Just finished reading every post on Jerry’s blog. Great writing of interesting stories and thoughts! Everything will be fine – that’s what I truly believe. Best wishes, Zhihong Zhihong Chen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Birck Associate Director for Research Birck Nanotechnology Center Purdue University 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel: (765)494-0772<tel:%28765%29494-0772> Fax: (765)496-8299<tel:%28765%29496-8299> Email: zhchen@purdue.edu<mailto:zhchen@purdue.edu> From: Bnc-faculty-all-list <bnc-faculty-all-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu> on behalf of Jaime Turner <jjbiggs@purdue.edu> Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:09 AM To: "'Bnc-faculty-all-list@ecn.purdue.edu'" <Bnc-faculty-all-list@ecn.purdue.edu>, "bnc-grads-list@ecn.purdue.edu" <bnc-grads-list@ecn.purdue.edu> Cc: Mary Totten <tottenm@purdue.edu>, "Rowe, William J" <wrowe@purdue.edu> Subject: [Bnc-faculty-all-list] Jerry Shepard Good morning, Some of you may or may not have heard that one of our research engineers, Jerry Shepard suffered a couple seizures before Christmas and after having an MRI they located a brain tumor. He and his wife will be leaving for Mayo Clinic on January 9th for surgery. We have cards available to sign if you would like. One is in the engineering office and the other is in Mary Jo and Kyles office. We are also collecting money to help with expenses, if you would like to donate please drop off with Bill Rowe and Tim Miller in BRK 2287 or Mary Jo and Kyle in BRK 1220. Jerry has started a blog to let everyone know what is happening and what his schedule is, here is the link to it: https://theshepardexperience.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fIbXLYVdbCZ3CTQCKip4F... This will be a long journey for Jerry and his family and we wish them all the best and positive thoughts as they navigate it. Thank you, Jaime Turner Lead Administrative Assistant to the Director | Birck Nanotechnology Center BRK | 1205 W State Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-3509<tel:7654943509> | m: 765-491-3064<tel:7654913064> | jjturner@purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> [83324AA6]<https://www.purdue.edu/>