 In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John R. Rice by Eugene H. Spafford

Purdue Department of Computer Science memorial dated17January2024; prepared by Eugene H.Spafford with assistance by Simson Garfinkel, as explicitly credited at the end. Opening paragraphs verify John Rischard Rice, birth6June1934 and death7January2024. Scientific-computing paragraph credits his leadership of ELLPACK development for elliptic problems. Assistance is not treated as a second authorship byline.