Daniel Fromm 1949-2007

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death in an accident of our friend and former colleague, Daniel Fromm, at the age of 58.

Daniel arrived at CERN in 1968 to work on the alignment of the ISR magnets. After becoming a member of the personnel in 1975, he joined the R209 experiment in the 1980s, then the ALEPH experiment in 1994. He was a member of the PH-DT1 group from 2000 until his retirement in 2006.

The name of Daniel Fromm is intimately linked to mass flowmeters. For over 15 years he managed the laboratory in Building 156 that was responsible for the calibration of flowmeters and technical support equipment for the gas racks used in the beams of the PS and SPS. The physicists from the LEP and fixed-target experiments placed blind trust in the accuracy and reliability of Daniel’s calibrations. They could be confident that a faulty flowmeter he repaired would be ready for use again in record time so that the detector could be immediately brought back up to full performance.

We all knew and appreciated him for his professionalism and for the way he never gave anything other than his best. Daniel was an unassuming man, unfailingly helpful and obliging. We will miss his smile, his kindness and his generosity.

We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his friends and family.