I was the Graduate Coordinator at Cornell Economics while Patrick was a PhD student, and he was always the guy you wanted around. Despite the stress and strain of the graduate experience, he was always funny, self-depreciating, and calm. We would have crazy, off the cuff discussions in his office about all manner of subjects. He would always make me laugh. Whenever a ‘crisis’ occurred in his life, I would get cryptic, poorly spelled emails documenting what was going on, where, and with whom. Such emails would end just as suddenly as they arrived, which made them all the more self-reflective and funny. He had a way of defusing the stress of life. This was one of his great gifts. He was far too young to leave us. The world is not as bright without him.
I was the Graduate Coordinator at Cornell Economics while Patrick was a PhD student, and he was always the guy you wanted around. Despite the stress and strain of the graduate experience, he was always funny, self-depreciating, and calm. We would have crazy, off the cuff discussions in his office about all manner of subjects. He would always make me laugh. Whenever a ‘crisis’ occurred in his life, I would get cryptic, poorly spelled emails documenting what was going on, where, and with whom. Such emails would end just as suddenly as they arrived, which made them all the more self-reflective and funny. He had a way of defusing the stress of life. This was one of his great gifts. He was far too young to leave us. The world is not as bright without him.
