“Sandy had a valuable way of accessing new and old ideas to stay on the right track. As a team, we were finding out things you didn’t even think you would learn.”

“He taught me the need for freedom in our work. That you can’t filter your own work with what other people think. He taught me humility, that you don’t need to be right all the time.”

Sandy was a bigger-than-life friend who knew secrets and held them close. He was often the first to give a virtual standing ovation to others over their academic milestones.”

“Curiosity drove him. He was a researcher, clinician, teacher, historian, sailor, craftsman, naturalist, traveler, and in each case, he put his whole heart and soul into whatever he  set his mind to.”

“He was an amazing teacher. He took the time to explain the results of an experiment.”

“There was an aerosol can on his desk labeled  ‘BS Repellent.’ It informed his work style during all the 24 years I spent with him as his colleague and friend.”

“There was 19th Century knowledge, but Max Cooper and Sandy developed a new science. Together they identified new diseases.”

“ I still practice techniques Sandy taught me.”

“Sandy and Donna Hummell had a wonderful working relationship. They were ahead of their time. Studying under them was like solving puzzles.”

“He was an avid fisherman and photographer, who especially enjoyed those times when his first wife Frances performed with show horses.”