to Ellis

Hearing about your less has deeply saddened me. I blame myself of not managing to see you in last months. I was always thinking I had time to invite you over and nothing was urgent...

Ellis, your are my supervisor for master and thesis. The first paper that I read on construction material was written by you. It was you who brought me to the R&D of construction materials. 

I like your personality, humorous but serious, a little bite easy to get nervous but really easy going. It is also so difficult to ignore your British accent, even if you were speaking French. 

We passed so many moments together at work, on bus, after your concerts, in restaurants, in your house.. that I can't mention one by one. There were two moments that come to my mind first that I would like to share with your families:

- During one routing meeting in your office one afternoon, you showed me how to pure box packaged orange juice rightly into a cup, which I'm proud of demonstrating whenever I can. 

- Once on the bus head to Lyon, since you've been learning Japanese for a while, I asked you 'how was your Japanese going' and you answered 'oh, it is almost  gone completely!'

You will be missed and will never be forgotten, may your soul rest in peace. 

Your student, 

Qing Zhang