In memoriam: R. Andrew Savage (1962-2016)

Abstract

A fiercely committed Tuareg scholar, R. Andrew Savage passed away in Marseilles, France, on 9 October 2016, due to postoperative complications following elective brain surgery. He had been suffering recurring headaches for the past three years, which had worsened in recent times. A scan had revealed a cavernoma in the cerebellum. The cavernoma (a cluster of abnormal blood vessels) was successfully removed on 28 September, but complications set in the next morning. Andrew lost consciousness after the first of several haemorrhages. He underwent more surgery, and was kept in an induced coma. Eleven days later, the fight was over. In acruel twist of fate, Andrew never got to see his first grandchild, a boy by the name of Gabriel André, born to daughter Estelle and her husband Étienne just twenty hours after his papi died.