Obituary Andrew Majda Princeton New Jersey

WE ARE REGRETFULL TO ANNOUNCE ANDREW MAJDA, PRINCETON NEW JERSEY, PASSED ON March 12, 2021

Xiaoming Wang: It just occurred to me that Andy Majda has left us for a year already. He was such an inspiration to me, constantly raising challenging questions and providing penetrating insights. He was always there whenever I needed help. He is dearly missed.

Gerta Keller: I can add another recollection to Andy Majda and Ron Diperna. Those two were very close friends. During DiPerna's last year suffering from cancer, he and his wife Maria moved to Princeton and lived in the housing of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. When Ron no longer could leave the apartment, Andy visited him every day and spent hours with him. He was the only visitor Ron wanted to see and it was the highlight of his day. The two spent hours and hours talking about everything from math, films, sports, politics to funny dreams. Every couple of weeks Andy took him to the hospital to have his lungs pumped out and stayed with Ron until he was ok to return to his apartment. When Ron died, his wife called Andy to take care of the funeral arrangements and to help her eventually move. She needed help because she had a baby during the last months of Ron's life.

This was the time I first learned what friendship meant to Andy Majda. He was giving it all. He would never let anyone die lonely and in misery. Through the decades I experience the same kind love and care for his friends; he was there for them whenever they were ill, depressed or just miserable. Andy was a truly remarkable person and I was lucky to have him as my wonderful friend and love too.