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Ron Graham remembrances

On July 20, 2020, as part of FPSAC 2020 (online), there was a session devoted to  remembrances of Ron Graham. Video of the session is available on YouTube.  The session included a viewing of the George Csicsery film Something New Every Day: The Math & Magic of Ron Graham, contributions from Peter Winkler, Richard Stanley, Andrew Odlyzko, Glenn Tesler, Jeff Lagarias, Catherine Yan, and Jacques Verstraete, and a reading of the events of one of Ron's last days.  Several participants kindly shared photos, videos, and memories of Ron:

Never never never give up, courtesy of Ché Graham
Collage of photos of Ron, courtesy of Oliver Braun
Collage of photos of Ron, courtesy of Ché Graham
Ron with Joel Spencer and Glenn Hurlbert, courtesy of Glenn Hurlbert
Ron and a giant Rubik's cube, courtesy of Glenn Tesler
Ron with Glenn Hurlbert and Victoria Horan, courtesy of Glenn Hurlbert
Ron, Paul, and Fan (1986). Photo by Ché Graham (CC BY)
Courtesy of Oliver Braum

And courtesy of Marc Graham, Ron (age 74) riding a unicycle:

Update 12/31/2020: A New Yorker article about Ron (and John Conway and Freeman Dyson) is available here

Update 11/30/2021: The AMS Notices Memorial Tribute to Ron is available here