On May 9, 2012, the professional salon world lost the most famous and industry-changing hairdresser in modern history to leukemia. At age 84, Vidal Sassoon died in his Los Angeles home. Here, some of the people closest to him—those who worked with and learned from him throughout the Sassoon era—share with MODERN SALON personal memories and perceptions of how one man's innovation and influence literally shaped how generations see and create beauty.