Alice, your words resonate so much. Charles was a lovely man, humble humorous and quite brilliant. He always had time for people. I met him when I was a PhD student all those years ago and enjoyed many inspirational and fun conferences with him. My thoughts are with his family and all of you at Virology Education I know how much you will all miss him...

His legacy will live on in all of those meetings he started and young scientists and doctors he inspired

A sad and premature loss.
He will be greatly missed.

Mark Boyd MD, FRACP
Adelaide, Australia

My condolences to the family. Rest in peace Charles.

I would like to express my sincere condolences to the family, relatives and colleagues of Dr. Charles Boucher 🕊.
He will be missed.
Jaclyn de Kort, MD
Aruba

I send my condolences to the Family.
Portugal

It's indeed a great loss.
Sincere condolences

Su nombre estará siempre vinculado al HIV.
Mi mas sentido pesame a sus amigos y familia.

Sending my sincere condolences to Dr. Charles Boucher's family , friends and colleagues during this time.

sincere condolence to the family of the great educator Dr Charles Boucher, We shall miss him dearly RIP

Since I met Charles in the early nineties in the AMC, I was impressed by his energy, enthusiasm and original ideas.
Charles stimulated me to do pediatric hiv research. We met at conferences and pediatric hiv meetings and talked about research but also about our families, which was very important for him. I deeply regret his passing away and will miss him. I will miss the inspiring meetings we had with the Penta group at San Servolo in Venice. I wish his wife, children, family, friends and colleagues all the strength and support for the coming years.
Henriette Scherpbier and Karel Koch

Wat een schok! Veel te jong gestorven.
Ik wens zijn naasten heel veel sterkte!

My deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Dr. Boucher. Medical community suffered a major loss.
R.I.P.

I vividly remember Charles first visit to GlaxoWellcome (now GSK) in 1999 for a short visit to Marty St. Clair's Lab to see first hand our newly implemented HIV-1 Sequencing Assay. Charles was everything mentioned but especially thoughtful with lively discussions around resistance and diagnostics...challenging us to make better ARV's. He will be greatly missed by all.

Daniel McClernon

We met Charles as a medical student, always bubbling with ideas within as well as outside the world of medicine. As a student he worked hard and he played hard. As soon as he was involved in HIV research he worked really hard but with his creativity there was always room for more music, books, fun stories and anecdotes. He shared his ideas with everyone. That spirit was true in his education programs for doctors as well as his inspirational programs aimed at the brightest medical students.
We will miss him..
We wish his wife, children, colleagues and friends all the strength in these difficult times
Jaap and Fransje

A huge loss for his family, for the medical community, for his colleagues, and for all of us...
May he rest in peace.

My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. It is a sad and turmoil time. I can’t tell you how much his work affects me and my studies in virology here in Indonesia. He will be missed. A good scientist, a great colleague.

Condolonces on Dr. Charles Boucher passing. May he rest in peace. Great person indeed.

Really sad! R.I.P.

Ons bereikte het verdrietige nieuws van het overlijden van Charles. Wij herinneren hem als een vriendelijke, sociale collega in de tijd dat hij in het UMC Utrecht werkzaam was. Het was fijn om met hem samen gewerkt te hebben.
Wij wensen Ireen en de kinderen veel sterkte bij het verlies van Charles.

Charles loss is being felt across the globe and is testimony to his work that touched many hundreds of thousands. Sincere condolences to the family on the untimely loss of a great giant of a public health activist.

My condolences to the family. We lose a great scientist .

Dr.Charles is a great scientist.We missed him forever.

MY HEART FELT CONDOLENCES TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FAMILY.
He will be greatly missed

My condolence to all who knew Dr Charles and his family. A great loss to scientific medicine and research. He will be remembered the year to come.
May God bless his soul and Rest In Peace.

I'll forever remember Charles for his infinite source of inspiration, creativity and especially: his genuine care for others. As young students he gave us wise advices like "If you develop yourself in something, you'll automatically begin to like it." But also during appreciated personal conversations he posed some impactful questions I'll never forget, such as: "What if, in stead of spreading yourself on so many tasks, you would really focus on one thing? And do it exceptionally well!". And not to forget his virus-anology for medicine/life he shared with us in June 2020: "To pass on our knowldege and experiences to the next generations. Not only by leading as inspiring examples, but also by approaching other people personally and by being a mentor." In my eyes Charles succeeded at this like no other! If I can only pass on a glimpse of what he has meant to so many people around the world, that would also mean the world for me. Dear Charles, I hope you rest in peace and I wish all your family and dearest friends strength and love during this tough period... I'm sure you left them some beautiful memories to look back on in the future.

Our sincerest condolences to all who knew and loved Charles, and to all at VE. What a huge loss to the field. He will be remembered for years to come at SAHCS

My dear condoleances to family, colleagues, VE team and friends. I had the privilege to work with Charles at Virology Education. He was a great visionair, teacher and boss. I remember his passion, wonderful sense of humor, always driving innovation and new opportunities. He has inspired many and will be dearly missed, but his legacy will live forever.

It was shocking news to me as well as it was to all.
May God bless his soul and reward him with paradise for his noble mission in spreading science, knowledge and experience within the globe.
We pray to God to have his mercy on him and support his family with patience and solace.

Taher Suleiman

Sad to know you are no more. We are consoled by the legacies you left behind. Adieu!!!

My deepest condolences to the virology education team.
I shared with Charles in various conferences and courses and as you describe him, always cheerful, with a very good disposition and with great clarity in his presentations. A good part of what I have learned is thanks to virology education courses and workshops, so in a way thanks to him

You would surely be missed. The world of Virology has lost a real gem. My condolences to his family and colleagues.

I'm deeply sorry, my condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

'We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.' - Chuck Palahniuk.
Go well Charles

My most sincere condolences to Charles’ family, friends, and colleagues. I had the honor of partnering with him, through IAPAC, Fast-Track Cities, and Virology Education, and can attest to his dedication to our collective cause of ending the HIV epidemic. Rest In Peace, mijn vriend.

You did touch my life. I will miss you! Paola Greiger

He was a good leader and played a critical role in improving HIV care, my deepest condolences at this heart-breaking time to his family and friends. We will all miss him, but he’ll never be forgotten. May the land of our ancestors be sweet to him.

You will be greatly missed. Simple, gentle, and polite. Your kindheartedness will be missed. Rest in the Lord, till we meet to part no more. Live on Charles. You can never be forgotten.

It is impossible to sum up in a few words the contribution that Charles made to the HIV field. His understanding and insight into viral resistance was immense but beyond that I learned so much pharmacology from him simply because he probed and questioned and challenged us to think outside the box. The vision to start Virology Education and then to grow this truly unique organisation is something the whole community has benefited from. I will miss him greatly and so will countless others as reflected by the condolence messages. To be in a meeting with Charles or a restaurant/bar meant you could be sure of wonderfully stimulating company. My personal thanks to Charles for arranging my 70th birthday bash in a wonderful restaurant in Salvador!
My heart goes out to Ireen and the family at their loss of a husband and dad. Also to Alice and the whole VE family.
Charles and I shared a love of football and so in the words of the Liverpool song - Charles 'You'll never walk alone'. We will always remember you.

My condolences to family and friends of Charles. Charles was a giant and leader in field of HIV research and was a guiding light since the earliest days of the epidemic. He will be missed but his legacy and contributions will live on in journals and those he touched.

Rest perfect Charles, you will be missed but fondly remembered always. My heart goes to the family, friends and VE community at this time and I pray that the Lord fills the void that his demise has created. Be consoled! Hugs

My deepest condolences to his family and the rest of the HIV/virology community. He was always an amazing and brilliant person. Bot his scientific and personal legacy will remain over time with us.

Rest in eternal peace Dr. Charles!! You'll be dearly missed by the young scientists and clinicians in the HIV World

On behalf of my self, staff and trusttee members of Onyeoma Foundation for HIVAIDS Education Lagos-Nigeria, extend our deep condelence to the family of Dr. Charles Boucher at this period of loose. His work in the fight against hivaids is worth celerating.

My deepest condolences

My deepest sympathy and prayers to the family. His good work will be missed but always remembered. May his soul rest in peace.

Thx so much for your friendship and guidance. I and the HIV field Will miss you.

Long life wishes to the family.

Charles will always be remembered as a great scientist and his great personality. I will always cherish his genuine interest in the work of the Dutch Liver Patients Association. He will be missed by so many people. Our sincere condolences to his loved ones.

We lost a real scientist

It was a privilege to work with Charles, albeit too short, and get inspired by his enthusiasm and visionary thinking. My sincere condolences to his loved ones.