A photo with Richard and Louise Guy in Banff, Canada, taken in 2005 I think at a combinatorial games workshop. I recall Louise saying shortly after this photo was taken that she felt sorry for people who couldn’t or wouldn’t do two things: (1) cook for themselves; and / or (2) exercise, by which she meant hiking. Richard ate one meal a day for many, many years. I asked him when he started doing that, and I don’t recall his reply, but do remember thinking “wow, that is years before my parents were born.”(ie 1935) The button Richard is wearing was part of his usual math conference attire, also for years and years. It reads (I think) “Peace. A disarming concept.”
Here’s Richard K Guy in the background (right) after he indulged Aaron Siegel and me with our request that we have a “tour” of his office at the University of Calgary. Richard shrugged, showed us in, and then sat down to continue working while we browsed his books. This was taken in January, 2011.
Another photo with Richard K Guy. It’s from 2015 at MSRI in UC Berkeley. From left to right, Aaron Siegel, Elwyn Berlekamp, David Eisenbud, Thane Plambeck, and Richard K Guy.
– Thane Plambeck