On October 3rd Dr. Alan Savitz passed away after a long illness. As a good friend of Alan’s said so eloquently, Alan loved to walk in, talk with, look at, listen to and eat up the best of the world around him and left it a better place for having been there. Alison and I are happy that he was able to spend time with his granddaughter Zoe in his final months and we are sad that he will not be here with us to watch her grow. Alan was an extraordinary man and we will miss him.