Even after my graduation in 2002, I still maintained contact with Allan–emailing 2 times per a year. He talked me as a fellow academic even though I never published a book or even a paper. He talked to me as the grandfather that I never had when I had no confidence. I wish I could have told Allan that I love him not as an academic but as a human being. He was the example of how an academic superstar can be a real person. He is now in peace.