Born in South Amboy, N.J., he was the son of the late Fred and Hattie (Drumright) Cost. James was a veteran who served in the Navy during the Korean War. James attended Drexel College in Philadelphia where he received his B.S. in Engineering. He went on to receive his M.B.A. from Lesley College in Cambridge. James was a Professional Engineer and worked for Digital for 13 years before retiring in 1992. He was a recreational pilot and loved to tell jokes and make people laugh. He was a Mason and member of the H. Howland, Jr. Lodge AF & AM located in New Bedford, MA. James was a volunteer at the Northborough Senior Center. He loved his family and will be dearly missed.

**************** June 7, 2007 *************************************

It has been some time since I first notified all of you about my father(Charlie Newall)’s passing back in Sept. 12th, 2006. I wanted to forward an update to all of those DECies who did contribute to the church bell tower project my father was working on at the time of his death, and something his wife Linda felt would be a great way to remember him.

Once again my fellow DECies have come through and shared your fellowship, and I know my father would be so proud of all of you that contributed something in his name. The Star of the Sea Church in Marblehead MA received approximately $4,000 dollars from DECies from around the world, even from those who did not of know my father, but because he was part of a culture that recognized all those who were part of something much bigger.

I know he is smiling down on all of you who cared so much to remember him. For my father and me, I would like to personally thank everyone, and say God Bless you for caring so much. The name Digital Equipment Corporation may no longer exist in the computer world, but the culture, friendships, and comradely that it created will live long into the future. My thanks to all. Scott Newall – Marketing Manager, MLO snewall@verizon.net

**************** March 17, 2007 **********************************

We sadly report that one of our DECedOut/DRA members, John Duffy of Gettysburg PA, passed away at the age of 64 on March 15th. If you wish to contact his family, son Alec can be reached at alecnathan@yahoo.com.

Geri Herreid, Peder's wife, wants to inform former friends and co-workers of his death.  "When my husband passed away four years ago, I wanted to send notification of his passing, but didn't know how.  Peder H. Herreid worked for DEC in various capacities from 1975-1993.  Probably, the most fun time in his career was when he was a manager at the DEC plant in San German, Puerto Rico.  The company sent the entire family (with 5 children) to live there for almost 3 years.  We had such a great time.  The other DECie's were like family. Thanks!

**************************  October 4, 2006  **************************

We are saddened to report the death on Sept. 12th of Charles Newall, PWB Andover, who worked in Andover. Charlie's son, Scott, also a DECCie, reports that his dad passed away following a heart attack.

Scott writes: "My father, like me, loved working at Digital. When I took home his personal effects from the hospital the other day, his retiree DEC badge was still in his wallet. That's how proud he was. He still has pictures of friends and co-workers from DEC still hanging over his desk. He would often say that the years he spent there working at Digital were the most rewarding of his career.

If any of his friends and colleagues would like to remember my father, or would like to make a contribution in his name, he was working diligently to raise money to restore the church bell tower from years of weather damage. So we are trying to continue his hard work by raising funds to finish the repairs. His widow is Linda Newall, 36 Central Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 781-631-6904 His Church is - Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945 (Attention) Father Steel."

Our sincere condolences go out to Scott, Linda, and the rest of Charlie's family. Scott can be reached at snewall@verizon.net.

**************************  June 27, 2006  **************************

In Memoriam: Richard Harrison of Ayer, DRA Chapter 1776 Member

We are saddened to report the passing of Rich Harrison.  Click on this link to see the obituary.  

 **************************  June 1, 2006  ****************

In Memoriam:  Alan Kotok, Digital Consulting Engineer for 30 years

Alan was a highly respected Corporate Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation for more than thirty years, and holds several patents. He was the chief hardware architect of the KA-10, a 36-bit time-sharing computer introduced in the late 1960s.  Most recently he was the Associate Director of the World Wide Web consortium, working for Sir Tim Berners-Lee at their M.I.T. headquarters in Cambridge.

Alan was a kind and interesting person with diverse recreational interests. He was an expert bridge player; he was fond of early music, and was also an expert on the construction of early pipe organs in various countries.  He had a wide range of technological interests, from steam locomotives to telephone switching systems.

A memorial service was held on  7 June 2007 by his family and colleagues at M.I.T.   Here is a link to the Boston Globe article about Alan's life and contributions to technology.