<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class="">Dear all, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is with great sadness and disbelief that we write to let you know that Ken Downing passed away last night, peacefully, at his house, surrounded by his loving family.<br class=""><br class="">Ken made numerous contributions to our field and was respected and loved by everyone that knew him. His unique sense of humor, his kindness and his insights will be deeply missed.<br class=""><br class="">Eva Nogales and Sharon Wolf</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="552" width="735" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="25A9FCF4-4D9C-45AD-95B8-C99F151E2B6E" src="cid:59644FAA-355E-42C4-8D3D-DF8A76BF67F3" class=""><img height="552" width="735" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="F5BDC83F-BD86-486E-9B1E-EFA979F1C02B" src="cid:DCF226C8-06FF-49BC-9A6A-39496EE57CC3" class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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