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IN MEMORIAM Robin Letellier 1944-2007 IN MEMORIAM Robin at the Royal Academy in London, March 29, 2007 / Robin à l’Académie Royale, Londres, 29 mars 2007 Robin Letellier 1944-2007 1 À Céline, Chanterelle et Antoine À toute la famille de Robin Sincères condoléances exprimées par des collègues et amis de Robin Sincere condolences expressed by Robin’s friends and colleagues Plus qu’un collègue, Robin était un très grand ami personnel pour Renée et pour moi. Nous nous sommes connus en 1971 alors que jeunes professionnels, nous venions tout juste de commencer à travailler pour les services de restauration du Ministère des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canadien. Robin était déjà un personnage très spécial. Il avait les cheveux longs et attachés en queue de cheval. Son travail l’amenait dans les coins les plus isolés du Canada. Depuis, nous ne nous sommes plus jamais quittés. Robin était le professionnel le plus engagé et le plus dédié à la cause des relevés et de la documentation des monuments et des sites historiques que j’ai connu dans toute ma carrière. Nos rencontres à Ottawa, Québec, Paris, Potsdam, Chypres, Rome, Torino, Vienne, Antalya, Xi’an, Louvain et j’en passe, ont toujours été extrêmement intenses et joviales. Robin était un professionnel jusqu’au bout des doigts, mais il savait également très bien se divertir et il avait un sens de l’humour à vous faire pleurer. Que de colloques, séminaires, rencontres et projets nous avons organisé ensemble. Que de soirées inoubliables nous avons passé en sa compagnie et celle de sa famille. Robin était un des grands personnages du monde international de la conservation et un être cher que nous ne sommes par prêts d’oublier. Au revoir mon ami! Tous mes collègues du Getty Conservation Institute qui connaissaient bien Robin se joignent à moi pour offrir nos plus sincères condoléances à Céline, Antoine et Chanterelle. François LeBlanc Head, Field Projects, Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA [email protected] Quelle terrible nouvelle ! Même les plus grands sont si fragiles. Robin nous a donné de très bons moments d'amitié et de discussion entre collègues. Il a beaucoup fait pour le patrimoine et pour donner confiance aux autres, parmi les moins bien nantis. Nous nous souviendrons de lui avec tristesse et aussi avec la fierté de pouvoir dire que nous l'avons connu et côtoyé. Dinu Bumbaru Secrétaire Général, ICOMOS, 1254 rue Ducharme, Outremont, QC H2V 1E5 [email protected] 2 Je suis atterré d'apprendre cette très triste disparition de notre ami Robin. J'aimerais pouvoir exprimer mes condoléances sincères à son épouse et ses enfants. Daniel Arsenault Département d’histoire de l’art, UQUAM, Montréal, H3C 3P8 [email protected] La vie nous réserve de ces surprises! Quel choc et le sentiment de ne pas avoir entretenu les liens pendant qu'il était là. Le souvenir très ancré que ce bonhomme, Robin, m'a permis d'accéder à une aventure fantastique, celle de la conservation, celle de me développer en contribuant à Rue principale et à tout ce qui a suivi pour moi à partir de là, celle d'amitiés avec des gens de passion. Albini Soucy Conseiller professionnel, 271 boul. Riel, Gatineau, QC J8Z 1A6 [email protected] Very deep regrets Alejandro Alva Architect, Via dei Balestrari 10A, Rome, Italy [email protected] What a great shock -- my heartfelt condolences to his wife and family. I have forwarded your announcement to the World Heritage Centre staff. Sadly, Lon Addison Director, Center for Design Visualization, 390 Wurster Hall #1839, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA [email protected] 3 Robin à Paris chez Renée et François – Oct. 1982 Robin du temps de Jean-Pierre Jerome Je suis en état de choc!!!! Il va aussi sans dire que je garde d'excellents souvenirs de Robin... On s'est bien évidemment croisés (professionnellement), mais cela fait plusieurs années, du temps où il était à Parc. Puis par la suite lors de mes années à ICOMOS on a aussi travaillé ensemble sur certains dossiers - et on a eu un fun noir, parce qu'il était assez fou fou le Robin! Pour une raison que j'ignore j'ai pensé à Robin 2-3 fois en fin de semaine et encore ce matin avant de rentrer au bureau, pour découvrir ton courriel!!! La vie est bien étrange des fois... La journée sera bien triste et longue... Alain Lafrenière Alain Lafrenière, B. Arch., DRFM 6, Senior Realty Advisor - Navy Conseiller principal en immobilier – Marine; Center Block North, Dept. of National Defence 101 Colonel By Dr. Ottawa, ON [email protected] C'est avec choc et grande tristesse que j`apprends cette nouvelle. Robin et moi devions aller prendre un café la semaine prochaine à notre retour en ville alors qu'il pourrait enfin respirer après ce travail qu'il décrivait comme exigeant. Il semblait stressé par les attentes de ses étudiants... André Audette Architecte, Banque du Canada. 23 Farnham Crescent, Ottawa, ON K1K 0G1 [email protected] 4 So sorry to hear this news. Robin was still young and able to contribute to us all. How very sad. Christina Cameron Chaire de recherche du Canada en patrimoine bâti, Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 [email protected] I cherished Robin's mentoring and guidance as a new and young member of ICOMOS Canada in the late 1980's. Under the leadership of Robin, the Recording and Documentation committee developed a pilot of an elementary school course for kids which included the students bringing in their family photos, and out of the attics /storage, and to retell the stories they heard from their parents and grandparents about the places and buildings in these family photos. It was great to capture and document the untold stories of the built heritage in a community. I remember trying out the program with a Grade 5 class at the Early Childhood Institute in Toronto. It was wonderful to hear the students’ discovery of the places their relatives and ancestor lived and work at. It was a great idea because of its simplicity and ability to connect children with their family heritage and surroundings. Throughout the past two decades you could always count on reconnecting with Robin at an ICOMOS meeting and hearing about his adventures of training around the world. While it is so tragic that his life was cut short, it seems most fitting that Robin's last moments of life were in a classroom teaching others and sharing his joy about recording heritage sites Robin's passing is indeed a great loss to us all. Tamara Anson-Cartwright Conservation Advisor , Ministry of Culture, 400 University Ave, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M7A 2R9 [email protected] Robin à Vienne en Autriche dégustant différents vins avant de faire son choix - 2003 5 I m shocked beyond words. I really don’t know what to say! He was always so lively, friendly and helpful, that it is impossible for me to imagine him gone. I have been interacting with him lately organizing the next Recordim meeting in Ottawa and as usual I was hoping to meet him again. Please do convey my condolences to his family; I hope God gives them the courage and strength at this hour. Divay Gupta Director Programmes, Arch. Heritage Division, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, 71, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, INDIA [email protected] Robin et François à Potsdam, Allemagne, 2001 Robin au Getty Center, Los Angeles - 2002 I am deeply shocked and very sad of the news about Robin. I feel fortunate to have met him. How old was he? I remember him as such a young vigorous and enthusiastic person. What a loss for all. Francesca Piqué Wall Paintings Conservator, Via di Canneto, 16, Prato, 59100, ITALY [email protected] 6 These are terrible news! I met Robin while I was at GCI and through him I was introduced to CIPA. His enthusiasm and passion for his work were contagious and I became involved in CIPA's activities because of him. I will always remember Robin, he had the courage of his ideas and through his passion he has inspired many young professionals. Dr. Gaetano Palumbo Director of Archaeological Conservation, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, World Monuments Fund, 34, Avenue de New York 75016 Paris - FRANCE [email protected] How shocking! Robin was one of those people who I thought would be with us forever. That of course brings complacency and it is not until times like this that we realize how special the person is, how much he achieved and how much he will be missed. Robin was one of the Canadian experts I brought to Israel to teach at the 2 year training programme I ran at the Israel Antiquities Authority for team leaders. The participants certainly learned the difference between "recording" and "documentation", international standards for recording, and methods to improve accuracy and speed in their work. At that time in the mid- 90's with new construction in Israel, there was an urgent need for rescue archaeology. Recording mosaics could take as much as 40 days. On a subsequent project, I invited Robin and scientists from NRC to Israel to do practical field tests the laser scanner they were developing. Recording dropped to 1/2 day! Although the scanner was not available for purchase at that point, Robin brought a new tool to the conservation field. NRC used the field tests at Caesarea and Jerusalem in their promotional literature for the scanner so I am sure Luc Cournoyer will have images of Robin at work in Israel.
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