Truly saddened with this news. Inspirational, human and with a good sense of crossing boundaries. Charles wanted to move forward, and turned science into practice. I enjoyed our informal conversations that always led to innovative plans with an endgoal in mind. Charles was inspired by linking scientific results to policies - that is where we found our connection. Charles will be missed, as a human being and an endless source of inspiration, passion and joy.
My thoughts are with his family and friends.
Warm regards,
Elles Diepeveen - van Cromvoirt

Dear Colleagues,

I was devastated to hear that a wonderful man and scientist, Charles Boucher, has passed away.

In my memory, he will always remain young, smart and cheerful. There is no limit to my sadness, but I will always remember his wonderful talks at conferences. I join my colleagues and express my condolences over this loss.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Tetyana Loginova

This was a great scientist indeed.May His Soul Rest In Eternal Peace

Heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and organization. May he rest in eternal peace.

Ontzettend verdrietig nieuws, mijn gedachten en condoleances gaan uit naar zijn familie, vrienden, en collega's. Ik heb bij de Honours Class veel van hem geleerd, en veel nieuwe ervaringen opgedaan die ik anders niet zou hebben gehad. Hij kon scherp uit de hoek komen met prikkelende en soms confronterende vragen, wat je stimuleerde om verder te denken. Maar hij stond ook altijd open voor een goed gesprek, en we hebben met de Honours Class ook veel gezellige momenten beleefd. Zo zal ik altijd met veel plezier terug denken aan de studiereis naar Marrakech, of aan toen hij zijn huis aan 20 studenten openstelde om een zelf gekookt afscheidsdiner voor de Honours Class te geven.
Ik ben hem dankbaar voor zijn advies en zijn inzet voor ons als studenten, en we gaan hem missen.

A legacy and friend has left us too early. I will miss you, but am happy to have known you as a friend and colleague. Your life is leaving a lasting impact. I feel sadness for having to let you go, but gratitude for what you have shared with us.

I´m deeply sad to hear the lost of Charles. I ´ll always remember him as a true passionate and innovate researcher with an unique embracing charisma. Charles was an outstanding visionary in the educational landscape.
My prayers to him and his family. Rest in peace.

Beste Alice, beste medewerkers van Virology Education,
Wat een verdriet om Charles te missen, zo'n vriendelijke en stimulerende persoonlijkheid. Ik wens jullie alle kracht toe in deze en komende moeilijke tijd.

Hij zal erg gemist worden. Met hem werden grenzen verlegd. Ik heb veel van hem geleerd en ben hem zeer dankbaar voor de kansen die hij ons geboden heeft. Wijs en nuchter advies met een gezonde dosis humor. Ik kijk met een grote glimlach terug naar mijn tijd in de Honours Class en heb nog steeds het gevoel dat wij als groep bij elkaar horen en elkaar nog regelmatig tegen zullen komen. Rust in vrede.

I am deeply grieved to hear that Prof Charles Boucher passed away. It is a great loss for virology and the scientific world.

It was so shocked to hear that Prof. Charles Boucher passed away! I can't believe that! It is a great sadness for me and all colleagues! He was an excellent and influencing virologist.

I am very fortunate to be a regular recipient of the Virology Education scholarships to attend workshops and forums on HIV and hepatitis / HIV co-infection! I always remember him with his curly hair falling down his forehead, thick white-rimmed glasses on his always thoughtful face! His presentations, questions, and discussion sessions were always interesting! I still remember sitting at the same table with him during the meeting with all scholarship recipients, his warm welcome speech made us so happy. Now he is gone forever, all colleagues and students can no longer see him in the upcoming workshops or meetings, but I know he is always in everyone's mind! His enthusiasm, passion, creativity and strength in science will forever be maintained and developed!

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

Dr. Vo Thi Tuyet Nhung

I have the privilege to work with Prof Boucher. His passion to bring quality medication education to China and Asia region helped to promote many scientific exchanges.

I will miss his energy and smile.
Deepest condolences to his family in this difficult time.

I met Charles in Nairobi in 2018, and I benefitted immensely from his scientific presentation at COLDA. He patted me in admiration of my poster that he stood there with me to discuss. We will miss you Dr. Boucher.

Nos sincères condoléances à la famille, aux amis et aux collaborateurs du Pr Charles BOUCHER. C'est une perte immense pour la virologie et virology Education. Que le Bon Dieu lui rétribue tous ses bienfaits et l'accueille dans son paradis.

My sincere condolences to the family, friends, colleagues. It is a huge loss for all of us.
R.I.P.

Al even geleden is het dat ik Charles Boucher voor het laatste sprak, maar ik zal die laatste keer nooit meer vergeten.
Bij het afsluitend gesprek na de Honours Class nu 5 jaar geleden, stond ik voor een belangrijk keuzemoment voor wat ik wilde doen na mijn bachelor geneeskunde (onderzoeksmaster of een tussenjaar). Met prikkelende vragen en een zeer treffende grafiek (tijd en "persoonlijke groei" tegen elkaar uitgezet) kwam ik initieel toch wat aangedaan en onthutst de kamer uit. Ik had de scherpe vragen niet verwacht, laat staan zijn goudeerlijke analyse over waar ik meer baat bij zou hebben (de ene lijn liep lineair, de ander exponentieel). Niet eerder had ik een mentor of docent meegemaakt die zich zo persoonlijk inzette voor mij, wat me nogal overdonderde. Hierdoor wist ik eigenlijk het antwoord op die vraag al (de onderzoeksmaster) maar wel veel sneller dan verwacht.
Ik heb daarna met veel plezier de onderzoeksmaster gedaan en ga nu verder na mijn coschappen met een PhD, bij uitstek de juiste keuze dus geweest en daar ben ik hem nog steeds erg dankbaar voor.
Het bericht van ziekte en overlijden kwam dan ook als een enorme schok. Het is een enorm verlies voor zijn dierbaren maar ook voor de wetenschap en het onderwijs, dat hij niet meer onder ons is. Ik wens zijn familie en nabestaanden veel sterkte toe met het verlies.
Merel Stegenga

Very sad news. A big loss to the scientific world and all who benefited and would still have continued to benefit from his great research and education. My condolences and thoughts to his family.

I was shocked by the news! My sincere condolences to the entire VE team and his family above all.

Despite the fact that we do not know Charles personally, we have been able to organize a large part of his trips. We mainly had contact through his secretary but very occasionally, in emergencies, with him. A special man will be missed in the ( medical ) world. The shock was therefore great when we heard the bad news of his illness and now also his death. We wish strength to his family and friends and his many colleagues.

Prof, your love and passion for science coupled with you zeal to educate and mentor shall be greatly missed. A huge loss to the field of virology. My deepest condolences to the family, friends and the entire team of VE and AME

My heart felt condolences goes to Charles family and the Virology education team. I have not known Charles personally but whenever I would decide to attend a fascinating topic during an international conference coincidentally Charles was always a presenter, author or part of the panel discussion.
He will be greatly missed.
MHSRIP

Bij deze willen wij de naasten en collega’s van Charles condoleren. Onze gedachten gaan naar hen uit en we wensen hen veel sterkte in deze moeilijke tijd.

This is really sad news. Charles was an excellent passionate scientist, the founder of international cooperation in the field antiviral resistance. We will miss him as a very kind friend as well as an excellent expert. Our deepest condolences to his family, relatives and colleges.

My thoughts go out to the family and friends of Dr. Charles. He lived a fulfilling life, impacted lives globally. He is forever cherished and we shall miss his bigger than life image.

This is terribly sad. I have known Charles since the beginning of 2000 and the SPREAD days. Charles was always a positive driving force and he will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at Virology Eduction.

It is with great sadness I learned about Charles' passing away. I have fond memories of when we were students and the early years of Virology Networks and Virology Educations. My thoughts are with Charles's family.

All the French anRS researchers associate themselves with the deep sadness following Charles's death. Charles was one of Europe's brightest and innovative HIV researchers since the late 1980s. He has collaborated for many years on multiple subjects with us, always in a constructive and brilliant spirit. We also personally lose a dear friend. We think of these loved ones and his family.

Prs V Calvez, D Descamps, C Charpentier, AG Marcelin, JM Molina and Y Yazdanpanah
On behalf of ANRS

Ik wil Charles zijn familie condoleren en sterkte wensen met dit grote verlies.

This is really sad! My sincere condolences. my thoughts go out to his family and friends.

This is a sad news to hear! Although I did not personally know him I have learnt a lot from his scientific leadership and contributions to the VE platform. His legacy will surely live on. My deepest sympathies to his family and friends, may his soul rest in peace.

Sad and choking. Deepest condolences to Dr. Charles Boucher's family, friends, and the entire Virology Education team.

I was very sad to hear about passing of prof. Boucher. He will be remembered and missed. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

I would like to express my deepest condolences to Dr. Charles Boucher's family, relatives and colleges on his passing away. The medical community has really lost a very distinguished member. Dr. Charles Boucher was a great person as a scientist and doctor and in private. I also had great pleasure of being on conferences with him, where he was a really driving force. Dr. Charles Boucher was always kind to people. I am sorry to loose such a wonderful person. He will be always loved and never forgotten. Rest in a peace!

Charles will be greatly missed. He was the perfect combination of scientific creativity, initiative, a good sense of humour and collegiality. I would always remember his visits to Madrid. He spent some time here in his youth and loved Spain. I learnt a lot from him.

This is so sad. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.

Charles was an original thinker and relished, on frequent occasion, in being the maverick. His ability to challenge helped drive academic progress in antiviral drug resistance and many other areas. He was always wonderful, stimulating company and I will miss him personally and the valuable discussions we had.

My condolences to you all at Virology Education and to his family.

Shocking news. Please convey my condolences to his family.

This is very sad news. Charles will be sorely missed. My sincere condolences to the entire Virology Education family.

This is very sad news. Charles was always a positive driving force for the meetings organized by Virology Education and an active participant in our Workshop. I always enjoyed his questions. He will be sorely missed.

These are very very sad news!!!!!!!. Charles was a very good friend of mine. We have shared many moments in life and he helped my Institution a lot since de very beginning. Without his initial support we couldn’t have tackle properly all the challenges that came out at the start of the irsicaixa. His contribution to the fight against AIDS has been tremendous and thanks to the creation of Virology Education he has provided the most useful knowledge to young physicians for managing HIV infected people correctly.
We all will miss him a lot at the irsicaixa Institution!!!!!!.
My best wishes, energy and love to his wife Ireen Benders and to all his kids. I am shocked!!!! It is too sad to me to realized that Charles passed away!!!!!.

It is so terribly sad.
I knew him since I was doing my PhD: a long long time. We had lots of nice and funny moments, and great scientific discussions. We will miss him. RIP.
Please, send my sincere condolences to the family.

Prof. Charles was a respected and excellent scientist in the HIV community, and it is a great loss for all of us that he has passed away. But although he is no longer with us, his strong influence on the field of HIV will last for a long time.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Prof. Charles’s relatives in this time of grief.

I would like to express my sincere condolences to the family and his colleagues,

We shall surely miss him in the virology education

Regards

Benedict

My sincere condolences.
I will always remember his specific humerous manner of teaching and sharing his great deal of knowledge with us.

Hans van Eden, Amsterdamumc, loc AMC, The Netherlands

We are so sorry, this is a bereavement.
A talented scientist, a kind mentor and a good person passed away.
Our sincere condolences to family, friends, and the entire team of the Virology School and Academic Medical Education

on behalf of Reach Out Mbuya we send our sincere condolences to the Virology Education & Academic Medical Education plus his family.

May His soul rest in peace.

It is with palpable pain that i have learnt of the demise of Dr. Charles. This situation has snatched us an opportunity to benefit from an individual who had dedicated his life through fine knowlwdge to better research and improve health care across the globe. I will miss him during VE online sessions. Condolences to Charles' family, friends and colleagues globally. Praying for Gods strength, fortitude and Grace during this difficult time.

Dear Charles,
We loved your passion for science, intensity of enquiry, quest for truth and enthusiasm for training and mentorship. But most of all we loved your humanity and sense of fun. Of late we really appreciated your passion and commitment for adolescent health. We will miss you and always remember you- the adolescence and HIV workshop will be the ongoing tribute to your leadership and contribution. Our heartfelt condolences to your family, the eVirology team and all of your nearest and dearest.

Sudden and sad to hear Dr. Charles Boucher's leave. Still remember the Longjing tea and discussion we shared in that beautiful afternoon in Hangzhou. Sincere condolences to the family and his colleagues.

It is with sadness that a renowned and dedicated person doing significant contributions to the HIV and AIDS work has left us. His demise sill surely dent an emptiness in those who see him not only as a medical professional but as person whose commitment is unconditional.

Our condolences to the bereaved family, likewise to the HIV and AIDS community of workers, advocates and service providers.