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Dear Cecillia,

All the best in your retirement. May it be filled with health, happiness, and everything you enjoy.

Cheers,

Karen

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Thank you for being the best lab coordinator ever!!!! I will miss you so much!

Love, Grace❤️

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Here’s to a well deserved retirement, Cec. Thank you for being such a lovely person and wealth of knowledge on all things in molecular biology. You will be sorely missed, but I know you’re just a message away. Enjoy your time away from the lab bench!

Lots of love,

Nora

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Cec, it has been a real pleasure getting to know you over the past year, and hearing of all the folks you have had such a positive influence upon. Thanks for keeping us humble and pushing us to do better - wonderful stuff. I hope you deeply enjoy your retirement.

Cheers! Ted

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Cec,

Congratulations! Wishing you all the best in your Retirement!

There really aren't words that can truly express how I am feeling<3 When I started in Susan's lab you were this incredible mentor. You showed me patience, and kindness, answering my questions, showing me techniques and guiding me, sharing protocols and wisdom. You helped shape me to become the technician I am today. Your laughter will forever ring in my memories as will that explosive smile! I could not have achieved what I have in my career, had it not been for you; truly integral to my development. Each and every International Women's day, I am grateful for the strong, intelligent wise women I have had in my life, and you are one of these, and I think of and thank you. You have impacted both research and learning in your many years here, and that legacy flourishes and continues in those that you have helped like me, and each student that goes on into their future careers; the numbers are immeasurable!

I wish you all the best with each new adventure in this next chapter of your life, each new memory created , and every life you touch! Thank you for being a part of this adventure, for being a mentor, a colleague and a friend.

With love,

Congratulation on your Retirement!

Troy

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Congratulations on your retirement Cec. I've already missed running into you in the hallway and having a little catch up. I hope you enjoy this well-earned new chapter in life.

Tobie

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Happy retirement, Cec! Time to concentrate on yourself rather than on plates of microbes.

Cheers,

Heather

P.S. Wish I could say 'bye' in person on your Pie Day but I will be off-campus at a meeting :-/

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Congrats on your well-deserved retirement, Cec!

Thanks for being an outstanding role model for all these years. You are one of the reasons I became a lab technician :3

I will miss your witty banters. Please stay in touch!

Cheers,

Anh

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So many good times and happy memories. I couldn't have done it without you.

All the best for the future.

Susan

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Cec, enjoy doing something else with your life, whatever it may be that you have planned....and if there is nothing yet planned, then have a great time doing nothing. It was a pleasure to work with you when I was Chair, and it has remained a pleasure to say hello as we pass in the halls. Best of luck, and find comfort in knowing the last 35 years have been a job well done.

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Cec, enjoy doing something else with your life, whatever it may be that you have planned....and if there is nothing yet planned, then have a great time doing nothing. It was a pleasure to work with you when I was Chair, and it has remained a pleasure to say hello as we pass in the halls. Best of luck, and find comfort in knowing the last 35 years have been a job well done.

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Cheers

Michael

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Wishing you all the best for your retirement and whatever your next adventures hold!

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Wishing you all the very best on your retirement. The Dept will be a lesser place by your absence.

Best wihes

Clive

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enjoy your well-earned retirement, Cec; best wishes in all your future adventures,

Alison

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Dear Cecilia,

Thank you for your years of dedication! I am grateful to have had an opportunity to witness and experience your support as a student and as a TA. I wish you all the best in your future endevaours!

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Well Cec, it has been quite a run. When we first met (you were a tech with Susan), your proficiency in the lab was evident. Molecular biology was just in its early stages in the Department of Microbiology and the fact you were working in it was so fascinating.

I will always remember the spirited (and sometimes raucous) Microbiology hallway coffee breaks. You contributed greatly to the conversations and mirth that marked the times sitting on the floor (yes, that is how we rolled back then).

Later on, your advice and patience in guiding me through BIOL 391 lab prep was most appreciated. No question was too dumb and you made sure that I understood everything.

I hope that you enjoy your well deserved break and try not to do too many things at once; spread them out.

All the best, Tom(oose)

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Dear Cec,

Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your hard work in our Department! Those will be big shoes to fill!

Best wishes for the adventures that lie ahead.

Maya

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Thank you for being absolutely amazing! You were one of the first people I met in the department and I soo appreciate all the hall/lab chats that we have had over the years. I am really going to miss my lab mom.

I wish you all the best in this new chapter of your life!

Sophie

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All the best for the future! There's coffee waiting for you whenever you want.

Cheers!

Dawn

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We will miss you and all the insight you bring to everything you are a part of.

Wishing you new adventures, luxurious naps, and re-kindled passtimes in your retirement!

Carla

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Time to put your feet up... or go roam wherever!

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Time to put your feet up... or go roam wherever!

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Hey Cec!

Congratulations on your retirement! I hope you take the entire time to do whatever in the world you want to!!!

We will surely miss you, but we know you won't miss coming to work :-)

Go on, get out there!

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Enjoy this next chapter in your life, Cec! Thank you for everything you have given to this department and especially to the microbiology courses.

--With best wishes,

Lisa (Stein)

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Best wishes for your well earned retirement. I hope you enjoy all your upcoming adventures! The department won't be the same without you and your infectious laughter.

Cheers,

Julie

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The Department was enriched by your exemplary service and your bubbly personality. You were much more than a colleague to many of us. Now you get to focus on yourself and your family. Wishing you all the best,

Brenda Leskiw

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Hi Cec, thanks for making BIOL 391 a fun course when I taught it. I've attached proof that you sent me way back when!

all the best,

Mike

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I can't believe it's the end of an era. Having you just a short walk away in the 391 prep space down the hall was the anchor that kept me afloat during the most difficult times. It was a joy to be your TA- I always viewed it as me just being a conduit for your brilliance, experience, and compassion for the students. I wish you the very best and I hope you know how important you were for so many young people.

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Congratulations on your retirement Cec.

I hope you will find many delights to fill your days, perhaps a little busking at the Fringe Festival?

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Congrats, Cec! You have been a great and supportive colleague and you will be missed. I hope you enjoy your retirement. All the best!

Brian

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Wishing you all the best as you start this new chapter.

Kim

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Best wishes and congrats Cec, hopefully you can find more time for things you love to do.

Dave

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Enjoy your well-deserved retirement; wishing you happy times and new adventures with your family!

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Congratulations! You will be greatly missed in the Department and especially in the micro prep room. Wishing you all the best in your next adventures :)

Jaclyn

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Thank you for being such a wonderful and kind mentor during my time with you in BIOL 391. I hope retirement treats you very well, you deserve it!!

<3

Paris

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Congrats on your retirement Cec! Although I never got the chance to TA at the same time you were coordinating 391, I appreciate all the advice and guidance you have provided for me over the years and the chats we had in the prep room! You've left an undeniable impact on the department and will be missed.

Enjoy your retirement!

Nina :)