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DEC Connection's 1st 50th
Anniversary Reunion Celebration Gallery - evening of May 24, 2007 at the
Maynard "Mill" |
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We celebrated the 50th year of the founding of Digital Equipment Corporation
with a “Mini-Tour of the Mill” (now Clock Tower Place) and Reception in
Maynard, MA.
Tour Handout with Map
“The Mill” by Joe
Mullin – President of Clock Tower Place - recounted the History of the Mill from the American Woolen Mills, the DEC years, and the
present story of the mill.
SPONSORS
Photo Gallery:
first, a collage from Jack Mileski and Anker Berg-Sonne:
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"Impressions" of the
Celebration from attendees: |
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Mary Cole |
I just wanted to say how very much I
enjoyed the Thursday night event.
You can't go home again, I guess... so
when did that parking lot spring up? When did the main entrance of Building
12 disappear? Oh, well. Times change. So nice to see a few old faces (and
boy are we old faces at this point!) and to see the Mill again. What an
impressive facility it's become.
If you'd like to see a few of the
pictures I took, visit http://mcole115.photosite.com/ That was also where I
put the Gordon College photos. Since then they seem to have added a horrible
amount of busy advertising which hurts anyone's ability to look at the
photos, but they're there if anyone would like to see. Let me know if you
learn about photo sites of the evening from anyone else. Best wishes and
thank you for a lovely event! |
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Deborah Gomez, Digital
Payroll Dept. |
Just wanted to say that I had a great
time last night in Maynard. It was WONDERFUL to see so many people. Digital
will always be my extended family. Hope to see more gathering in the near
future. |
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Alex Tellert |
Thanks for putting on a great event... I
enjoyed it immensely. Everyone that I spoke to had a wonderful time as well,
reconnecting with old friends and co-workers was the best. |
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Nancy (Goodwin) & Bob Heinlein |
Yes, last night was amazing. We couldn't
believe how many people showed up. I had been with about with 4 groups while
in Digital (22 years) and had a ball reconnecting with a lot of people. I
took the tour with a bunch of my old staff, and that was fun too. I had been
at EDS until about 1 1/2 yrs ago and they used to be in the Mill so I was
familiar with all the amazing changes. |
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Sandy (Zimany) Day |
Congratulations to everyone on pulling
off a miracle! What a wonderful event you all planned, promoted and
supported. How extraordinary that you were able to scale it up so
dynamically! Please convey kudos to everyone involved. It was good to see
Paul (Mauro) and I hope Legacy got some good leads from the folks at the
event. And I hope that the folks from Clock Tower Place accomplished their
goals - they were certainly WONDERFUL hosts. It was great to see so many
folks, many of whom registered late or just walked in. |
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Jim (James E) Kelley |
And a great time was had by all. Thanks
to everyone for all the work of bringing the event together! |
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Marion Dancy & Terry Cullen |
Just a note to say the event last night
was awesome!! Congratulations to you and your team!! Thanks for all the
terrific organization and opportunity to catch up with colleagues from long
ago. Well done! |
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Susan Slane |
I’d be interested in attending the Sept.
cookout! Had a blast at The Mill reunion last night! |
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Dale Donchin |
Just to let you know that I thought the
event was fantastic! Well-orchestrated, especially considering the huge
turnout. Well done! |
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Vanessa Fox |
Congrats on a great event! Nicely done!
Had a great time! Saw many folks I knew and hadn’t seen for a while.
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Connie Pawelczak - Digital 1981 - 1999 |
Just wanted to say that the event last
week was great, and I'm glad I went. You all deserve a big thank you for
your planning and hosting this. I will look forward to the next one in
September and will also send in my membership dues.
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Steve Blanchette |
Saw many new people. I don't often see
anyone from DEC except the few people at EMC. It was a blast. Thanks for
doing the hard work to pull it all together! |
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Deena & Len Segal |
Thank you for a very nice reunion on May
24th. The Mill will always be a special place for us. |
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Jeannie Koushouris |
...had to congratulate you on
delivering a terrific event last Thursday. Perfect venue. It was wonderful
reconnecting with so many old friends and colleagues. Made me realize once
again how much I appreciate growing up at DEC - the culture, spirit,
opportunity, people. It was great seeing you again, after all these years
(you haven't aged a bit!) Thank you for an outstanding evening. Please count
on me to pitch in for the next event. Best regards, Jeannie
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Deb Keeney |
It was a wonderful event and thanks for
your part in it. I have already signed up for September event.
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Sue Skonetski, 2007 - Program Manager,
OpenVMS Advanced Technical Boot Camp |
On Behalf of the OpenVMS
Advanced Technical Boot Camp, I would like to thank you for allowing me to
bring 100 or so of my friends with me to the Mill. I know for some it was
the first time they had ever been to the Mill, for others it was coming home
and for others they were children when DEC left the Mill. What was common is
that we all appreciated the hospitality and kindness that has always been
the trademark of the DEC personality regardless of country or if we are a
customer or an employee. I am happy to return the American Woolen Mill
diagram to its rightful home and honored that a copy may be in Gordon Bell's
museum. Warm Regards, Sue Skonetski
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George Wright |
Thank you for arranging such a great
event.
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Carolyn Abbott |
I did meet the people I wanted to see to
solicit leads for our sales position, and I was amazed by how many already
knew about our business from the website. I was surprised by how many people
from my old Sales Training group were not there... I plan to either call or
email them to let them know about the organization, website and the fall
event. I had a wonderful time... my husband enjoyed it, too, even though he
didn't know anyone. |
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Willow Shire |
...What a nice event you organized; what
a lot of work and what a huge success. Congratulations... I look forward to
seeing you in the Fall. |
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Paul DeVivo |
Loved the reunion. Met the guy who hired
me in 1976 (Steve Davis), and several others who I worked with over 16 years
until 1992 (SERP). One of the things I did was manage the ELF Version 2
deployment and email gateways from DECnet to the Internet. |
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Fred Kulas |
I'd like to join the DECedOut
organization. I did attend the Digital reunion at the Mill on Thursday
evening, May 24, which was great, by the way. |
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Bob Glorioso |
Jack (Mileski),
You and your crew did a great job. Thanks, Bob
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Phyllis Agin |
The Mill outing was great. Even though I
did not see many I worked with, it was still a nice time with great food at
a great price. I'll definitely be attending more of these types of outings
if planned.
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successful marketing promotion firm, was started in 1993 by former
Digital Employees Patte Powers and Rod Griffith, now DECedOut members
and sponsors!