Bahman Rezaie
On Your Retirement

THANK YOU, BAHMAN

With many talents, a great professor

taught countless classes, with zealous passion.

You inspired others, hundreds of students,

you inspired us, with great compassion.

Caring for others, always unselfish,

you’ve left your mark, led by your vision.

Bahman, my friend; Bahman, great mentor,

you have succeeded: this was your mission,

to teach our students high-level concepts,

and offer guidance in their formation;

to give advise, to help us all,

to just be there-no hesitation.

I must be brief, and I must finish.

I thank you, Bahman, in this late season,

We thank you, Bahman, for who you are:

a man of wisdom, a man of reason. 

Doctor Rezaie, we all proclaim:

you have our gratitude and admiration,

and, recognizing your lasting legacy,

we’ll think of you, with much affection.

      On your retirement, May 2024

Rafael Moras