Much respect to Pausch. One of my persistent fears is that, within sight of my own demise, I'll be too paralyzed - with anxiety, with fear, with whatever - to make good use of the time I have left.

I have a profound amount of respect for a man who has defied that so completely.

Thanks again, Randy, for being one of the very few people who cared enough to kick my ass for not trying hard enough at UVA.

He was inspiring, hilarious, and utterly brilliant.

I still remember the evening when 'The Last lecture' was telecasted at my Uni. Very inspiring and it makes me think.

"The Last Lecture" is a very inspiring book.

And his son.

Those of us who've watched "The Last Lecture" know who Randy dedicated it to.

A bit of a status update on Dylan (from last year), now 9: http://www.cmu.edu/news/blog/2010/Spring/dylan-pausch.shtml

NB: CMU's link has a dated byline, where a news item of the same event didn't. I went with CMU's account.

One prof I wish I had.

Respect

Truly a fantastic individual. I felt privileged to see him one last time when he spoke at my CMU commencement.

Randy's video was the youtube video that changed my life. Thank you cmu thank you Pausch family.