One of the experts of the structured matrices, Georg Heinig was found dead in his apartment in Kuwait. In the May 20th, 2005, Georg was found dead, and the death cause is confirmed as the heart attack.  

 It was a great blow for the structured matrices community, Georg Heinig is one of the structured matrices experts. He has been well known as the active member of the Integral Equations and Operator Theory journal.  

 He has many brilliant ideas that gave some excellent benefits to the structured matrices field. To honor his great achievements, his colleagues have decided to set the Georg Heinig in Memoriam action.