Dearest Iraj, thinking of you a year after your passing which was so soon, sad and shocking. Back here in Iran every time I have thought of you for the past year, I have always imagined you in Macomb,at your beautiful house or at your office at WIU working mathematics since we were always apart and that was the picture I had of you in my mind for the past fort and some years. Then the real thing hits badly. Still difficult to think of you not being there. I hardly know of anyone here who wasn't touched by your brilliance and intellect some years ago when you travelled to Iran and gave us all another chance to have the advantage of your valuable presence. Never forget those Christmass gatherings at uncle Fred's house, good talks, fun and laughters. Ialways wished I had more chances to be listening to you talking (not mathematics ofcourse since it would've sounded like an outter space language to my ears😊) and I always enviously thought of those who had the chance to do so. always loved and respected you I can imagine what a huge loss it must have been to your loved ones Roz, Sara and Leo and ofcourse my beloved cousins Lale, Bahman and Khosro