Bart Kamen

[carlyparlato75]

Dr. Bart Kamen was an inspiration to all of us. He will be very missed by the FIRST community and by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him. Team 75 sends its condolences to the Kamen family, we are so sorry for your loss. Rest In Peace.

[GaryVoshol]

My condolences to Libby, Dean and the whole Kamen family.

I was never privileged to meet Bart, only to see him from afar. But he certainly had a great reputation. Beside being missed by his family, he will be missed by his FIRST family.

[Wendy Holladay]

Libby and the Kamen family,

Team 1912 mourns the lost of of wonderful man. Please send our condolences to your mother, grandmother, uncles, and aunt. May you find comfort in the memory of all his tikkum olam.

[lynca]

The world has lost an amazing person, my condolences to the Kamen family.

Dr. Kamen made tremendous progress in the field of curing cancer,
I encourage everyone to learn about Dr. Kamen's research in cancer.

Dr. Kamen at TEDMED 2009
Dr. Kamen at TEDMED 2010
Dr. Kamen at TEDMED 2011

[pmangels17]

Personally, I am at a loss for words. He was such an inspiration, and he was also a person who, during my freshman year, was the reason I fell in love with FIRST.

During the Logomotion season, myself and a few other members of our team went to the New Jersey Regional to see how the game would be played, and what our focus should be. That night (friday) we were invited to attend the scouting meeting for 1923, helt in Dr. Kamen's basement. It was there that he served us food and was incredibly generous to us in every way. He also invited members from a few other teams, who were equally excited. In addition, we met people who worked on The New Cool. This experience showed me a a couple of my friends how generous and giving the FIRST community was. This continues to be the best memory I have of my time so far in FIRST.

On behalf of myself and the rest of The Mechanical Marauders, FIRST Team 271, we are incredibly saddened by his loss. The entire Kamen family is in our hearts and thoughts tonight. He will be dearly missed, and never forgotten.