I met Veronica personally only a few times at conferences, but her personal warmth and love of science came across immediately, catalyzed in my case by the discovery that we had both been to Trinity College Dublin at different times, as well as by shared scientific interests. She had a presence even when she was not present, and I experienced this also in the many students and colleagues from TIFR and NCBS that she influenced. It is hard to believe that she is gone, and she is greatly missed.