in Dublin, he was a wonderful host, as was his wife, Anne.

Condolences I knew David in 70s in Dublin and always enjoyed his company He was a great colleague