In Memoriam:  Kenneth H. Olsen

20 Feb 1926 - 6 Feb 2011

A public memorial service was held at Gordon College on May 14, 2011, and a documentary about Ken Olsen is scheduled for release by the College later in 2011. Friends and former colleagues are encouraged to leave a memory about Olsen on www.gordon.edu/kenolsen.

Link to our KO Memorial Messages page on our website

Barry Nestor has reported the February 1 death of Jeff Maxwell, 58, who worked for Digital in the Northeast.  Jeff worked in logistics for DEC and most recently was part of HP's Material Escalations Group in Andover. The visiting hours are this Saturday 2/4 from 5-8pm and the funeral will be Mon 2/6 at 10am, both at Anderson & Sons Funeral Home in Ayer MA.    Link to full obituary.
25 Fitchburg Road ~ Route 2A
Ayer, Massachusetts 01432
(978) 772-2355

We are saddened to learn of the death of DEC Connection member and Digital retiree Tony (Angelo L.) Crugnola, a technical writer at Digital in Marlboro in the 1970s-1980s.

Our condolences to Tony's family and friends.

Link to online obituary.

(LeRoy F.) Lee Kearns, 66, passed away unexpectedly on January 6.  Lee lived in Amherst NH and worked at Digital in Littleton MA for over 20 years.  Condolences to Geri Kearns (Florida) and their sons Ethan and Seth. You can email Geri at geri@gerikearns.com.

Link to online obituary.

We are saddened to learn from Marcia Russell of the passing of long-time Digital Engineering manager Carlton Davenport.  Our condolences to his wife June, their family and friends.  Here is a link to his obituary from the WorcesterTelegram.

There will be a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester on February 4th at 1:00 p.m.  Donations may be made in lieu of flowers in Carlton’s honor to Old Sturbridge Village (www.osv.org), Jacobs Pillow (www.jacobspillow.org) or to a local public broadcasting station.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Boston-area philanthropist and DEC Connection member Mort Ruderman, 75, on 12 October 2011.  Mort was the first Digital salesperson to the medical market, and went on to co-found MEDITECH, the successful hospital information systems company.  He did very well and became a venture capitalist and mentor to young business persons.  Mort established the Ruderman Family Foundation to donate to charitable causes including medical research.

Mort's son Jay Ruderman did a short interview with Mort which is posted on YouTube.  In the first 10 seconds, Mort credits his early professional success to Ken Olsen "who just let him run".

Link to obituary written by Jay Ruderman.  Donations in Mort's memory may be made to the Alpha-1 Association and Gateways – Access to Jewish Education.

Our member Bill Seaver reported the death of his neighbor, Winifred "Wini" Sadler Ferguson, on October 2, 2011 in Concord, MA.  Wini was a Corporate Librarian in Marlborough and other locations for many years.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Concord Land Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 141, Concord, MA 01742.

Link to full obituary.

We are deeply saddened to learn that our member and friend, Alexandra (Sandy) Zimany Day, passed away on Friday, 2 Sept. following complications from an aneurysm and subsequent strokes.  Sandy was a 29-year Digital retiree who contributed in several organizations, including Software Services, Laboratory Data Products, and Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing.  Sandy and her husband, Art Day, lived in Stow MA and in NH.

Here is a link to the complete obituary.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Stow Fire Department at 16 Crescent Dr. Stow, MA 01775, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where the staff put forth a huge and exceptional effort to help her get well, Development Office, One Medical Center Dr. Lebanon, NH 03756 or to Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, 110 Chapin Road, Hudson MA.

A kind young man who corresponded in cyberspace with Pat Villani about  the FreeDOS project sent in his obituary.

Pasquale “Pat” Villani, 57, of Freehold Township, NJ, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011, at home. Mr. Villani was born in Nocera Inferiore, Naples and had lived in Woodhaven, NY, before moving to Freehold Twp in 1990. He was an Electrical Engineer for Vonage in Holmdel. Pat earned his master’s degree from the Polytechnic Institute. He was a Parishioner for St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church and a former member of the M.A.R.S., He was a member of A.R.R.L. and also I.E.E.E. Mr. Villani was the author of two books including “FreeDOS Kernel,” and the holder of numerous patents. He also wrote several articles on Computer and Electrical Engineering Designs.

Pat joined Digital in 1995 and contributed to project areas such as the kernel license manager, installation cloning and various areas of
installation for Tru64 UNIX.   Link to full obituary.    Link to speaker bio at a 2000 NY Unix conference.

Neal Hittner, Quality Assurance Engineer at CX02 (Colorado Springs) died of an apparent heart attack in his home in Florida. A memorial service was conducted in his home town of Madison, Nebraska.

Charles W. (Bill) Newell, age 79, of Acton passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2011 at his residence.  Born in Arlington on November 22, 1931 he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Maria (Dwelley) Newell. He was the husband of Janet Haynes Newell. Mr. Newell was raised in Lincoln and graduated from Weston High School in 1950. He attended Boston University before enlisting in the United States Navy where he was stationed in Iceland before returning home in 1953. In 1956 Bill and Janet married and settled in Acton where he owned and operated Newell and Avery Real Estate for several years. Bill later began a long and distinguished career with Digital Equipment Corporation as a Field Service Manager throughout Europe. He was responsible for opening and cultivating numerous office locations until his retirement in 1985.  During his spare time he enjoyed carpentry work, classical music, his 1914 model T Ford, ballooning and flying his piper cub airplane. Besides his wife he is survived by his sister, Naomi Newell of Acton. He was also the brother of the late Joseph and Frederick Newell. Gifts in his name may be made to: Handel and Haydn Society, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Robert C. "Uncle Bob" Carney, of Galena CO, Saturday, August 6, 2011 at St. Ann's Hospital. Born December 16th, 1937 in Erie, PA to Charles and Minerva Carney. Graduated from Mt. Vernon High School of Alexandria, VA and Pikes Peak Community College of Colorado Springs with a degree in electrical engineering. He received his masters degree in electrical engineering in Erie, PA. Worked at Digital Equipment in Colorado Springs until his retirement. Moved to Galena in 2001. Uncle Bob loved cooking, gardening, his computer, his John Deere tractors and anything electronic. who worked on PC Design Team in Colorado Springs.  Friends, if they wish, may contribute to the American Cancer Society in Uncle Bob's memory.

We are saddened to learn that our member, Stephanie Tedesco, 84, passed away on July 12, 2011.  Steph was a lifelong resident of Groton MA, and worked at Digital for many years before retiring in 1993.  Steph's daughter, Carol O'Sullivan, sent an obituary with the sad news.   Carol can be contacted with messages of condolence at carolosccod@comcast.net.

Here is a link to Stephanie's obituary, with a (somewhat grainy) photo.

Mike Zaremba: Mike was a 56 year old resident of Colorado Springs, originally from Brooklyn, NY. He suffered a brain aneurysm and passed away Thursday June 9th in California, while away on business.  At the time of his death, he was Vice President of Technology Operations and Support Services at Blackhawk Network. Earlier in his career he had worked at DEC in the CXO Colorado Springs facility.  Donations in Mike's memory may be made to the Jane Goodall Foundation, www.janegoodall.org, or contribute to your local zoo's gorilla exhibit. That was one of the causes he supported in life. Click here for full obituary.

Sent in by our member Joanne Andrews, who was Sharon's best friend:  Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sharon Kapenas.  A DEC/Compaq employee for more than 17 years ( ’81 – ’98), Sharon passed away at her home in West Townsend, MA, on Sunday, May 29, 2011.  Donations in her memory may be sent to the American Diabetes Association.

Our condolences to the Johnson family, many of whom worked at Digital, on the death of Dane Lamont Johnson.  Dane was born May 29, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois. After moving to Hudson, MA in 1975, Dane attended Hudson High School (Class of 1977) where he played football and was a shot putter for the track team. He began working for Digital Equipment Corporation in 1979 and through many corporate changes, he remained loyal and worked his way up to become Third Party Logistics Manager at the Intel Corporation in Massachusetts. Dane departed life on April 18, 2011, after a brief illness.  Dane is survived by his parents, Tyrone Johnson of Albuquerque, NM (tjoh727570@cs.com) and Willia Dean Johnson of Goodyear, AZ; his fiancé Heidemarie Riendeau, his son David Cardona of Framingham, MA; his sister Lela Johnson and her husband Ronald Harper of Lisle, IL, and his former wife, Margarita Johnson of Clinton, MA.  Link to complete obituary.

Our member Joe Beaumont requested to inform former friends and co-workers of the passing of his wife, Sarah E. Whittemore, 51, of Hollis NH (formerly lived in Lunenburg, MA and Ayer, MA) in April 2011 following a brief and courageous battle with cancer.  Sarah had badge # 98521, and was an Executive Administrator when she left on 12/19/99, which was exactly 20 years from her hire date of 12/19/79. She had worked in various Finance groups as well as in Harvey Weiss' organization. Link to complete obituary.

Joe can be reached at  jbeaumont40@aol.com to express condolences.  Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a memorial donation to one of Sarah's favorite charities which included: The Shriner's Hospital for Children, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

From our member Nancy Kilty: Our condolences to friends and family of Dick Dyer, who passed away from a massive heart attack.

From our members Marcia Russell and Jack Mileski:  I am saddened to inform you that Peter Briggs. 66. of Stow MA has died suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday March 22, 2011.  Peter Briggs was an Information Technology systems consultant who began his employed at Digital in 1973 working in Corporate Manufacturing. He was responsible for the generation and creation of critical applications databases that managed and controlled the product information throughout worldwide Digital.   Our condolences go out to Peter's wife, Sandy Briggs, their family, and to his many Digital friends.

Our condolences to the family and friends of Charles R. (Chuck) Blasi of Bedford MA, 72, a Digital retiree. Beloved husband of Jane (Kelly) Blasi; devoted father of Suzanne Bombardieri of Westford, Daniel Blasi of Boston, and Eileen Blasi of CA and their spouses. Retired from Digital Equipment Corp. Served in U.S. Army.    Link to Boston Globe obituary: 

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=charles-r-blasi&pid=147917386

sent in by Maureen Cicione Burness - Mary LaSalle worked for DEC for a number of years. Sad news. She will be missed.
 

Our condolences to the family and friends of Mary LaSalle, 70, of Colorado Springs. Mary has been a Colorado Springs resident since 1972. She was employed in human resources with several companies in the community. Mary loved Colorado and considered herself to be a native. She was a sensitive and loving soul. Link to  obituary in the Gazette. 

sent in by Rick Shick -  Allan (Al) Clarkson Greist, 70, passed away on January 6th. Allan grew up in North Haven, Connecticut, an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Yale University and moved to Colorado Springs in 1965 as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. After retirement, he worked in the computer field at Traffic Data Systems, Safetran, Digital Equipment Corporation and Skyline Products until he retired in 2004.  Link to  obituary in the Gazette. 

Submitted by Dwight McShane.  William (Bill) Holdway, 66, of Greeley CO, passed away.  He was born June 5, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered the U.S. Navy after graduation, serving from 1962 to 1969. He received his technical training through the Navy. On Oct. 18, 1969, he married Linda Michaud. After they married, they moved to Morrisville, Pa., where he started his 30-year career with Digital Equipment Corp and raised their family. They lived in Annapolis, Md., for five years, then in 1978 moved to Colorado Springs. Click for full obituary: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=William-Holdway&lc=4184&pid=147323008&mid=4481821&locale=en_US

David J. Bouffard of Westford, MA, passed away on December 15, 2010 after a year-long battle with cancer.  Click here for entire obituary.

Contacts: Jane Bouffard - jb@stettner.com (cell: 978-303-7788), Mary Beth (DiRico) Russo - russo.marybeth@gmail.com, or Chick Ciccarelli - John.Ciccarelli@umb.edu

Our condolences to friends and family of Jack Del Brocco who worked in Phoenix AZ in the 1970s+.  Jack passed away during November 2010.  He had been battling leukemia for some time time.  Jack is shown here at a recent AZ Reunion. Sent in by Galen Davis and Dave Gretton.

Sent in by Maria Schustak: Steven Douglas Schustak, devoted husband and father and long-time New Jersey resident, passed away in Maitland, Florida on Thursday, September 30, 2010. He was 53 years old. Steve graduated from West Orange High School, Class of 1975, and from Fairleigh Dickinson University with Highest Honors. He married his high school sweetheart, Maria, with whom he had two children that he doted on throughout his life. His easy going manner, wry sense of humor, and appreciation of simple pleasures gave Steve an endearing charm, and he will be truly missed. He is survived by his wife Maria, children Joshua and Jessica, father Robert Schustak, brother Martin Schustak, and sisters Karen Nolletti and Barbara East.

Photo from Steven's LinkedIn page: 14 years at Digital in Sales in NJ from 1983 to 1997, then at Compaq until 2001.

Pat Molloy sadly shared the news of the unexpected death of friend Ron Bunker, and provided this Digital background: Ron was employed by DEC from 1971 – 1998. He started in Canada, and I know he was in sales and sales management there. He came to the US as North American Sales Programs Manager for A&SG, and took on ever increasing responsibilities with A&SG, including starting the entire DECDirect phone and catalog business, the first one in the industry. He was a District Sales Manager for the Target Sales Force, responsible for the Northeast. He then went to GIA where he held a number of positions, including Product Marketing and Managing Director of Sales & Marketing for the South Pacific Region (SPR). He moved back from Sydney to become VP of Worldwide Sales Operations, and then returned to Sydney as Managing Director of SPR, a position he held until he went to Citibank as Managing Director in 1998.

(left: Ron and wife Misty) Ron was a mentor to so many people he worked with, as well as a wonderful and loyal friend. I was fortunate to be his friend for 34 years. The world is a smaller place with him not in it.    

Link to obituary with memorial information.

UPDATE: Eulogy 1 from memorial service in Australia on Friday Oct. 15 - Mary Smith

         Eulogy 2 from memorial service in Australia on Friday Oct. 15 - Roy Gori, CEO Citibank

Reported by Ron Slayton: Nan(nette) Andrews Amish passed away on April 24, at the age of 58, after contracting pneumonia. Nan was born in Rochester NY and lived in El Granada CA for 11 years before moving to Half Moon Bay CA. She is survived by her sister, Roberta Guild and nephews, David and Daniel Guild. She will be missed by many friends on both coasts. Nan was a graduate of Brighton High School, Michigan State (BA) and The University of Michigan (MBA). She was a business speaker, teacher and consultant for over twenty years, and was past president of a chapter of the American Marketing Association, founder of the Nandrews Group, and active in the National Speakers Association. She taught at the University of San Francisco, Boston University and for the US military. In lieu of flowers, Nan requested that people send donations in her name to Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Ave, Salem MA 01970. 

John Francis Mucci, of Bolton and Stow MA, and of LDP and GSG while at Digital, passed away on February 7, 2010 at the age of 68. John was a charismatic, energetic, and brilliant man who will be missed by his two sons, Philip and David, Evelyn Neuberger (his partner since 2001), sister Germaine Dietz, brother Robert, and many friends and extended family.  He was predeceased by his wife Patricia in 2000.  Please see full obituary for memorial donation suggestions.  Link to full obituary from the Stow Independent.

Career Summary: John graduated from Penn State and earned a PhD in high-energy physics from Carnegie Mellon.  Shortly after he did post-doctoral work at Brookhaven National Lab. He joined DEC in 1967 as an engineer and moved to marketing in Laboratory Data Products and managing the Government Systems Group. Following his Digital career, in 1986, John joined the startup Thinking Machines in Cambridge MA and served as VP of Sales, Marketing and Technical Research.  He left in 1993 to form a new company, Continuum Software, serving the high-end technical computing market in business and web analytics.  He then co-founded SiCortex, the first green supercomputer company.

Carol Hymes wrote to tell us of the passing of her husband Bob Hymes.  Robert E. Hymes, 66 of Venice, FL and Acton, MA died January 23, 2010.  He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carol Hymes; a daughter, Diane Matuzak and her husband John; a son, David Hymes and his wife Jennifer; a brother, James Hymes; and three loving granddaughters.  Bob worked in sales at ATG. He enjoyed his job and cared for those with whom he worked. He wanted to be remembered as a good father, good grandfather, and a good friend. He loved to cook and spend time with friends and family. He was loved deeply and will be missed dearly.  Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association.

OSSIPEE -- Dieter Vogelsang, 65, died Oct. 11, 2009, at his home after a brief illness with his family at his side. He was born in Platendorf, Germany, Jan. 30, 1944, to Martin and Ellen (Teffel) Vogelsang. As a young man, he moved to United States and settled in Hudson for many years before retiring to Ossipee. He owned and operated New Hampshire Precision in Nashua until pursuing his career in engineering at Digital Equipment Corporation, where he worked for 25 years.He enjoyed hunting, woodworking and spending time at home with his family, friends and pets. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, who was cherished by his family.Members of his family, in addition to his mother of Westford, Mass., include his beloved wife of 39 years, Michelle (Beaulieu) Vogelsang of Ossipee; a son, Keith Vogelsang of Derry; a daughter, Christina Vogelsang of Ossipee; a granddaughter; a brother, George Vogelsang of Westford, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.

Mickey L. Saegesser, 67, passed away on Monday evening, September 14, 2009, at Renaissance Rehabilitation Center in Muncie. He was born December 7, 1941 in Shumway IL, the son of Charles and Lillian (Beals) Saegesser. Mickey married Sharon (Shepard) Saegesser, on June 20, 1965, in Christopher, IL. Mr. Saegesser was a veteran of the United States Navy serving his country from 1959-1962 and worked for a NASA contractor at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas during the Apollo moon missions. He took an early retirement from Digital Equipment Corporation in 1992 after an eighteen year career and then worked for various computer software companies until taking full retirement in 2001.  After retiring, he and his wife achieved their goal of visiting all 50 states, getting their final state, Alaska, in June of this year. He was a member of Union Chapel and enjoyed volunteering his time for church activities, including printing and preparing bulletins, working with the car repair group, and helping with maintenance and repair projects. He also enjoyed working in his yard and spending time with his grandchildren. Mickey was an avid do-it-yourselfer and was known to be able to fix anything that was broken. Family always said that he could have put Humpty Dumpty back together again had he been given the chance.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon; two sons, Marc (wife Vivian) Saegesser of West Chicago, Illinois and grandsons Zachary and Joshua, Brad (wife Jodie) Saegesser of Tawas City, Michigan; one daughter, Susan Allen (husband Paul) of Muncie, Indiana and three granddaughters, Reagan, Bailee, and Samantha; two brothers, Terry (wife Anne) Saegesser of Holiday Island, Arkansas; and Rick Saegesser of Joppatown, Maryland; and two sisters, Doris (husband Raymond) Smith of Enid, Oklahoma, and Alberta Saegesser of Shumway, Illinois. Memorial contributions can be made to the ALS Association of Indiana at 6525 East 82nd Street, Suite 115, Indianapolis, IN 46250 or on-line http://www.alsa.org/donate/.

Samuel R. Walter passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009, after a short illness. He was born to Wayne and Angel Walter in Kearney, NE, on January 21, 1946 and spent most of his formative years in Pueblo, CO. He served 4½ years in the U.S. Air Force before starting his college career at the University of Northern Colorado where he earned a B.S. in mathematics. He then taught high school in Morenci, AZ, for 3 years before returning to Colorado to obtain an M.A. in mathematics from Colorado State University. He spent his professional career working for several companies and retired from Quantum Inc as a senior data base administrator in 2008. Sam is survived by his wife, Anita, his son, Christopher (Renae), his daughter, Lindsey (Shawn), and grandsons Joshua and Silas. Sam loved spending time at the cabin, riding dirt bikes and teaching others how to ride. At home, he could be found in his shop building everything from entertainment centers to cradles.

After battling pulmonary fibrosis, Al Avery, Equinix co-founder and co-inventor of the neutral Internet exchange, has passed away. Avery passed on peacefully with his family at his side. His work at Equinix helped the Internet grow, and make the data center operating company home to the mission-critical infrastructure of more than 2,300 customers today. Avery retired from Equinix in 2003, and had been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and had recently received a lung transplant.

Avery and Jay Adelson started Equinix in 1998 while working together as facilities managers at Digital Equipment Corporation, where they developed the idea for a neutral Internet exchange - a physical place for networks to exchange critical information. In the basement of the research and development department, they came up with plans that would later become the Palo Alto Internet Exchange or PAIX. In creating Equinix, Adelson and Avery brought together several guiding principles - equality, neutrality, and "eliminating the middleman." Their business vision was to pair major networks with interconnect content companies in data centers built not just for co-location but for exchanging traffic. Submitted by Maria Lombardo on 5/15/09.

Sent by husband Edward Steinfeld: Betty A. Steinfeld, 70, of Westford, Mass., died March 29, 2009 at home, surrounded by her family. A graduate of Morningside College, she spent much of her career editing technical publications for Digital Equipment Corp. and her daughter's publishing company, and was an award-winning indexer. She lived for many years in Westford, Mass. She was born in Whiting, Iowa, to Elsie (Merritt) and Archie Stubblefield. Family members include her husband of 45 years, Edward; daughter, Carol and her spouse Daniel Harper of New Bedford, Mass.; and her sisters, Bonnie Ahmann of Montgomery, Ala. and Rose Mather of Yankton, S.D.; as well as nephews and nieces. Info: Carol Steinfeld, 978-760-0034, or carol@carol-steinfeld.com.

James F. Cost, 77, of 18 Gates Lane, Northborough, formerly of Sudbury and Dartmouth, died Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington following an illness. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Adrienne Cost; a daughter, Cheryl Cost of Grafton; a son, James H. Cost and his wife, Donna, of Lancaster...

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. For condolences sent to his spouse email address ahc0544@charter.net - sent to us by daughter Cheryl at Cheril999@aol.com.

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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

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We sadly report that one of our 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.

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Barbara J. Weinbrenner, age 67, a resident of Colorado Springs since 1978 and formerly of Billerica, Massachusetts, died on November 25, 2006 after a most admirable battle against cancer. She was a retired secretary. She married Harry E. Weinbrenner on October 7, 1967 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Harry Weinbrenner passed away on September 24, 1996.

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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!

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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Ernie Glenn Jan 14, 1937 – April 2, 2006 Ernie Glenn, Jr. 69, passed away April 2, 2006. He leaves to cherish his precious memories, his wife, Annette of 22 years, his son Darryl Glenn and his daughter Kim from Springfield, OH, six grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Ernie retired from the U.S. Air Force after almost 22 years of service to his country. He then went on to work and retire from Digital Equipment Corporation where equal opportunity employment was one of his most passionate causes. Eric was also an avid community leader who dedicated numerous hours to revitalizing the Elks Club Lodge #473. Ernie and is wife also owned and operated two local clubs, The Shadow Glenn Lounge and the Alumni in Colorado Springs, CO. Ernie also taught history at the Tutmost Academy and District 11 Schools and classes at Peterson Air Force Base. Ernie is known by many throughout the Colorado Springs community as a compassionate and giving person and will be greatly missed.

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Harry Weinbrenner of Colorado Springs (CXO) passed away on September 24, 1996.