It is with great sadness that I learn today of Patience's passing. I will keep fond memories of every opportunity I have had to meet with her, the insightful discussions we shared, and her always kind and supportive words. My thoughts go also to Leo and their two daughters...
Dear Patience, I had no idea that you left us. Today, I was searching your name for one of my new PhD students to contact you and sadly I found out about your death. I know you are now free of pain and all the challenges you faced in your lifetime but I am sure your place is very empty in your home in Bergen and in our hearts everywhere in the world. I hope your patience help your daughters and husband to overcome this emptiness and sadness.
Patience, we met when Esther and Callum started school together. We also got to know you through South Edinburgh Quakers. I remember with a smile the first time you brought Leo along (very odd ministry) and also that wild, blustery night camping at Wiston when your tent blew away! We loved sharing the great outdoors with you all - both here in Scotland and in Norway when we came to visit. We also appreciated your ability to rustle up delicious food at the drop of a hat. We have memories of so many interesting conversations about so many different topics, and really valued your deep sense of care for all around you.
Patience I knew you as a wonderful neighbour to us in Regent Street and I smile when I think of the 4 of you together with all your different skills and characters being a special family together despite your differences and life's challenges. We had fun in Quaker events and I particuLarly remember Leo's Potato-Pooping game at a Christmas party for come reason! I also got to know you more personally when you were diagnosed with cancer before moving to Norway and I still hold you, Leo, Esther and Saskia close in my heart
Patience, you are a great example for your students. Your smile and bubbly personality will be missed by all. Leo, Esther, Saskia, I am truly sorry for your loss.
Leo, Esther, Saskia, we are so very sorry to hear of your loss. Patience was such a generous and kind person. We treasure our memories of her, and send you all our love.
Leo, Saskia, Esther - os acompaño en el pésame.
We first sailed in 1996, to the middle of the Atlantic, and then mentored my Post-Doc. Profound intellectually and scientifically, breaking new ground with original though and boundless enthusiasm, demanding and encouraging. Bright eyes shining with ideas. And profoundly humane. Felt hosted in my last PostDoc year spent in Edimburgh, together with Leo. I left Scotland knowing that those months had been extremely enriching personally and intellectually, thanks to her, thanks to her and Leo. Despite sparse contacts since there was, there is closeness. Will miss you but you will inspire many of us.
The first time I remember you was when I was a postdoc in Liverpool and you came to give a talk. I was so impressed by your talk - the topic, the rigour, the insight and also how you handled the questions with insight and depth. When I came to Edinburgh in 1997, it was incredible to have you as a colleague and friend. David and I cherish those times we came for lunch and to walk along the beach at Portobello with you all (and Merlin). Thank you for your advice and your friendship through those times.
You came in to my life in 1995. We embraced each other and never let go.
After we met in 1995 we had so many good times and adventures together. You seduced me on my first visit to Edinburgh by taking me to a small hotel far up a Glen in the highlands. You kept the receipt from that stay in your wallet until you died. On your first time in the Netherlands, you were so keen to try out skating. The skates you borrowed didn't fit very well but you loved the experience and you were still skating at the end of 2018. Camping at any time of the year and in any weather, hiking, skiing, kayaking you were up for anything. When we had the girls our ambitions and focus changed and obviously after her first diagnosis with breast cancer we were more limited in what we could do. It didn't stop us to embark on our biggest adventure, our move to Norway. Although the move was an immense upheaval for all of us, we never regretted it and we all agree that we found a good place to settle down. We arrived in Bergen on the 15th of April 2011, little did we know that 9 years later, to the day, the girls and I would be saying our last farewells to you.
I embrace you and will never let go.
Dear P
These astonishing testimonials pay wonderful tribute
To how you have touched and nurtured the lives and careers of so many.
It was a special privilege to be part of life's journey with you,
As you discovered your life's passion for geology.
Your light, your love, and your legacy all shine so brightly.
A comfort for all those nearest and dearest to you,
And for all who celebrate you.
Smile and dance in peace,
After a life very well lived indeed.
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance"
Kahlil Gibran
I have only just heard the sad news and am so sorry Patience has gone. I first met her when we were both in Red Rope (Socialist Walkers and Climbers Group) and went on many day and weekend trips together. I then moved to Fife and had my son so wasnt out on the hills as much. I do recall her coming over to collect a wardrobe from me- with Alison I think- and wondering how you both got it home, balanced precariously on the roof of an average car!
I bumped into her again outside an NCT (National Childbirth Trust) sale at Portobello Town Hall; we had both by then moved there and she and Leo had baby Esther! While Patience was pregnant with Saskia, I gave her regular massages. My memory of her, was of understated brilliance: personally and academically. I am sorry not to have seen her since, I think, the day before you all moved over to Norway. I admired her so much for what she took on and all of you for that big step away.
Much love, Rona.
Patience, you were a wonderful researcher, a wonderful teacher, and a wonderful human.
I feel privileged to have had you has a boss, colleague, mentor and friend. I came to Edinburgh in 2005 to work as a postdoc on your Apennines project. You are one of the most encouraging, positive and forward thinking researchers I have ever met. You were critical (and taught me to be) but you were also incredibly good at congratulating people when they did well (or tried!) You were always full of ideas, and very keen to test them. Rigorously. Always. You turned me into a proper scientist, and it was fun! I have been inspired by your passion and happiness, whatever the circumstances, be it in the office, in the field in front of a fault scarp, or while sharing a delicious Italian meal after a long and tiring day in the heat. Teaching with you was fun too, and I cannot remember many negative moments from these formative years, except maybe the practical jokes that turned horribly wrong, and of course when you left to go to Norway (although that seems to have been an excellent move for you and your family).
I came to Edinburgh as a postdoc, thinking I would go back to France afterwards. Fifteen years later, I am still there, and I owe you so much!
I am heartbroken by the news. My thoughts are with Leo, Esther and Saskia. I will never forget you.
Leo, Esther, Saskia, you had an inspiring partner and mum! My condoleances & love, Elvia.
De tout cœur avec vous tous. Patience était quelqu'un de bien
Patience was so welcoming when we moved to Edinburgh, took an interest in how we are settling in, and always was open for questions and discussions. Remember the walk we did together in Woodhall dean, when we first got lost and then found it and it was wonderful i still walk that walk sometimes and have often thought of you all. I also miss my discussions with Patience about how to be a female academic, teacher, researcher. She will be missed by so many. My thoughts are with Leo, Ester and Saskia - sincere condolences.
Patience, Through the ups and downs you were there with an open door, sage words and a warm, kind heart. Your intellect and open curiosity to understand and push others to question will be sorely missed. We have lost a lovely colleague, a mentor and a dear friend but are left with some wonderful memories xx
Dear Leo, Esther and Saskia, receive our love and sincere condolences.
Patience it has been an honor to be your friend and exchange with you on geological fundamentals.
Rest in peace. You'll never be forgotten.
Love
Pascal
Kjære Leo, Esther og Saskia.
Vi minnes Patience i takknemlighet. Hennes gode egenskaper vil leve videre. Husk at hun vil være en del av dere for alltid.
Sincere sympathy to you all for your loss. I hope warm memories will comfort you. She was a great person.
Patience was such a wonderful person to be around. And such an inspiring scientist and educator. I can still hear her infectious laugh and see that broad grin.
Too early. Too soon. Sail away well Patience.
DDear Leo, Saskia and Esther. I'm so, so sorry you have lost your wonderful Patience.
I first met Patience in the shores of Loch Ereboll, when she came to join an undergrad field trip. It was a disgustingly rainy day and the students went home on the coach and I took Patience up the hill to look at Lapworth's iconic imbricate thrust sequence. We got thoroughly soaked and I think she thought I was mad. Even so, she asked me to apply for a PhD with her and when I came up to Edinburgh for the interview, she drove me all over the city to persuade me to say yes.
Our first field trip was truly memorable. On our first day in the field, we found an old mine claim stake with the original paperwork lodged in a rusty tin can - the claim had been named the Patience Claim! We were joined by her good friend Jan Vermilye and we looked on in amusement as Patience got so excited by one of the beautiful faults we found, that she leant down and kissed it. Her incredible joy at exciting geology was infectious, and in subsequent weeks and years she taught me the benefits of combining multiple datasets and approaches to address a specific problem (she utterly failed to get me excited about coding, though. The work she put in trying to teach me to code only taught me I didn't have the attention to detail that she did). She was incredibly hard working: she would wake us up in the field each morning making coffee very loudy to express her disgust that we werent out of bed ready to look at faults! She was also a great adventurer. Towards the end of that first trip, we went to Canyonlands to meet Joe Cartwright and Chris Mansfield and camp in the Grabens district. She taught me to sleep under stars with a gentle piss-take that having a tent wouldnt save me from a ravenous mountain lion
She was a hard taskmaster as a PhD supervisor, but an inspiring one. She was also a great support through my later career, making the effort to introduce me to come of the leaging geologists in our field. I met het at AGU the first time she was away from her baby Esther. She was excited about being a scientist again and headed off with great gusto to join the conference. I met her again at the end of the conference and she was desperate to get home to Esther and Leo. She taught me it was possible to be an academic and a mum and how to juggle the competing demands. Its lovely to see on here how she provided similar support for so many people. I wouldnt be where I am now without Patience and I have always tried to take her example in supporting my own students and colleagues.
Patience, well miss you.
We joined in the zoom memorial event organised by Chris and Jane. I was struck by the elemental themes of the music and the spoken words: rain, rocks, light, sea, hills, birds... All meaningful to Patience and to those left behind. All bound together with another single syllable: love.
Sending love to you all and remembering a kind and loving friend xx
Kjære Patience
For en fin dame du var. Klok og morsom.
Vennlig hilsen Kristine, Tor
Thea Sofie, Isa og Erle. Naboer i Haustbeitet 13
Wat een verdriet en gemis dat Patience niet meer bij Leo, Esther, Saskia en al haar geliefden kan zijn. Ze heeft zo veel liefde, aandacht en kracht gegeven dat zal altijd blijven. Dappere Patience, tot het einde haar eigen koers.
Leo, Esther en Saskia, ik denk aan jullie
Takk for gode minner. Takk til familien for at vi fikk være med i musikken i minnestunden og få noe vi kan ha til et felles minne. Hilsen Marit
Dear Patience, I am proud to say that you were the first to teach me structural geology and take me on my first geology field trip to East Lothian long ago at Edinburgh. Years later you became a wonderful colleague and mentor who was always happy to listen and provide counsel when I needed it during my years here in Bergen. You always had an amazingly modest way of making me feel like we were on equal terms when discussing exciting science, which was always a joy. I will always remember your warm smile and ever helpful chats, they will be missed.
Kjære Patience, du var en modig kvinne, litt lukket nå og da, men de siste årene åpnet du mer og mer og hadde vi fine samtaler, da delte du bekymringene dine med meg og det satte jeg pris på.
Du mente at jeg måtte bli lærer!
Jeg tenker på Saskia og Esther, deres fine jenter, og på Leo og ønsker deg roen du fortjener.
Dear Patience, you were a brave and strong woman. Vi had some nice conversations over the years and you shared your sorrows with me now and then. I have appreciated that.
You convinced me to become a teacher, so I have...
I am thinking about your lovely girls and about Leo and I wish you the peace from now on that you deserve.
You will be greatly missed, Patience. Your intelligence, care, human warmth, and impish sense of fun. With all sympathies to Leo, Saskia and Esther.
Thanks so much dear Patience for being such an amazing supervisor and beautiful person. You inspired me in so many ways. I will miss you.
thank you that we got to meet you and your amazing family, Emma, Daniel and Yoni xxx
Your helpfulness and positive approach to those around you made you such a star in those early days when we were setting up the School of GeoSciences in Edinburgh. You embraced the cross-disciplinary possibilities and carried people with you. We were sad to miss you when you moved to Bergen but were reassured that you were joining a friendly interdisciplinary community.
To a kind and inspiring woman who will be sorely missed:
thanks for the lovely memories, that time we went walking up towards Løvstakken but ended up with a picnic by the flagpole on top of the first hilly mountain looking over to Løvstakken instead. That time we went for tea with the girls and it was of course pouring with rain, the walk around the lake or the lovely dinners with the family, on my occasional visits to Bergen.
Thank you for sharing your time on this earth with all of us and rest in peace. I will be with you and your family in spirit this afternoon.
All my love and thoughts to Leo, Esther and Sas.
Liz
Jeg vil alltid huske deg som et usedvanlig flott menneske - mrd en spesiell utstråling. Hvil i fred.
Dear Patience, thank you for your friendship and support. You were always there when an idea needed checking, when I got stuck with a science problem, or when I needed more general help and advice. I will always remember our discussions in the lunch room and cafeteria where thoughts were organised and problems were solved with laughter and a smile. You will be missed.
Takk for godt naboskap og vennskap. Vi skulle så gjerne fått behalde deg i mange fleire år.
Dear Patience, it was an honor to know you.
This is such sad news, but what a life! A kind, generous and supportive colleague and mentor, an insightful scientist who took on some of the most important research questions of the day, finding solutions with aplomb and explaining them with absolute clarity, a seeker after truth who brought people together from different disciplines to do so, and a positive presence in any room with that wonderful smile and infectious laugh. You left a lasting impression and legacy, and we will miss you.
I thank God for the person you were and the life that you lived. Although I didn`t get to know you personally, I heard about you and the inspiration and encouragement you were to many people - one of them being my mother.
Patience, as one of my supervisors you inspired me and taught me to take the time to ask the right questions. As a friend you were compassionate, supportive and you gave me the confidence to give it a go. Thanks Mx
Dear Patience, the times we shared were always rich and fun. You were a beautiful, brave and generous person; I feel lucky that I got to be your friend.
Lieve Patience, ik herinner je als een gastvrije, lieve vrouw waar ik altijd voor mijn wandelingen met Leo altijd liefdevol ontvangen ben. In Frankrijk, Schotland en de laatste jaren in Noorwegen. Een bijzondere, zelfstandige, trotse vrouw; trouw op je leven, je man en kinderen. Het ga jou goed en vanaf hier een knufel en liefs voor je mooie vent Leo en jullie mooie kinderen
Dear Patience, Together we discovered the faults of Utah, counted most of the fractures in (windy) East Lothian and shared a set of incredible and often hilarious adventures that Ill never forget. I feel so fortunate to have known you as an inspirational role model, insightful generous colleague and wonderful friend. You taught me to delve deep for the scientific truth and encouraged me to shoot for the moon in equal measure! You have had a huge influence on my life and my career and I will always be grateful. I will miss your relentless curiosity, your glorious smile and your infectious laugh enormously. Cheers big ears - rest peacefully.
Dear Patience,
It is hard to express the sad feeling about your demise. Until 2017, I only read the name Cowie in articles that fueled my obsession with normal faults, but never knew I will ever get an opportunity to seat in an office a few steps from yours. For me, two of my experiences with you will forever be remembered. The first is the smile you gave me in spite of my naivety the day I walked into you office and said 'Oh my God, you are the famous Cowie'. The second is the numerous times you stopped to ask me how I was doing and hope I was fitting in well amongst other PhDs in the new work environment.
You were always very calm, warm and soft-spoken. You will sincerely be missed.
Adieu, Patience.
Patience, you were a wonderful friend and constant inspiration as a colleague and mentor. I will think of you when I visit the mountains.
Dear Patience
The times we met you were generous, warm and open. Thank you and rest in peace
Dear Patience, You were such an inspiration to me and many others and will be hugely missed. Doing a PhD with you was one of the best decisions of my life and it is hard to overstate the influence you had on my career. Your focus and clarity on the science problem at hand taught me so much about doing science properly. I think fondly back to all our field trips to Italy and Greece, they were good times. I will miss your questions, your sense of humour and your no-nonsense attitude. I also will miss your support, guidance and our science chats in the last few years. It has been a real privilege to have had the opportunity to work with you so closely and I hope I can pass on a little bit of what you taught me. The attached picture made me think of many dinner time conversations in the field!
Infinite Patience with what was necessary. Short imPatience which blockages which were not necessary. Quizzical smile.
Dear Patience, Your smile, and laughter ringing down the corridors in Edinburgh is how we will remember you. Talented and generous . a wonderful colleague who made life and work better for us all. We will toast you with a glass (or two) to wish you well on your next journey.
I remember you , dear P, as a wonderful dear childhood friend. You were transforming lives even then. With so much love from your Cousin
Patience was a wonderful person and a very kind and considerate colleague, whom I remember fondly from my early years at Edinburgh University.
I hope you will find peace in your hearts and look back with great joy on your time together.
With deepest sympathy.
Patience was such a wonderful colleague. She inspired many female academics, including me even though I worked in a completely different field. I was lucky enough to count her as one of my colleagues in Edinburgh. Thank you Patience for the inspiration, I am only sorry that I never told you in person. Much love to your family.
I knew Patience from her time at Edinburgh University. She was a remarkable and generous scientist always ready to help, and always with a smile. I was deeply saddened by the news of her passing. She will be greatly missed by all.
Dear Patience,
It was always a great pleasure to chat with you. You were really a role model for me, as a scientist and more importantly as a human being. My sincere condolences to your family.
Lieve Patience,
We denken aan jou terug als een sterke vrouw met een mooie warme lach, die binnen de kortste keren een mooi groot vuur kon maken.
Rust zacht lieve Patience.
Lieve Leo, Ester en Saskia,
Onze gedachten zijn bij jullie. Heel veel sterkte in deze moeilijke tijd. Houd elkaar vast. Een warme omhelzing van ons.
Vår dypeste medfølelse i denne tunge tiden.
Varme hilsener fra Ingrid, Gisle og Fredrik
Patience, you were a wonderful person and an exceptional scientist. A role model for so many. I have so many fond memories of our many discussions, over a glass of wine, sitting out on a terrace in southern France or (much longer ago) Australia. Always insightful, wanting to understand, not taking half answers. And always interspersed with great laughs. You will be sorely missed by all who knew you but you will live on in our memories.
Dear Patience, remembering your bubbly smile and that happy visit to Paris, Reposer en paix, love cousin Adam.
I will always remember Patience as a genuine, warm, inspiring colleague, friend and role model - a wonderful person with a fantastic sense of humor. She was also an absolutely awesome scientist. When I was a PhD student, I had not met Patience, but I was in awe with her work, so to me at that time she was the closest thing to a geology super hero. As I have said to Leo, I was therefore a little star struck when she came to Bergen. After I got to know Patience, I quickly discovered that she was not scary at all, but warm, generous - and hilarious. She had such a great sense of humor.
In the last couple of years I did not see Patience very often, but when I did, she often popped in for a chat in my office. I really, really appreciated these chats. I will miss Patience a lot, and I am deeply grateful for having known her.
Kjære Patience, jeg minnes deg som et varmt, åpent og smilende menneske, og er så takknemlig for alle møter med deg. Det var alltid godt å være i nærheten av deg.
Det er ei stor sorg for meg at du ikkje lenger er her, at eg aldri meir skal få treffe deg. Samstundes kjenner eg takksemd for vennskapet vårt. Takk, kjære Patience
Lieve Patience,
Wat was jij een bijzonder krachtige en intelligente vrouw, als ik wel eens met je sprak over je ziekte was je altijd hoopvol je zei dan, als ik nog maar tijd heb dan vinden ze misschien een manier om mij te genezen. Lange tijd was er hoop en daardoor hebben wij nog vele mooie herinneringen met je kunnen maken. Nu moeten we je helaas los laten. Echter onze schoonzus blijf je altijd! In liefde zullen wij jou herdenken en naast het verdriet zullen wij blij zijn dat wij jou hebben gekend. Voor Leo, Esther een Saskia wij wensen jullie heel veel sterkte, dat ook jullie troost mogen vinden in de prachtige herinnering aan Patience.
Marja en Harry
Patience,
Your approach to life and to science was a bright light of enthusiasm and curiosity. I learned so much from you, in a collaboration that was far too brief. I dont know if you realise how much influence you had on me, and others, and those threads of insight will continue through the rest of my career. Your sheer joy at working to understand the natural world was infectious and it drove me to be a better scientist, and you demonstrated how to be a supportive and constructive mentor, as well as how to live life outside of science. Ill never forget the few sunny evenings spent with you, Leo, Saskia, and Esther in Bergen. Thank you for your kindness. I will always miss you.
i always will remember how mum when ever we came up with a plan or a solution to something would say: good thinking batman or if we gave her something she would cheekily say cheers big ears as a thankyou(possibly a phrase from the childrens Tv- series noddy)
Dear Patience. You left us in spring, as nature started to bloom and the call of the wilds rang out. May your free spirit soar and fly away to rest o'er the beauty of it all. I will always remember so much of our together times aorund nature; your sincere friendship; your subtle humour; your very special warm smile.... May the legacy of the dear, dear, sweet person you have always been, remain with us all whom you've touched - from near or from far. Rest in peace my friend.
This world is full of faults: you joyfully understood them
Patience: You have gone too soon, but we are all richer for having known you.
I sent warm love and large hugs to you all as you mourn a lovely, kind, woman who was a joy to know, and who will be sadly missed
Huge love to you Patience
as you stride out across the mountains
to who knows where is next.
Your smile,
your quizzical look,
your warmth and openness,
shines over the distance,
tumbles down the years
and opens our hearts.
much love to you Leo, Esther and Saskia
from all of us in Portobello
Dear Patience,
Thank you for being such a good colleague and friend. I will miss your feedback, support and friendship, your bright mind, and your great sense of humour.
Ritske
Dear Patience,
You have enriched my life in ways I could never have imagined. Through our conversations the last few years, mostly at Quaker gatherings here in Norway or in the UK, we shared our thoughts on Quakerism, both the British and the Norwegian variety, moving from the UK to Norway, family life, illness and death. I admired your wisdom, your energy and your amazing zest for life. But maybe most of all I learnt of your courage and how you met all your life challenges head on, with openness and honesty, never shying away from the difficult conversations and the difficult choices to be made. I feel blessed and privileged and I will always remember you.
Penny
Dear Patience,
I feel blessed to have known you. On our first academic field trip to the Italian Apennines, some 12 years ago, I recall waiting for you in the hotel foyer. It was a quiet morning and a gloriously sunny day. The lift door opened and out you came, full of energy and zest and ideas. Your mind was whizzing and I was instantly bowled over by this brilliant mind and this intense love of how nature worked. We spent many happy days in the field and also back in Edinburgh discussing data. We also shared much valued time talking about life, love, family and Quakerism. To paraphrase Margaret Fell, you opened me a book, a book I had never before read and I am forever grateful. You remain the most inspirational and influential friend and colleague. Thank you for your kindness and your guidance. You will be forever missed.
Richard
Jeg er veldig takknemlig for at jeg fikk kjenne deg! Du var en varm, klok og flott kollega. Jeg vil huske våre samtaler. RIP.
Lieve Patience,
Jij was een lieve schoonzus voor ons je was altijd rustig aanwezig en trok je weleens terug als het wat te luidruchtig werd en de familie weer eens te druk werd.
Je was voor Leo en de kinderen een fantastische vrouw en moeder. Jij genoot volop van de natuur en de uitstapjes met je gezin.
Maar helaas mocht dit voor jou niet langer duren.
Rust zacht lieve patience!
Familie de Lange
Kjære Patience.
En siste hilsen og mange takk for de gode årene vi fikk med deg her i Bergen. Du har betydd veldig mye for oss og vi skulle så gjerne ha høstet mer av din visdom..
Takk også for et godt personlig vennskap.
Vil gjerne takke for den lille tiden vi fikk sammen Patience. Den ble alt for kort og det er så mye mer jeg skulle lært av deg. Håper du vet hva du har betydd for oss som er igjen.
We will remember Patience for her energy, warmth of spirit, and the way that she seemed to ask the right questions in conversations – the ones that helped you find your way to some sorely needed epiphany at just the right time. Much love and light to you Leo, Esther and Saskia
When teaching, you were not satisfied with us being quiet after finishing a segment of your presentation. You kept telling us to speak up if there was something we did not understand. When someone did, you would always thank them for doing so, assuring them they were not alone. I was so lucky to have you as my supervisor. And I am so happy to have known you. You will be missed.
In memory and love to my dear Godmother.
You provided such guidance and support to me throughout my life. I am so grateful for all your were and the memories of all you are. Huge love to you and your family and gratitude to all the care you were given. Rest well dearest Patience. Xx Colette
Patience was inspiring to us all. Her brillant mind, her kindness and her smile will be forever missed. Our thoughts are with her family in this difficult time. We have been so lucky and privileged to know her. Farewell Patience.
Farewell Patience. You'll be dearly missed. To an independent spirit, a wonderful geoscientist and a caring friend. All our thoughts are with Leo, Esther and Saskia. Gaud
Dear Leo and daughters,
Our deepest condolences for you losses.
Vi tar vare på mange gode minner om Patience og alt det hun har betydd for kvekergruppen i Bergen
Kjære Patience!
Du kom inn i verda og gjorde ho lysare. Eg vil sakne deg.
Kvil i fred.
So easy to please, and so easy to love.
Anita
Patience was a wonderful friend, colleague and role model. I will sorely miss her clever insights and lovely personality.
Arne Paulsen
Very sad to hear the news about Patience. Working with her since 2007 on the faults of the Apennines has been a tremendous experience. She had a unique combination of incredible scientific insight, no fear in asking penetrating questions combined with great humour and humanity. She will be greatly missed by the tectonics community worldwide
Condolences to Leo, Esther, Saskia at this sad time.
Jeg skulle ønske du hadde fått mange gode år i Norge. Det var alltid en glede å treffe deg.
Dear Leo,
In this sad event, I would like to give you all my best thoughts to you and your daughters.
I hope to see you soon.
Thomas
Kjære familie,
En fantastisk forsker og kollega har gått bort.
Fred over Cowies minne.
Hvil i fred.
Himmelen har fått en ny stjerne⭐️ Hvil i fred❤️ Våre varmeste tanker går til familien i denne vanskelige tiden!
Klemmer fra Fam. Runningen
DET GODE DU GIR
Det gode du gir blir aldri borte
Det ligg att som varme
i dei menneska som blir møtt
Det logar som bål
i dei som får del i ditt forråd
Om du vinn heile verda
Om du når dei høgaste tindar
Det er det gode du gir
som blir gøymt djupt i
takksame hjarto.
(B. Bratlund)