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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">I am sorry to announce that Dr. Paul Gray passed away on May 10, 2012. As you know, Paul was one of the founders and giants of the information systems field.
More importantly, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather; a supreme mentor and teacher; and a trusted colleague and friend. For further information, please refer to the following web page:
</span><a href="http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4546.asp?item=6314">http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4546.asp?item=6314</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lorne<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lorne Olfman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor and Flecther Jones Chair in Technology Management<o:p></o:p></p>
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