Patrick and I were recruited to join the university of Essex from the United States at the same time. He joined in fall 2006, and me in spring 2007. One of my happiest memories is the October weekend I came across to look for housing and get settled hanging out with him and other young scholars in pubs and his warm welcome. It really dawned on me that we were "really" starting adulthood after years of slaving in graduate school. I always teased Pat for being a "damned economist" (which he was!), but he also was a "damned fine economist" and a "damned fine human being." He leaves us too soon, but with a legacy as a teacher and scholar that is second to nobody.
Patrick and I were recruited to join the university of Essex from the United States at the same time. He joined in fall 2006, and me in spring 2007. One of my happiest memories is the October weekend I came across to look for housing and get settled hanging out with him and other young scholars in pubs and his warm welcome. It really dawned on me that we were "really" starting adulthood after years of slaving in graduate school. I always teased Pat for being a "damned economist" (which he was!), but he also was a "damned fine economist" and a "damned fine human being." He leaves us too soon, but with a legacy as a teacher and scholar that is second to nobody.
