Went to school at UCI when he was chancellor, heard some of his talks, and attended some mixers where he was present. He was highly respected by everyone, but the most memorable quality I remember of him was his humility and friendliness to everyone.
Zot zot zot! I started at UCI just after Cicerone left to head the NAS, but heard from everyone who knew him how wonderful he was. I did, though, have the pleasure of sitting in Sherry Rowland's[1] Chem H2B class for a week, before they demoted me back to the regular track for my B- in H2A. :-)
[1]: for those who don't know, Rowland won the Nobel Prize in 1995 with Mario Molina and Paul Crutzen for their work on the destruction of the ozone layer via CFCs. I believe that Cicerone received some recognition for his contributions to their work.
