ForeverMissed
Large image

Cei care doresc sa ii aduca un ultim omagiu o pot face joi 13 aprilie, incepand cu ora 8:00 la capela Sfanta Vineri, din strada str. Grivitei 202, unde va fi depus trupul neinsufletit.  Tot acolo va avea loc si slujba de inmormantare in data de joi, 13 aprilie, orele 13.00, urmata de inhumare la cimitirul Bucurestii Noi str Laminorului 158.

Florin este la capela Sfanta Vineri de la ora 6:00, 13.04.2011.

Dumnezeu sa-l odihneasca in pace!

Cei care doresc sa participe la parastasul de 40 de zile  de la Biserica Mavrogheni, Strada Monetăriei 4, București 011216, sunt asteptati la ora 9:30, 13.05.2017



This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Florin Balasa, 60, born on July 19, 1956 and passed away on April 3, 2017. We will remember him forever.

July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
19 iulie era o zi deosebita pe care nu o uitam niciodata si ma gandeam la tine, iar daca situatia imi permitea, te sunam si ti uram “La Multi Ani!”. Din pacate, n au fost multi!
April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023
Timpul trece, dar tu rämii mai departe prietenul nostru drag
April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
6 ani de tristete si durere. Timpul trece, dar tu ramai prietenul meu drag!
April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
Anii trec si totusi noi ne mai gandim la tine, la momentele petrecute impreuna. Poate sa para ciudat, dar acum ma gandesc ca mi-ar place sa stiu ca si tu faci la fel. De fapt cred asta pentru ca uneori in somn visez despre oamenii care au trecut prin viata mea.
July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022
He matched my energy perfectly, he ozed passion for what he did.
July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022
Astazi ar fi implinit 66 de ani, daca cel mai bun, drag si vechi prieten al meu, fratele meu, nu ar fi plecat de langa mine si de langa toti cei care l-au iubit pe 3 aprllie 2017. A lasat in urma o cariera universitara si stiintifica de invidiat, nenumarate carti si articole, 2 inventii brevetate in SUA, U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award si nenumarate alte premii si distinctii internationale. Ii rog pe cei care l-au cunoscut sa nu-l uite! http://florin-balasa.forevermissed.com/
April 4, 2022
April 4, 2022
Dumnezeu sa te odihneasca in pace prieten drag...
April 3, 2022
April 3, 2022
5 ani de la tragica despartire! Nu te voi uita niciodata prieten drag.
April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021
nu pot să-mi amintesc de tine fără să mi se umple ochii de lacrimi...e atît de nedrept să fii luat dintre noi atît de devreme...pentru mine ai rămas pentru totdeauna Florinel, prima mea dragoste și prietenul meu cel mai bun din copilărie!
April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021
Florin a fost primul român pe care l-am întâlnit în Leuven, la coadă la rectorat pentru a deveni legali. I-am cunoscut părinții, în casa cărora am poposit atunci când am avut examene de dat la București. M-am simțit ca acasă la părinții mei. În vremea noastră de doctorat românii din Leuven se simțeau singuri, de aia se căutau, dar până la urmă și-au găsit cumva universalitatea. Prietenia noastră disperată atunci, deoarece era biciuită de raritate spre singurătate, a rămas trainică, iar acum pot spune veșnică. Nu mă interesează dacă mai citește cineva aiurelile pe care le-am scris acum, e prea târziu oricum. Au rămas amintirile și - sper - o formă de reîntâlnire.
April 3, 2021
April 3, 2021
Patru ani deja fara o vorba impreuna dar mereu in inima
April 3, 2021
April 3, 2021
Cel mai nenorocit an din viata noastra a trecut pe nesimtite. Inca un an de cand nu mai pot sa vorbesc si sa rad cu tine asa cum faceam inca din clasa 1. Imi e dor de tine si de tineretea ns, nu te voi uita niciodata drag prieten!
April 3, 2021
April 3, 2021
Odihneste-te in pace prieten drag! Ne vei lipsi mereu...
July 19, 2020
July 19, 2020
Ani multi am sarbatorit impreuna ziua ta de nastere. De peste 3 ani sunt fara tine si nu mai pot sa-ti urez LA MULTI ANI, dar esti in gandul meu mereu. Si cand mi se face dor, merg cu o floare, aprind o lumanare si stau de vorba cu tine, acolo unde "te odihnesti" acum.
For many years, together we have celebrated your birthday. It’s been three years since I’ve been without you, and although I can’t wish you ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ any longer, you are always on my mind. And when I miss you. I come bearing flowers, light candles, and have a conversation with you, where you are now resting.
July 19, 2020
July 19, 2020
Happy Birthday Florin!!!’
We miss you and our dinners!!!!
Hugs to Heaven!
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020
I hope you are enjoying where you are... I always smile when I remember you :)
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Trei ani.. azi.. Ne lipsesti Florin,
Dumnezeu te are in pazå.
Stiu cå te-a asezat intre Dreptii lui, alåturi de pårintii tåi.
Vå cinstim memoria si ne amintim de clipele, zilele, petrecute impreunå.
Pioaså amintire tuturor.
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
A mai trecut un an fara Florin. Al 3 lea, pare incredibil dar e adevarat. Ce repede trece timpul, Doamne. Poza ta , dragul meu , e langa masa mea de lucru si te vad, si-ti zambesc zilnic. Mi-e dor de tine!
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Nu putem uita clipele placute si discutiile politice lungi. Esti printre noi.
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
We will always remember you, Florin!
May God rest you in peace...
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Draga Florin, de acolo de unde esti, afla ca imi lipsesti tu si discutiile noastre pe teme de istorie la Chicago sau la Wisconsin...
Odihneste-te in pace!
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
Au trecut 2 ani si jumatate de cand Florin, dragul meu prieten, a plecat dintre noi. Astazi ar fi implinit 63 de ani si l-as fi felicitat oriunde ar fi fost, sperand intr-o prietenie de lunga durata in continuare. Nu a fost sa fie asa, iar in primavara asta s-a regasit si cu tatal lui, care l-a urmat. Dumnezeu sa-i ierte pe amandoi si sa-i aiba in paza.
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
Miss you Dar Florin. Miss our adventures. Grateful I have memories.
Happy Heaven Birthday Friend!
October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018
Dumnezeule, nu pot sa cred! am copilarit impreuna cu Florinel pe Duiliu Zamfirescu 12...Am fost prima lui iubire de copil si el a mea! viata ne-a despartit, el a plecat, l-am gasit pe FB acum citiva ani si am fost impreuna - ca prieteni - in 2012 intr-o excursie de 5 zile la Albena, pe urma am tinut legatura pe mail...era mai tinar decit mine, nu pot sa cred ca nu mai e!
Odihneste-te in pace, Florinel, prima mea iubire!... :'(
August 30, 2018
August 30, 2018
Am aflat cu stupoare de trecerea în neființă - mult prea repede - a prietenului și colegului meu de studii doctorale din Leuven, Florin Bălașa. El în sfere mai abstracte, eu mai empiric, la medicină. Am petrecut nenumărate momente minunate împreună. Dispariția lui a luat pentru totdeauna un drept pe care-l aveam încă - dreptul de a mă mai întâlni cu el măcar o dată. Odihnește-te în pace, Florine!
July 19, 2018
July 19, 2018
In fiecare varå speram så ne revedem in Bucuresti in vacante, nu am reusit så facem asta de multe ori.
Må gindesc des la tine si mai des la tatål tåu care a råmas atit de indurerat si de pustiit sufleteste si inteleg cå respirå si inspirå un aer al durerii.
Må copleseste si må induioseazå durerea lui cind il aud la telefon.
Il våd uneori cind sint in Bucuresti,este o umbrå vie care tråieste prin dorul de tine..
Pe tine nu te mai putem intilni din påcate..
Regret enorm disparitia ta prieten drag,
Odihneste-te in pace!
April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
Hard to imagine that a year has passed.. Rest in peace dear friend.. --Sherif
April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
A si trecut un an de cand am primit cumplita veste: "Florin a murit!". Eram in masina si nu am inteles despre cine e vorba. L-am intrebat pe prietenul nostru comun si mi-a spus: "FLORIN BALASA". Dragul si bunul meu prieten si frate, care nu a facut rau nimanui in toata viata lui, a plecat dintre noi la 60 de ani. Pasii mei se indreapta de nenumarate ori inspre el, acolo unde se odihneste alaturi de mama lui; amintirile dar si lacrimile imi vin instantaneu si il strig cu dor in sufletul meu. Unde esti dragul meu Florin?
April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
May you always Rest In Peace and be Happy in your new World
I saw you a couple of times but your pure heart was reflected on your very kind face
God bless your family and all your beloved ones
July 20, 2017
July 20, 2017
It is a real loss to miss Dr. Bahasa. I worked with him in the administration of CSE department AUC.  Dr. Bahasa was an exemplary in his dedication to his students and the university.  He exerted all the efforts to incente students to research.  May his soul rest in peace
June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017
Dr Florin,

You gave me my first academic taste of computer science. And what an introductory course it has been!

You will always be remembered whenever I touch a keyboard and write a line of code. Our last meeting was very brief, but I remember your smile very, very well.

Rest in Peace, professor.
May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
Words seem inadequate to express the sadness I feel about  the tragic loss of Dear Dr. Florin Balasa.  With sincere sympathy. Rest in Peace.
Sinout D. Shenouda
April 24, 2017
April 24, 2017
Ne este greu sa gasim cuvintele potrivite acum cand am aflat ca Florin, fiinta atat de draga pentru familia noastra, a plecat in vesnicie. Dumnezeu sa-l aiba in paza sa! Speram din adancul sufletului ca in aceste clipe grele, cuvintele si prezenta rudelor si prietenilor sa va aduca putina alinare. Suntem alaturi de voi... Sincere condoleante!
April 22, 2017
April 22, 2017
this man loved and excelled at what he did. he would go way further than he needed to help you and taught you as much as you could handle. I am sure that he planted and nurtured his will for achievement in many , many graduates, who will surely follow in his footsteps.
April 22, 2017
April 22, 2017
Florin was a great colleague and friend and it was always a pleasure to see him on campus and on faculty trips. He will be sorely missed.
April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017
Cu lacrimi și profounda durere in suflet, refuzând parca realitatea, incerc acum cu greu sa imi iau ramas bun de la tine, dragul meu Florin!

Cum vestile rele te gasesc oriunde te-ai afla, admiram acum cateva zile explozia primaverii cu flori și gradini, și ma intrebam cum se poate ca natura aceasta, care creaza viata cu atiâta forta și virulenta, sa fie in acelasi timp atât de necrutatoare și paradoxala sa te ia dintre noi atit de fulgerator și tocmai de Florii, cand urma sa iti uram La Multi Ani.

Mi se deruleaza in minte, invalmasindu-se, tot felul de amintiri din vremea studentiei, și mult mai recent de la Montréal și ochii mi se umplu de lacrimi. Calitati și cunostinte posedai din belsug și cu prisosinta, de obicei greu de intruchipat intr-o singura persoana, ce sper ca vor retrai prin generatiile de studenti de care cu atita grija te-ai ocupat. Nici nu stiu care ar trebui sa o mentionez mai intai?: nobil, integru, gentil, manierat, extrem de intelligent și multidisciplinar, discret, foarte modest, lista ar fi lunga....DAR mai presus de toate aceste calitati și realizari ale tale, TU erai AL NOSTRU! Iar noi te iubeam. Și acum te- am pierdut....

Voi pastra in suflet cu pretiozitate amintirea prieteniei noastre, a conversatiilor noastre spumoase in care puneam tara la cale și in care ma faceai tot timpul sa rad ...

Ne vei lipsi Florin!

Liliana
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017
My heart goes out for Prof. Florin's family and loved ones. May they find solace and peace.

Late Prof. Florin Balasa was my instructor and masters thesis supervisor. I was was his teaching assistant for the year 2013 and am his grateful student for the rest of my life.

It is so heavy on my heart to have to write this tribute when I was hoping to visit him in his office at the AUC. The only consolation is that he left with every sadness a happy memory that I'll never forget, with every emptiness a rich experience that forever changed me, with every silence a conversation that opened my mind.

I will always remember him as a sincere mentor, a devoted scholar and a caring teacher. If I could tell him one final word it would be: Thank you.
April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017
My deepest sympathies go out to Dr. Florin's family. Prayers and good memories are what we have to remember our dearly departed. May God give him the comfort and peace and his soul rest in peace. Kindly accept my sincere condolences in one of the most kindest heart and highly professional doctors I ever met !

Walaa Farouk
April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017
Prea repede ai plecat, iti vom simti lipsa.
Drum bun Florin, muzica stelelor sa te insoteasca!
April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017
It was an honour to work with Dr. Balasa, a noble person. May God bless his soul and help his beloved pass this hard time of loss and grief.. Amen
Page 1 of 2

Leave a Tribute

Light a Candle
Lay a Flower
Leave a Note
 
Recent Tributes
July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
19 iulie era o zi deosebita pe care nu o uitam niciodata si ma gandeam la tine, iar daca situatia imi permitea, te sunam si ti uram “La Multi Ani!”. Din pacate, n au fost multi!
April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023
Timpul trece, dar tu rämii mai departe prietenul nostru drag
April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
6 ani de tristete si durere. Timpul trece, dar tu ramai prietenul meu drag!
Recent stories

Good bye my friend

April 24, 2017

I am shocked! No words can explain our sadness, loss and pain ...
I had known Florin since 1996 when he was a Ph.D. student at Leuven. As his mentor (Prof. Hugo de Man) once mentioned, “the breakthrough in automated design of multi-dimensional signal processing systems, they achieved at IMEC, was mainly attributed to “profound knowledge in mathematics of Florin Balasa”. Knowing the huge impact IMEC made to design automation worldwide, this is the highest evaluation of Ph.D. work I ever heard. Dr. Florin Balasa was well recognized among researchers involved in design automation of digital systems, memory optimization and high-level synthesis. He had achieved excellent results in multi-dimensional system modeling, background memory allocation, memory optimization, formal verification, and therefore is referred almost by any work published recently on design automation of signal processing systems, memory management, modeling, system design and verification. Just to name a few. 
  While working in this field I had frequently witnessed Dr. Balasa reporting his results at a number of conferences like DAC, ICCAD, ICASSP, DATE, ASPDAC, etc. He also visited Fukuoka University in 2003 and gave a talk for our faculty members. His presentation attracted a large audience with live interest from industry and academia. Additionally to his amazing work and impressive knowledge, Florin had an ability to clearly present his ideas, to be understandable by both experts and beginners. He was also very intelligent and modest person with a good and charming sense of humor. We eventually became good friends meeting almost every year (the last one was in Montreal, Canada, at ISCAS 2016). We had plans meeting again in Baltimore this May but ...
Me and my wife will always remember you Florin! Good Bye Friend! We will miss you forever. Rest In Peace.

We lost a kind heart

April 11, 2017

It is with great sadness that I reveived the news of the passing away of Dr. Balasa. I served with him on a committee and we clicked from the first talk. I noticed how kind hearted and amicable he was and enjoyed every moment I spent with him. His kindness could never be missed. I hereby extend my sincerest condolences to his family, friends and the whole of AUC community.


Ashraf Nassef 

Invite others to Florin's website:

Invite by email

Post to your timeline