The impact Prof. Charles and the whole VE has had on young researchers like me is immeasurable. Your passing is indeed a great loss to Global health and education. My condolences to the family of Prof. Charles and all members of VE. Rest in peace Sir

Very sorry to hear of the news of Charles' death
The way in which the Pediatric Workshop has become such a fixture, and the rapid development of the COVID webinars during the pandemic are testament to the effectiveness of the education that Charles has established, and leaves as a legacy.
Condolences to his family and colleagues.

What a great loss to the entire world.May his soul rest in peace.My condolences to Charles family and entire VE.

Charles was a great visionary of HIV research and care training and dissemination. In addition, his contributions to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases were paramount during decades of dedication. May he rest in peace, and may his family, friends and co-workers find comfort soon.

Dear Charles and family,
We met for the first time in Lago Maggiore in 1998, Charles introduced me for my very first talk at the HIV Resistance workshop, boy those were heady times. Great science, great debates, brilliance and arrogance and humor on full display and Charles always right in the center of the action. Charles was fearless and funny and a good friend to many - lucky for me to be included on that long list.
Laughing at the news that Charles burned up the motor of a fancy car (was it a V12 Jag?) driving across Europe - at full speed! That was Charles - his love of science, his passion for mentoring and teaching, his keen intellect his love of life was always "pedal-to-the-metal" - always full-throttle. God we lost someone very very special and many of us feel a big hole knowing Charles is gone but not forgotten and still very much loved by the many who had the privilege to call him a friend.

My condolences to the family of Prof Charles, he has left us but his legacy remains among majority of us. May the soul of Dr Charles rest in eternal peace.
Amen.

Hierbij mijn oprechte deelneming bij het overlijden van Charles.
Als vroegere secretaresse bij Eijkman-Winkler instituut (vakgroep medische microbiologie) kan ik mij Charles als een innemend persoon en bevlogen voor zijn onderzoek levendig voor de geest halen.

Alice, zou jij mij adres van Ireen aan mijn e-mail willen sturen?
Kan ik haar persoonlijk ook een bericht/kaart sturen.
Veel dank en op jullie instituut veel sterkte met dit grote verlies van Charles.

Leny Roest-van Rijn

We are sorry to hear the loss of valuable colleague who dedicated his career so that health care services are available and accessible for all

It is with much regret to know that Dr. Charles Boucher has left us. Yet he has left behind a rich legacy in dealing with ways to learn, to share, to educate and to fight HIV and related infectious diseases. Not only patients, clinicians and scientists benefit from his inspiring thoughts and deeds, people of the world benefit also from contributions of his life-long career in dealing with HIV. My condolences to his family and may Dr. Charles Boucher rest in peace.

On behalf of Health[e]Foundation our expression of deep sympathy. Charles will be missed by many. Our sincere condolences to family, friends and colleagues.
Nadine Pakker

Rest In Peace Dr Charles ! My sincere condolences to Charles’ family , friends and colleagues .

dr Charles was a great soul of matchless courage, one of the great scientists on earth. your demise reminds us that nothing is promised only that life worths it.
Your death a lesson to all of us in VE. Your name is carved on hearts, a legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories we share about you.
To all of us in VE, those who died while trying to make our world a better place didn't actually die. They proved some points. Our job is to notice them and continued from where they stopped. Charles was a sun in the center of every constellation and people want to be near him.
Only remembered by what you have done.
From,
Dr. J. Omololu-Aso
Infectious Disease/ Clinical Microbiology/ Immunology
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Osun State
Nigeria.

The International Pediatric HIV Workshop began with a call from Charles asking if I was interested in working with him on a workshop focused on pediatric HIV; initially reluctant, after surveying my pediatric HIV colleagues, we moved forward and due to Charles diligence and recognition of the need for pediatric focused research now have over a decade of a major meeting focusing on pediatric and maternal HIV research. Charles may not have been a pediatrician, but we all felt he was an honorary pediatrician! I will miss him and his enthusisam and "we can do it" attitude, there are not many people out there like Charles. My condolences to his family - and also to say to them what a valued colleague he was and how much I appreciate their sharing him with us.

My deepest condolences to Charles family friends and colleagues
Charles was a great man and a great scientist.
I learned a lot from his wise way of thinking and his managerial gifts. His scientific work was always novel and of great impact.
We will miss Charles a lot....

My sinceres condoleances to Charles's family and all the Viral Education team.
I met him many times.
RIP dear Charles.
Prof Christian TZEUTON
Douala (Cameroon)

I will remember Charles as the energetic man with the wild hair always ready to talk while waiting in our office. We will miss him.

I only met Charles briefly at several EASL/AASLD meetings. I was so impressed with his passion for helping patients and educating the researchers.

My condolences to Charles friends and family.
The world has lost an amazing scientist and most of all such a kind person. Not many that reached his level remain so approachable and make you feel at ease in any discussion. While of course still remain sharp on details while keeping track of the bigger picture.

Dr Charles Boucher touched my career from a distance yet profoundly. My first attendance to ICREID in 2018 was made possible by Virology Education. Also the numerous COVID-19 on-line education programs and conferences kept me abreast of the pandemic. This encapsulates your passion to bridge knowledge gap. I am confident that your team in Virology Education will keep your legacy as an educator. May his family find solace in his invaluable contributions to science and education in this time of grief.

Such sad news. The page upon page of fond remembrances here are a testament to Dr Boucher’s esteemed position in the international HIV community. More telling is the love and respect he always received from his team, with whom I was fortunate to work on occasion. I send my condolences to them, and to his family.

Heel verdrietig, maar met veel mooie en warme herinneringen denk ik terug aan de jaren dat we hebben samengewerkt. Het toeval dat ik Charles aan de telefoon kreeg in 1990 met een heel enthousiast verhaal over zijn onderzoeksplannen naar geneesmiddelen tegen HIV, heeft betekend dat ik dankzij hem een groep leuke mensen heb ontmoet waarvan ik met een deel tot op de dag van vandaag nog samen werk. Als analist kreeg ik o.a. de kans om mee te gaan naar congressen, samen met hem in Engeland onze onderzoeksresultaten te presenteren bij een Farmaceut, een jaar in Zweden bij het Karolinska Instituut te werken. en daar ben ik heel dankbaar voor.
Ik wens Ireen & familie en zijn vrienden heel veel sterkte toe met dit verlies.

Having been a contemporary of Charles working in parallel, from the earliest meetings we attended together I appreciated his probing questions and thoughtful answers. Respect for his intellect and his clear drive for meaningful knowledge that would enhance health was the reason so many of us were drawn to his meetings as participants and speakers. His probing gaze is so memorable. He will be missed, but his impact will live on.

I met Charles decades ago and remember being told that I needed to meet the person who had an unparalleled depth of knowledge in HIV resistance. Our paths crossed again through VE and with his academic interests as we sought ways to engage a new generation of MBA and medical students in the area of Global Health. Those who never met Charles are most unfortunate. Those who did will forever benefit from his contributions to science, his energy and his friendship.

My sincere condolences to Charles’ family and friends. I hope memories of Charles can provide some relief. I have fond memories of this truly collegiate, helpful, creative and humorous man, and his intellect and contribution to HIV in particular won’t be forgotten. What a legacy.

Rest in Peace Dr. Charles.
I have been a proud beneficiary of the Virology Education scholarship. Thank you for all your work in the field of Science.

Remembering Charles as a close colleague and friend and a unique postage stamp in the collection of virologists. One of the highlights is when we joined in making young students aware and enthusiastic about their role and involve them in finding solutions in the hiv next gen and viruskenner programs. Condoleances for his family and friends.

My sincere condolences to Charles' family and loved ones. He will be missed by all of you and I understand why, I will miss him as well. He has been a great mentor to me in my career and I am very grateful for what he did to stimulate and support me. I have fond memories of many moments we shared over the years and his way of living was equally inspiring for me as his scientific legacy. He will continue to inspire me and I am sure he will do the same for many others.
Charles la Porte

Our condolences. We take comfort in that he has shone his light to many through his unending dedication to educating all of us in the HIV fraternity. He will be missed and surely the next meet will bring back all memories.

Charles will be missed by so many. His support and collaboration have been a bright spot for us, and all the CIPHER grantees over the years. His work and contributions to the field will live on.
Thank you Charles.
Marissa Vicari

My sincere condolences to the family and the profession. A great soldier in the profession we lost. Peace and comfort from the Almighty God!

This is so sad in deed. Our prayers and thoughts go to Charles' family. His legacy lives on. He inspired many across the world in the field of HIV/AIDS and directly impacted and improved the lives of millions more.

Rest well Dr Charles Boucher.

My sincere condolences to the family and members of this profession who worked with you and just interacted with you. You were a great visionary and committed Professor

We from Kenya HIV programs have received the news of Charles's passing on with shock and sadness. We thank God for the time he gave us to share in the field of HIV and the knowledge that he imparted to us. May his beautiful soul rest in eternal peace. Till we meet again. Emmy.

Dr.Charles Boucher was a great teacher, and an exemplary visionary.
It was truly an honor to learn from him and also have the opportunity to teach on some of the Virology Workshops. Deepest condolences to his family and friends and May his legacy live on! Dr.Sabrina Kitaka

May your soul rest in eternal peace Prof Charles Boucher!!

Beyond any professional achievement He is (not was) a friend, with a southern smile (ask to Italians what does it mean), and I'll always remember His warm welcome and remarkable humor when I started to attend the Virology Education meetings. I dare to think that He is now in the process of organizing some extraterrestrial meeting of clinical pharmacology... He remains with us

Deeply shocked and very saddened by this news.
My sincere condoleances to his family.
I have always admired you as a person.
May you rest in peace

I would like to express my sincere condolences to Charles's family. May his soul rest in peace and he will live forever in all biomedical scientist's hearts

It is unfortunate to hear his death. I came to know Charles some 15 years before in his publication. Fortunate enough, I meet him in 2017 I guess here in Addis and able to attend his lecture. Further, during tea break he gave me few minutes to chat on mutual work and future emerging diseases. Do you know, he mentioned that our future emerging diseases to be viral origin and indeed mentioned that it will be respiratory viruses. He was also the one who speaks about HIV research in Africa and was a voice for African scientists at some time.
We all miss him.
Rest in peace!

Rest in peace, Charles Boucher!
With my sincere condolences, respect and gratitude for him.

I'm so sorry to hear about Charles! My thoughts are with both his personal and scientific family. His energy and vision around drug resistance in HIV and initiative to bring people touched my career and many of my students. Peace

This is a tremendous loss not only for science and education, but also for Charles' colleagues, friends and, of course, his family. I send my sincere condolences at this very sad time.

Our prayers for his soul to be blessed from Almighty Allah to his kind efforts for others patients and medical generations that they should learn from his wise steps and charitable efforts.

I want to confer my condoleances to those that Charles left behind and that he loved. I have worked with Charles on several grant applications at Viroscience at Erasmus MC, among which the NIH project on dolutegravir resistance. He took me to Moscow on one of his trips to establish new international collaborations, which enabled me to get to know the person behind the leading scientist that he had become. He had this ability to surprise you with a reply or a question, which I explain from his youthful spirit; his endless curiosity, spontaneity and amazement about the world and the people he met. I am sad that he left so early but grateful for the time we worked together.

It is so sad to lose such a resourceful guy.
I fast met him at the IAS 2016 conference in Durban South Africa and as a young researcher I was motivated but his enthusiastic about HIV research and the need to teach and nurture young researchers.
My second encounter was in Malawi with The Interest conference where he was our group team leader during poster presentations his mentorship and motivation remains in my memory. We will miss your teaching and motivation during varies HIV/AIDS presentations.
My condolences to the family.

It is with great surprise and sorrow that I learnt about Dr Charles Boucher's death. I would like to express my sincere condolences to Dr Boucher's familly, friends and colleagues. He will be remembered for his commitment. Rest in peace Doctor.

IRIEBI Gboh

I would like to express my sincere condolences to Charles's family, friends and co-workers. He will be remembered by all of us as an exceptional scientist and a leader in HIV virology.

WSPID recognizes and mourn the untimely loss of Dr Charles Boucher, scientific director of Virology Education. Charles began his career as an HIV researcher who contributed enormously to the field of antiretroviral resistance at the start of antiretroviral therapy. He co-founded Virology Education in 1998, realizing the importance of educating clinicians and researchers in the field. I was privileged to get to know Charles when he and his team collaborated with clinicians and researchers in establishing the International Workshop in HIV Pediatrics, held annually since 2009. We benefitted from his insights and collegiality to establish a forum for HIV clinicians that is engaging, informative and an ideal forum for networking for those in the field. His leadership in combining scientific inquiry with commitment to education, underpinned by collegiality is an enduring model that will benefit all of us.
Mark Cotton
President
WSPID

My prayers goes to the immediate family of Charles Boucher and the entire Virology Education family.
The outpouring of love and lovely messages from colleagues and friends from all over the world speaks volumes on his life and impact he made while still alive.
Sadly, his death reminds us how transient life is and the need to make impact where ever we are living.
As the song writer said "Only be remembered by what you have done". Live your life to the fullest, but remember, posterity would only remember you by what you have done, while still alive.
Adieu to the great Scientist, Charles Boucher

Wat ben ik dankbaar dat ik als student van het Querido Honours College Charles heb mogen leren kennen. Hij verruimde onze blik en inspireerde ons enorm op academisch en maatschappelijk vlak. Met Charles als mentor voelde het alsof alles mogelijk was.

Dankbaar ben ik ook dat ik mee heb mogen helpen met het opzetten van het bureau Geneeskundestudenten In De Samenleving (GIDS), dat door Charles is bedacht en ontstaan. Met GIDS hopen we Charles zijn maatschappelijke betrokkenheid uit te kunnen blijven dragen voor de komende generaties studenten.

Charles, ik zal je nooit vergeten. Ik wens familie en vrienden heel veel sterkte met dit immense verdriet.