Obituaries and memorials for former Digital
employees may be submitted
to
info@decconnection.org. Most recent are listed first.
Please follow links for special memorials and
notes for founder/execs Ken
Olsen, Win Hindle, Harlan Anderson and Stan Olsen.
************************** April 14, 2023 ********************************
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Condolences to new member
Rich Romano and other friends of Judy Christensen, 79, Berlin MA,
who tragically died when her home blew up due to a gas leak last
Thursday. Judy's daughter Jill was injured in the explosion but will
recover. A memorial service will be
held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, April 29, in First Parish Church of Berlin,
24 Central Street, Berlin. There are no public calling hours scheduled.
Rich
asked to post this GoFundMe link for Jill's benefit, and in memory of
Judy.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** March 2, 2023 ************************************
 |
The DEC Connection
regretfully announces the passing of one of our founding directors,
Marilyn Goodrich, 89, Sudbury MA, on March 2nd. Marilyn worked for
Digital for 20 years and retired after serving as the Event Planner for
the Eastern States Sales Organization. In the mid-1990s, Maryland became
the Director of Chapter 1776, one of the chapters of the Digital Retiree
Association [DRA]. She became a Board member in 1997. She also served
three years on the BOD of the Hewlett-Packard Retiree group as a
representative from Digital.
Marilyn continued to serve on the DRA
Board. In 2006, the DRA was enhanced with a website and a new name, the
DECconnection. Marilyn was a major contributor to this effort and active
in member outreach and retiree events. She remained on the Board until
2023. If not for Marilyn’s 20-year commitment to the Digital Retiree
Association, it is unlikely that the DECconnection organization would
exist today. Marilyn will be greatly missed by the DECconnection Board
and by the many lives she touched in her efforts to bring Digital
retirees together. In addition
to her devotion to all things Digital, Marilyn had many hobbies:
gardening, bike riding, Alpine skiing, playing guitar in a Scottish
orchestra, singing in the Chapel Choir and Gospel Group at her church.
She also enjoyed knitting, sewing, cooking, reading and history.
And of course spending time with her 2 sons and extended family. |
************************** February 12, 2023 ********************************
 |
I am very sad to report the
passing of my friend Richard G. Smith, 75, Upton MA, from cancer
in February. I worked with Richard in my last position at Digital
in the Low-End AlphaServer product management group. He was a
supportive friend, bright, funny, and a most dedicated employee.
He spent a total of 30 years of his career at Digital and HP. I
believe after reading it that
he wrote his own obituary. I missed his demise and only learned of
his passing after trying to get in touch after a few months (he had been
told his cancer was in remission when we last spoke). RIP,
Richard; smooth sailing to a better place. Ava
Schutzman |
************************** February 6, 2023 ********************************
 |
The Colorado Springs group has reported the passing of their friend
Gregory N. Redden, 66, in Feb. '23. He lost his battle with metastatic
cancer. Greg was born in Colorado Springs CO in 1956 by parents Lillie
Pearl and George Redden. Graduate of Coronado High School, he was
briefly in the U.S. Airforce and later worked for Digital Equipment
Corporation for many years. He ended his career working at Oracle
corporation before retirement.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** January 23, 2023 ********************************
|
Our condolences to DEC
Connection member Ian Ferguson and other DEC Canada friends on the
passing of John Lamb, Montreal ON. Ian wrote: It is with
deep sadness that at the family’s request I am announcing the passing of
John Lamb. He remains the most charming man I have ever met and a dear
dear friend. John passed last evening at home with his family after a
long battle with illness. The family is planning for a small and private
service. I’m sure Janet would love to hear from you who remember John’s
central role in DEC Montreal and later Kanata and Toronto Headquarters.
He was loved by many. Jeanette Lamb's email is: (jeanettelamb@cogeco.ca) |
************************** December 7, 2022 ********************************
 |
Condolences to Anker Berg-sonne and
other friends of John Shebell, 75, Stow MA, who passed away after
a period of declining health. John spent most of his career working for
Digital Equipment Corp. where he was a Corporate Consulting Engineer. He
led pioneering development of remote telemetry methods for support
delivery, and the design of self-healing memory subsystems. He later
became the Group Manager of Reliability/Maintainability Programs
including Site Planning, Artificial Intelligence applications for
service delivery, and differential analysis methods for fault diagnosis
of complex systems. He also gave occasional graduate level seminars at
universities in the US and Europe on system engineering topics. In the
late 1980's John served as a consultant to the US Congress through the
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and to other Government
departments on topics relating to cyber security and worldwide computer
network deployment.
Link to full obituary. |
*************************November 23, 2022 ********************************
 |
Condolences to Jim Porter
and other Colorado Springs friends of John (Johannes Ernst) Kowall,
84, of Mobile AL, on his passing. Jim sent the following: My wife, Marguerite Porter, and I are
former DEC employees in Colorado Springs. John Kowall (a retired DEC
employee in CSSE (Customer Service Systems Engineering) in CX0) passed
away a few weeks ago. I met John while I was in the CSSE group in
CX01. We traveled to a few South Pacific countries to teach the
local teams about the CX01 products. This photo of John Kowall at a
restaurant in Hong Kong was taken by Marguerite.
Link to full obituary. |
**************************November 16, 2022 ********************************
 |
Sherri D. (Long) Murdock, 62, Colorado Springs,
passed away on November 16, 2022, after living many difficult years with
Multiple Sclerosis. Sherri graduated from Mitchell High School in 1978
and worked many years for Digital Equipment and the Olympic Volleyball
Team. Before her MS diagnosis, Sherri was an avid bicyclist and outdoor
enthusiast.
Link to full obituary. |
**************************November 11, 2022 ********************************
 |
Leta S. Levett, 70, who
had worked in the Colorado Springs facilities, passed away suddenly on
Friday, November 11, 2022. Our condolences to her CXO friends.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** October 20, 2022
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 |
James Magaldi wrote to let us know of
the passing of his friend, Frank A. Kalwell, 87, of York ME.
Frank attended Boston University in Business Administration and
graduated in 1961. Upon graduation he began working for the start-up
company Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts. He
spent 32 enjoyable years at Digital in various dministrative positions;
Frank was the Property Manager for the Merrimack facilities, in charge
of Plant Engineering & Building Maintenance, Security, Office Services,
Construction and remodeling offices in support of moves and
rearrangement. In 1992 Frank retired and relocated to York, Maine
where he served on the York Board of Assessors Committee, York Hospital
Ambulance Board, Sohier Park Committee and Mt. Agamenticus Facility
Coordinator.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** October 26, 2022 **********************************
 |
Sad news from
Jack Richardson: I am writing to inform you of the passing of Denny
(Denzil J.) Doyle, 90, Ottawa ON, long-term executive of Digital Equipment of Canada,
on October 26, 2022.
Denny joined Digital very early in 1962, as the first employee of Digital
Equipment of Canada, headquartered in Carleton Place, Ontario. He was the
Regional Sales Manager of DEC Canada under Ted Johnson for many years. In
the early 70's, he moved the Canadian Sales and Manufacturing Headquarters
to Kanata, Ontario. In the mid-'70's, he was named by Ken Olsen as President
of DEC Canada and held that position until 1982.
At that time, he formed the company Doyletech and remained active across
Canada as a highly regarded consultant and speaker throughout the hi-tech
industry, specializing in the transfer of technology from the Canadian
Government scientific laboratories to the industrial sector.
He was appointed to the National Research Council
of Canada in 1982. He co-founded Instantel Inc., an
Ottawa-based supplier of instrumentation equipment
and served on the board of directors for many
successful Canadian high technology companies
including Mitel, Newbridge Networks, and Gennum
Corp. He also served as Chairman of Capital Alliance
Ventures Inc., an Ottawa-based venture capital
company specializing in technology investment.
In recognition of his accomplishments, he was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by
Carleton University, granted fellowship in the
Engineering Institute of Canada, received the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal and was invested
as a Member of the Order of Canada.
The wake
and funeral will be held on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12
respectively in the Ottawa area.
Link to full obituary |
************************** October 26, 2022 ********************************
|
Condolences to friends of
Digital retiree Kanailal Raha, who passed away on 26 October at
Kolkata, India. We were informed by his brother-in-law, Arun Deb,
who can be reached at email
arundeb@msn.com. |
************************** October 14, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences go out to Kathy Jezior (kljezior@gmail.com) and family, and
to his Digital friends, on the recent passing of her father, Colonel
Anthony (Tony) M. Jezior, USA, (Ret.), 88, of Cary NC. Colonel
Jezior graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Ohio;
United States Military Academy (B.S), West Point, New York, and Georgia
Institute of Technology (M.S.), Atlanta, Georgia. He served for 23 years
in the U.S. Army Infantry in locations throughout the United States,
Europe, and Asia. In Vietnam he served in the 1st Battalion, 16th
Infantry Division (the Big Red One). Among his numerous awards were the
Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star with Second Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart, and Combat Infantry Badge.
After
retiring from the U.S. Army, Colonel Jezior was employed by Digital
Equipment Corp. in a variety of management positions. After retiring
from Digital, he did management consulting in Washington D.C. and Ohio.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** September 20, 2022 ********************************
|
Condolences to the CXO alums on the passing of their
friend, Ron Holton, Colorado Springs CO:
We
have lost our friend & DEC/Compaq/HPE Alumni Ron
Holton. Ron’s daughter Harley reached out and he
passed Tuesday, September 20th. Ron retired
March 2020 from HPE. Ron worked in CXO with Power
supply team, disk drives, and HW R&D.
Link
to
full
obituary
when available. |
************************** September 19, 2022 ********************************
 |
Condolences to Jack Mileski and other friends of
Bill (William E.) Burns, 79, of Wilmington
MA, who passed away on September 19.
Bill
worked as a computer sales and marketing executive
for Digital Equipment Corporation for most of his
professional career. He earned a certificate in
executive leadership from the Graduate School of
Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon
University in 1991. Jack writes that he and
Bill worked together at our partner program
(ASAP) at Digital.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** September 5, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our sincere condolences to daughter Beth Miller and
friends of DEC Connection member Ruth Armknecht, 89, Atlanta
GA, on Ruth's passing.
Ruth graduated from Lexington High School in
1950. A lifelong leaner, she went on to graduate
from Simmons College in 1954. She furthered her
studies by attending the Harvard Radcliffe Program
in Business Administration. Later in 1970 she earned
her Master's in Educational Administration from
Northeastern.
Ruth
worked for Digital Equipment Corporation from 1974
until her retirement in 1992, including in the
Educational Services organization. Ruth made her
home in Concord MA until 2014 when she moved to
Atlanta to be closer to her daughter.
Link
to
full
obituary. |
************************** August 30, 2022 ********************************
 |
We
are greatly saddened to report the passing of DEC
Connection member Ted (Theodore R.) Sares,
85, North Conway NH, only 4 days after receiving a
diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Ted
spent his 1979-1992 Digital career in human
resources and administration, including developing
Digital's early retirement program circa 1990.
(He did a great job for those who took advantage of
that program; I've often wondered how many start-ups
were financed with those payouts.) Dennis Reardon,
who informed us of Ted's passing, wrote: "Ted and I
worked together at DEC and stayed in touch regularly
for the past few years. Ted sent me an autographed
copy of his book Shattered in 2012. Ted was great
guy and a good friend and will be missed by many."
In addition to DEC, Ted had at least two other
careers -
he
was a long-time boxing writer (link
to a boxing writer obituary Dennis sent), author
of two boxing books (Ted fought in the Golden Gloves
and was a Hall of Fame member of Ring 4 in Boston),
obtained his Ph.D., and in his late 70s became a
world-class powerlifter, winning competitions well
into his 80s.
Link
to
full
obituary. |
************************** August 3, 2022 ********************************
 |
Condolences to Frank Ignachuck and other friends of
DEC Connection member
Ann S. Hurd, 73, Rockport MA, who passed away
following a long-term cancer illness.
A 1967 graduate of Gloucester High School, she
attended Mount Holyoke College in Hadley, MA,
graduating with an art degree in 1971. After
college, Ann moved to Boston where she worked in the
Massachusetts State House and the admissions office
at Boston University. In 1983, Ann moved to Bolton,
MA, after accepting a job as the State & Local
Government Relations Manager for Digital Equipment
Corporation. One of her very first projects for
Digital was convincing state officials an exit ramp
was needed for the swelling traffic numbers in the
Marlboro area. In 2001, Exit 23C for Simarano Drive
on I-495 opened to the public. She proudly called
the ramp "her exit" every time time she passed it on
the highway. In 1998, Ann began working for Intel
Corporation based in Hudson, MA. Ann
was married to John C. Rodenhiser, Jr., another
long-term DECcie; John passed away in July 2016. Frank
writes: I worked with Ann for many years during my
time as a member of the Maynard Selectboard. I
particularly remember the afternoon she asked to
meet with me for coffee in the MSO-1 cafeteria to
tell me personally that Digital was going to close
the Mill. It was one of those days you never
forget. Link
to
full
obituary. |
************************** July 19, 2022 ********************************
 |
Thanks to Peter Kent for sending in this sad news
about Rene Martinez.
Rene
Martinez, 68, of Miami Beach, Florida and Mashpee,
MA, and formerly of Holliston, MA, passed away
unexpectedly on July 19, 2022. He was born in
Havana, Cuba and emigrated to the United States at
the age of six. His family moved from Miami to
Bristol, RI in 1965. Rene became an outstanding
student-athlete and proud member of the Bristol High
School Class of 1973; he was later enshrined in the
Bristol Athletic Hall of Fame. Rene continued to
play baseball at Colby College where he earned a
degree in Economics and was also a member of Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity.
Rene worked for IBM and Digital
Equipment Corporation (DEC) prior to becoming an
entrepreneur and co-founding two companies.
Link
to
full
obituary. |
************************** June 24, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our sincere condolences and thanks to son Nathan
Harker
(nathan.r.harker@gmail.com)
for
letting us
know about the passing of his dad, DEC Connection
member Scott Evans Harker, 77, of Groton MA,
on 24 June 2022.
Scott was a graduate of the Moses Brown School in
Providence, RI (1964), Boston University (1969), and
Clark University in Worcester, MA (1985). Some of
his proudest accomplishments were as a
communications consultant for Digital Equipment
Corporation in Marlborough, MA from 1975 to 1996; an
activist for the disabled, advocating for and
participating in multiple committees to help serve
and protect disability rights in Groton & Nashua;
and playing an active role in establishing an
archive dedicated to his most beloved professor at
Moses Brown. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations in Scott's honor to WCRB
Classical Radio in Boston MA.
Link
to
full
obituary. |
************************** June 14, 2022 ********************************
 |
We are terribly saddened
to announce the sudden passing of one of our DEC
Connection volunteer directors, Barrie Hunter,
82, Marlborough MA, on June 14. Barrie
had earned his BA degree from the
University of Western Australia, and was a graduate
of Digital’s MBA program at Harvard Business School.
He
joined Digital Equipment in Australia in 1967;
before
he retired in 2005, Barrie spent nearly 40 years
with Digital, Compaq and HP in services, sales,
marketing and operations positions in the US,
Australia, Asia Pacific and the General
International Area.
In retirement, Barrie
volunteered with Marlborough Community Services, the
Hudson Food Pantry, and SOAR55. Barrie enjoyed golf,
sailing, and skiing. He was an avid reader and
enjoyed travel. Barrie served as a volunteer director
of our alumni association, The DEC Connection, for
10 years. He and his wife Anne hosted several
of our summer outings at their home.
Barrie passed away in his sleep,
on 14 June 2022. Our sincere condolences
to his wife Anne and their family. Barrie will
certainly be missed.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** May 30, 2022 ********************************

|
Thanks and condolences
to Lou DiFinizio, who just wrote
in:
I am saddened to report the passing of Louis
(Lou) Edward
Klotz, Jr., 76, of Bolivia NC, a good friend and longtime DIGITAL
family member. Lou passed yesterday of a long
illness surrounded by his loving wife Patti and
children. The old PDP 8 guys
remember Louie, Louie and Louie from Brooklyn.
We left on the Eastern Air Shuttle from
LaGuardia to Logan to begin our DEC adventure on
July 6, 1966. DEC Teck, PDP-8's, 10-hour shifts
on the line, subs from the Maynard House of
Pizza, dinner at Russo's and your first legal
drink at the Powder Mill (we were 20 when we
started). We were near the launch pad when
the DEC rocket took off for a magnificent
flight. We were also on the pad as the rocket
came crashing back to Maynard in the 1990's.
Lou, RIP... I bet you can still hand load RIM.
Link to full obituary.
|
************************** May 20, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our condolences to Sue Lawrence-Longo
and many friends of
John Longo, 74, of Enfield CT, who passed
away in May.
Sue says: My ex-husband worked for many years at DEC
facilities in Maynard, Acton, and Nice, France. He
acquired dozens upon dozens of good friends along
the way.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** May 15, 2022 ********************************
 |
His
friend Richard Thistle wrote to us: It is with
great sadness that I learned of the passing of
Carmine Tata, 77, Leominster MA, this
past May. Carmine was a key member of the Maynard
Board Shop and Plant Quality team, a great family
man and friend to so many. He was one of the people
who made DEC such a great place to work. He will be
sorely missed by his family and all of us who were
fortunate to know him.
Link
to full obituary. |
************************** May 12, 2022 ********************************
 |
Judy Kilgore reported
via Colorado Springs: Brenda C. Wyrick, 81, passed away in May
2022. Last I knew
she was a teacher here in Colorado Springs. At
DEC she was a safety
engineer under Irving Burg.
Brenda
was also a sister Cherokee and a member of our
Diversity group DANCE (Digital American Native Council Effort). She
obtained signed photos of Wilma
Mankiller for the two of us.
The photo of
Brenda in the obit does not look like her at all,
it may be from college days.
I was very sad to learn that Brenda had passed away. She always seemed
young at heart. Rest in Peace, Brenda.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** May 11, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences to friends of Eddie (Edward Fred)
Trujillo, 64, of Colorado Springs, who passed
away on May 11. Eddie worked for Digital as a
clean room technician for many years. Link
to full obituary. |
************************** May 7, 2022 ********************************
|
Condolences to Bob
Kaplow and other friends of Randy (Randall
Robert) Barth, 70, of Cicero IL, who passed
away following a long battle with lung cancer. Randy worked for
DEC, Compaq, and HP in the Chicago area from
the 80s until a few years ago.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** mid-April, 2022 ********************************
 |
Thanks to Kerry Bensman
for reporting the sudden passing of Barry James
Folsom, 75, Laguna Woods CA. Our
condolences to his many friends from Digital.
Barry James led the Rainbow group and introduction
of Digital's personal computer from 1980-1985.
He went on to become an executive at Sun
Microsystems and many more companies, then as a
strategic turnaround consultant for technology
companies. Note from Editor: we
have not been able to find an obituary. |
************************** April 4, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our condolences to
ex-DEC son Mark Fredrickson and family, and to
friends of Richard "Dick" Fredrickson, 90,
Topsfield MA, who passed away in April. Mark writes that Dick's
Digital career spanned 1973-1990 and being New
England District Sales Manager in the 1970s was his
favorite job in a long career. He also worked in
both the Technical OEM and Commercial OEM groups. He
loved Digital. Mark's own Digital years
(1983-1995) overlapped with his dad’s and it was a
great thrill to run into people who knew him and
always had nothing but praise for him.
Link to full obituary.
|
************************** March 1, 2022
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 |
Our
condolences to Anker Berg-Sonne, Marilyn Jenney and
other friends of Carl L. Crockford, 74,
Goffstown NH, who passed away March 1 following
complications from of Parkinsons and diabetes. Carl
joined the DEC Education Marketing group in 1978 and
moved to Tech OEM in the 80's before leaving in the
early 90's.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** February 17, 2022
********************************
 |
Our
condolences to CXO friends of Ronald Bowser,
76, of Colorado Springs CO. Ron worked at
Digital for 25 years. During that time, he also
served as a Deputy Sheriff for the El Paso County
Sheriff's department. He was proud of his active and
reserve service in the Air Force, and his two tours
in Desert Storm.
Link to full obituary. Ron's Memorial
Service will be March 18th at 2 pm at St. James
Church, 4516 Northpark Dr., 80918. |
************************** February 16, 2022
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 |
Condolences to Fritz
Aumann and other friends of Jerry Butler, 81,
Nashua NH, who passed away in February. Fritz
wrote this testimonial: I have just learned of
the passing of Gerald (Jerry) V. Butler, Jr. in
February 2022. Jerry joined DEC in the late 60’s on
the PDP-X and PDP-15 projects, eventually going to
Computer Special Systems in Santa Ana CA, and Nashua
NH, other DEC projects, and other companies. He was
my boss, my mentor, my neighbor and GREAT friend. He
turned CSS from a directionless, unprofitable, lack
of customer focus and company strategic value group
into a profitable, customer focused, employee,
corporate asset. I loved working with Jerry
and will miss him, as will the CSS community which
still lives. Link
to full obituary.
|
************************** February 15, 2022
********************************
 |
We
are sad to report hearing from Marguerite Avery
about the demise of her father, Bill (William L.)
Avery, of Stow MA, who led the PC development
effort at Digital. Bill succumbed to
Alzheimer's Disease just before his 82nd birthday.
Marguerite said that Bill
often remarked that his years at DEC were the best
of his life professionally in terms of the work he
did, and the caliber of his colleagues.
From the full obituary:
Bill developed a
passion for computers and after resigning his USCG
post, he continued his education at North Carolina
State University where he earned his Master's
Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1968. He was
hired by Burlington Industries Research Group to
develop a distributed data acquisition and control
system for their 130+ plants (which remained in
use until 1991). In 1973 he was recognized by the
IEEE as the outstanding young engineer in North
Carolina, and was snapped up by Digital Equipment
Corporation shortly thereafter to advance
development for the PDP-11 family of industrial
computers. In 1981, DEC president Ken Olson tapped
Bill to develop their personal computer line,
where he established the Rainbow and DECMATE
Product Groups, achieving products for show within
a nine-month window. After ten years at DEC, Bill
played the field with positions at Data General,
Sun Microsystems, Encore, Shiva, Intel's
Supercomputer division, and Picturetel. He
particularly enjoyed building PCs from scratch
with his daughters.
|
************************** February 13, 2022
********************************
 |
Thanks to Mary Collins for informing us of the
recent passing of her friend, Bud (Benjamin J.) Messar, 75, of
Ashburnham MA, following a long illness. Bud's wife Carol was also
ex-Digital.
Over the years Bud worked in several computer companies,
and promotional products companies in Informational Technology.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** February 6, 2022 ********************************
 |
Thanks to Jack Richardson for sharing the sad news
of the passing of Henry Joseph Crouse,
Digital employee Badge #26, and V.P. of Strategic
Relations. His obituary is extraordinary for
its concentration on Henry's Digital career and
contributions -
use this link to read it in its entirety.
Henry
was instrumental in building DEC's
worldwide supply base and introduced external
resources as a corporate strategy. He is given great
credit, along with others, for his role in DEC's
tremendous growth in the 1970's and 80's employing
more than 116,000 people and becoming a $14 billion
corporation. He spent over 33 years at Digital in
key positions; many described in the obituary. |
************************** February 3, 2022
********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Eileen
DerGurahian
and
other
friends
of
Kevin E.
Reid,
77,
Andover
MA who
passed
away in
February.
Kevin
was a
Human
Resources
colleague
who
worked
at DEC
for
several
years in
the
Corporate
Benefits
department.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 20, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our
sincere condolences to Maureen Burness and all
friends in CXO and elsewhere on the passing of her
husband, Jack Burness, 75, Colorado Springs,
who left us on January 20, 2022. Maureen said: With
his bigger than life personality, humor, and
intellect, he was loved and respected by so many
people, including his devoted family. Born in
Brooklyn, NY in 1946, he received his Engineering
Degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and was
employed by DEC, Maynard in the early days and then
here in Colorado Springs. Many of you knew he had a
huge appetite for the outdoors of Colorado and
Martha’s Vineyard and joined him in his
sometimes-disastrous adventures. |
************************** January 20, 2022 ********************************
 |
DEC
Connection member Joe LaRose wrote to let us know
about the death of a DEC employee and personal
friend, Paul Guest, 77, Paris France, 20
January 2022. Paul was employed at DEC from 1978
through 1998. He was the ‘Group Audit Manager’
for DEC Europe and he reported to me from 1980
through 1986, during the period when I was the
‘Corporate Internal Audit Manager’. He also
held finance management positions in the US and
lived in Lynnfield MA for several years. He
returned to Europe in the mid 1990’s and lived in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, leaving DEC shortly
after the Compaq acquisition. |
************************** January 9, 2022 ********************************

Bill and Bettylou
Long |
Son
Andrew
Long
wrote
us
to
advise
the
DEC
community
of
the
passing
of
DEC
Connection
member
William
H.
(Bill)
Long,
of
Bourne
MA,
badge
659,
on
January
9,
2022,
a
week
after
his
89th
birthday,
in
his
sleep
after
a
short
illness.
Mourning
his
loss
are,
among
others,
his
love
of
over
70
years,
Bettylou,
their
four
children,
and
their
nine
grandchildren.
Bill
Long
joined
DEC
in
1963
and
retired
in
1987.
During
his
DEC
tenure
he
served
in
positions
from
PDP-8
Product
Line
Manager
to
Vice
President
OEM,
Vice
President
Technical
Group
Marketing,
and
many
others.
In
his
own
words,
“…these
were
some
of
the
best
years
of
my
life…”,
working
at a
company,
“…replete
with
bright,
creative,
hard-working
folks
who
were
a
pleasure
to
be
associated
with.”
He
maintained
many
of
his
DEC
relationships
long
after
his
departure.
After
retirement,
Bill
and
Bettylou
moved
to
Cape
Cod,
where
he
enjoyed
new
passions
as
an
actor,
carpenter,
radio-reader
for
the
blind,
volunteer
tax
preparer,
golfer,
and
grandfather.
Words
cannot
express
how
much
he
is
missed.
Andrew.Long@delta.com
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 7, 2022 ********************************

 |
Dr.
Duane
T.
Napp,
88,
of
Houston
TX, passed
away
on
Jan
7,
2022.
He
was
born
on
November
5,
1933
in
Owatonna
MN.
Duane
Napp
was
a
graduate
of
Austin
Minnesota
High
School
and
received
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
from
University
of
Minnesota
and
Masters
of
Science
from
University
of
Michigan
and
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(Ph.D.)
from
University
of
Minnesota.
Duane
began
his
career
in
the
computer
industry
with
IBM
in
1969.
As a
chemist
and
manufacturing
process
engineer
he
was
instrumental
in
the
design
of
the
IBM
System/370,
IBM
3031,
IBM
3033,
IBM
3091,
IBM
3090,
IBM
3091
during18
years
with
IBM.
He
joined
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
from
1987-1992,
where
he
led
the
development
of
the
revolutionary
VAX/VMS
8000
and
the
fastest
computer
ever
designed
at
Digital,
the
VAX/9000
team.
Duane
then
joined
the
National
Center
for
Manufacturing
Science
in
Ann
Arbor
Michigan.
Since
his
retirement
in
1999,
Duane
authored
sections
of
textbooks
on
Electronic
Packaging
and
Manufacturing
with
IBM
Fellow,
Dr.
Donald
P.
Seraphim,
PhD.
After
retirement
he
became
a
consultant
until
2006
when
he
fully
retired.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 3, 2022 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Bill
Gordon
and
other
friends
of
Jack
(John)
Duffy,
80,
of
Andover
MA,
who
passed
away
on
January
3,
2022.
Bill
said
Jack
was
"by
far
my
best
boss
during
18+
years
at
DEC."
Jack
started
work
at
IBM
on
his
graduation
from
Boston
College
in
1963
and
would
remain
in
the
computer
industry,
working
at
Digital
Equipment
Corp
for
many
years,
before
taking
his
final
job
as
Manager
of
Management
Information
Systems
for
the
Sisters
of
Saint
Joseph,
for
the
final
years
of
his
career.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 23, 2021
********************************
 |
We
thank
Galen
Davis
for
sending
in
news
and
photos
of
Bill
Seitz,
and
offer
condolences
to
the
DEC
AZ
family.
William
(Bill)
Seitz,
77,
of
San
Tan
Valley,
passed
away
in
his
home
peacefully
on
Thursday,
December
23,
2021.
Bill
was
born
February
23,
1944
in
Homestead
PA,
the
9th
of
11
children.
After
returning
from
the
Army,
he
married
his
childhood
sweetheart
on
July
15,
1967.
Bill
then
completed
his
Degree
in
Electrical
Engineering
from
Pennsylvania
Technical
Institute
and
began
working
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation.
In
1976,
Bill
and
his
family
moved
to
Phoenix,
AZ. Galen
commented
that
Bill
had
a
long
DEC
career
in
Westfield
and
Phoenix.
He
attended
many
of
our
AZ
Alumni
lunches
and
always
had
a
positive
attitude
toward
DEC
and
life.
He
retired
from
Digital
and
focused
on
family
and
woodworking.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 10, 2021
********************************
 |
DEC
Connection
member
Steve
Rothman
sent
in
news
of
the
passing
of
Charles
Francis
Perrell,
72,
Los
Altos
Hills
CA.
Charlie
worked
at
Digital
from
1977-1983.
He
was
P/L
manager
for
the
LA34
printer
line
in
Terminals
Marketing
in
one
assignment.
He
relocated
to
Silicon
Valley
as a
Director
for
the
startup
of
Sun
Microsystems,
where
he
initiated
and
ran
the
company's
international
business.
He
later
was
a
co-founder
and
Exec
VP
of
Network
Appliance
Corp.
He
was
an
angel
investor
and
philanthropist
as a
retiree.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 1, 2021 ********************************
|
 |
Thomas J. Eaton, 72, of
Gloucester MA passed away peacefully December 1 at Kaplan House Care
Dimensions, Danvers. He graduated from Catholic Memorial and Boston
College Class of 1970 with a degree in finance. After service in the
Massachusetts National Guard, Tom joined the National Bureau of
Economic Research as an analyst. After "learning the ropes" at the
Bureau, he moved on to Digital Equipment Corp (DEC). At DEC, Tom
began his career rise domestically and abroad occupying financial
management positions in the United States, Dublin, London, and Hong
Kong. International postings continued for Conner Peripherals, and
Seagate Technology.
Link to full obituary. |
|
************************** November 21, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences
to
friends
of
Clarence
J.
Shanks,
88,
of
Colorado
Springs
who
passed
away
on
November
21.
He
served
as a
US
Army
Military
Police
Staff
Sergeant
and
retired
in
July
1973
at
Fort
Carson,
CO.
He
later
served
with
the
El
Paso
County
Sheriff’s
Department
and
later
retired
from
Digital
Equipment
Corporation.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 13, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences
to
the
DEC
AZ
group
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Norman
Croisetiere,
77,
of
Glendale
AZ,
who
attended
the
Phoenix
Mfg
alum
luncheons
with
his
wife
Cindy.
Norm,
originally
from
Holyoke
MA,
had
worked
as a
Supply
Quality
Engineer
at
Digital
for
17
years;
he
worked
at
the
Union
Hills
DEC
facility.
Sadly,
Norm
recently
succumbed
to a
long
battle
with
cancer.
There
is a
military
service
for
Norman
Croisetiere,
US
Navy,
on
December
8,
10:30
am
honors,
National
Memorial
Cemetery.
Escort
Requested
Chapel
of
the
Chimes
to
National
Memorial
Cemetery
of
Arizona.
|
************************** November 13, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences
to
the
CXO
group
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Hugh
(Hubert
S.)
Nethercot,
Colonel
(USAF)
Retired,
86,
of
Canon
City
CO.
Hugh
entered
ROTC
at
Kansas
State
U,
joined
the
USAF
in
1959,
where
he
was
a
highly
decorated
Air
Force
colonel,
including
the
Bronze
Star.
In
1985
he
retired
from
the
Air
Force,
worked
for
the
PGAV,
an
architectural
firm,
and
then
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
as
the
Facility
Manager.
He
retired
and
became
a
snowbird
in
the
Rio
Grande
Valley
in
TX
for
18
winters.
He
and
his
wife
Elaine
returned
full-time
to
Colorado
Springs,
then
Parker
CO,
and
this
year,
to
Canon
City.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 9, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our condolences to the many
friends of Mark Hardy Bramhall,73, of Acton
MA and Paris, France, who passed away in early
November. Mark met Jan Kschinka at Carleton
College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1966, when both
were freshmen; they married a week after graduation
in 1970 and had recently celebrated their 51st
anniversary. Mark carried a double major in
mathematics and physics at Carleton. He became
intrigued by computers his freshman year, and spent
his entire career as a computer programmer/software
engineer. He worked for many years with Digital
Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Nashua, and
Merrimack. Mark was a star in Digital's software
engineering world, having led the RSTS/E effort.
(Friend Ian Waring reports that Mark was Mr RSTS/E -
the
microfiche had MHB all over the source code.)
Upon
leaving DEC, Mark was employed as CTO for Symmetrix,
Portal Solutions, Code Lab, Allin, and Pet Rock.
After retirement, he accepted a job with Fermat, a
start-up company in France, which fulfilled his
long-held dream of living in Paris, while doing a
job he found satisfying and delightful. Link to full obituary.
|
************************** November 9, 2021 ********************************
 |
Maureen
Burness
sent
in
the
sad
news
that
we
have
lost
Carol
J.
Pietraallo,
71,
Colorado
Springs,
who
worked
in
CX03.
Carol
graduated
from
the
University
of
Southern
Colorado
with
a
Bachelor's
Degree
in
Social
Work
in
2000.
Carol
truly
loved
helping
people.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 6, 2021 ********************************
|
Condolences
to
John
Ratay
and
other
friends
of
Richard
L.
Pfender,
68,
Pittsburgh
PA,
who
died
suddenly
on
November
6,
2021.
John
says
he
and
Rich
both
started
at
Digital
on
November
5,
1973.
They
worked
together
at
the
Charleston
WV
Service
Center
before
Rich
transferred
to
PGH.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** October 31, 2021
********************************
 |
David Toub reported that his Digital Business
& Office Systems
colleague Wade Culberson, 79, passed away in the Atlanta GA area.
Mr. Culberson proudly served his country in the United States Navy
during the Vietnam War. Wade retired from Hewlett Packard as the director
of international logistics. Our condolences to Wade's many Digital
friends.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** September 28, 2021
********************************
 |
Thanks
to
Eric
Monk
of
the
U.K.
for
notifying
us
about
the
passing
of
Raymond
P.
Lamy,
73,
of
Bedford
NH.
Ray
was
a
successful
Safety
Engineer
at
DEC
Nashua
and
built
professional
connections
with
DEC
European
Product
Safety
Laboratory
(EPSL)
in
Reading
UK.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 14, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences
to
Mary
Collins
and
other
friends
of
Madeleine
Kenn,
70,
who
passed
away
on
14
Sept
in
Velva
ND.
Madeleine,
who
worked
at
DEC
WFO
(Westfield
MA)
circa
1974-1977,
kept
in
touch
with
Mary
every
couple
months
for
many
years
after
their
shared
DEC
experience.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 13, 2021
********************************
Thanks
to
Gay
Choate
Keilty
for
informing
us
of
the
passing
of
her
friend,
Henry
Burl
Bone,
Maryville
TN,
on
13
Sept.
Henry
began
working
for
DEC
in
1981.
He
was
a
support
engineer
in
Publishing
and
Broadcasting
Services
(PBS)
at
MKO.
Henry
retired
from
the
company
in
the
late
1990s,
working
as a
Problem
Manager
in
UNIX
Support
Engineering
Group
(USEG)
at
ZK3.
Our
condolences
to
daughter
Bernice
Bone
Ward
and
his
other
Digital
friends.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 11, 2021
********************************
 |
Thanks
to
the
CXO
group
for
reporting
the
passing
of
Michael
D.
Leis,
of
Framingham
MA.
Michael
was
tragically
killed
by a
hit
and
run
automobile.
Maureen
Burness
wrote
that
Mike
was
one
of
the
top
technical
contributors
at
DEC
in
the
storage
group
for
over
twenty
years,
based
first
in
Maynard
and
then
Shrewsbury.
Mike
was
a
graduate
of
both
bachelor’s
and
master’s
degree
programs
at
MIT,
and
he
worked
as
an
electrical
engineer
for
more
than
forty
years
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
Quantum,
Maxtor,
and
then
Seagate,
where
his
specialty
was
designing
hard
drives
and
managing
teams
of
innovators.
Michael
held
more
than
thirty
original
patents
in
hard
drive
technology.
He
made
significant
contributions
to
magnetic
tape
technology
and
did
groundbreaking
work
in
video
terminals.
His
colleagues
describe
him
as
“the
engineer’s
engineer!”
Prior
to
that,
he
worked
at
Draper
Laboratories,
where
one
of
his
greatest
accomplishments
was
his
work
on
the
guidance
system
of
the
original
Apollo
11
program.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 7, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences
to
the
CXO
group
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Ruth
Ellen
Daugherty,
74,
of
Colorado
Springs.
Ruth
worked
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
and
retired
after
30
years
and
3
company
turnovers,
going
from
Digital
to
Compaq
to
Quantum
to
Hewlett
Packard.
Ruth
is
known
for
her
loving,
generous
and
kind
heart.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** August 5, 2021 ********************************
 |
Sue
Hunt
just
wrote
in
with
very
sad
news:
Digital
friends,
we
lost
a
caring
and
true
gentlemen
on
August
5;
Bill
Demmer.
I
was
fortunate
to
be
Bill's
Executive
Assistant
from
1985
to
1995
when
he
retired.
Bill
will
be
missed
by
all
those
who
interacted
with
him.
Rest
in
peace,
Bill.
William
Roy
Demmer,
87,
of
Bonita
Springs,
FL
died
unexpectedly
in
his
sleep
on
Thursday,
August
5,
2021
at
his
residence.
Bill
was
born
on
September
30,
1933
in
Newark,
NJ.
He
had
been
a
resident
of
Bonita
Springs
since
November
of
1993,
coming
from
Concord,
MA.
Bill
was
a
graduate
of
Columbia
High
School
in
Maplewood,
NJ
and
received
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
from
the
New
Jersey
Institute
of
Technology.
Right
after
graduating
college,
Bill
began
his
career
in
the
computer
industry
with
IBM.
As
an
electrical
engineer
he
helped
in
the
design
of
the
first
mainframe
computer,
IBM
System/360.
He
would
spend
18
years
with
IBM
and
in
1974
he
joined
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
where
he
led
the
development
of
the
revolutionary
VAX/VMS
computer
system
which
was
one
of
the
first
distributed
mini
computers
created.
He
retired
in
1995
as
their
Executive
Vice
President.
Since
retirement
Bill
has
sat
on
multiple
Board
of
Directors
through
2020.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** August 2, 2021 ********************************
 |
Cheryl
Rawden
sent
sad
news
of
the
passing
of
Dan
(Daniel
T.)
Smith,
of
Jacksonville
FL,
at
the
age
of
75,
from
COVID-19.
Cheryl
said
that
Dan
was
a
manager
of
the
Providence,
RI
DEC
office
as
far
back
as
the
80s.
He
had
worked
as a
Consulting
Manager
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
/
Compaq
/
Hewlett
Packard
for
twenty-five
years.
Link
to
full
obituary,
|
************************** July 31, 2021 ********************************
 |
We've
learned
that,
sadly,
Pong
Ok
Chon,
70,
Colorado
Springs,
has
died.
Pong
worked
in
CXO
Storage
Manufacturing.
Our
condolences
to
his
family
and
friends.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** July 13, 2021 ********************************
 |
We
are
sad
to
learn
of
the
passing
of
another
Colorado
Springs
alumnus,
Donald
Stafford,
88.
He
was
born
in
Massachusetts
in
1933
where
he
lived
until
joining
the
Naval
Air
Reserve
in
May
1951.
He
was
sworn
into
the
Air
Force
in
March
1952
where
he
obtained
his
Associates
degree
and
became
an
aircraft
mechanic.After
he
retired
from
the
Air
Force,
Don
worked
as a
machine
shop
supervisor
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
then
after
retiring
from
there
he
worked
in
two
local
machine
shops,
and
also
repaired
equipment
for
a
local
hospital.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 24, 2021 ********************************
 |
Bob
Collins
sent
us
sad
news
about
his
friend
Mel
Arsenault.
Melvin
Arsenault,
86,
of
Gloucester,
Mass.,
died
peacefully
on
June
24,
2021.
Mel
was
a
graduate
of
Lexington
High
School
and
Wentworth
Institute
of
Technology
in
Boston
where
he
received
an
Engineering
Degree.
He
proudly
served
in
the
U.S.
Navy
as a
Sonar
Man
aboard
the
USS
Fred
T.
Berry.
Mel
had
a
long,
distinguished
career
at
Digital
Equipment.
He
was
very
proud
to
be
the
33rd
employee
hired
at
DEC. Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 18, 2021 ********************************
 |
Thanks
to
Sue
Lawrence-Longo
for
reporting
the
unexpected
passing
of
David
N.
Adoretti,
72,
of
Sterling
MA.
Sue
worked
with
Dave,
who
was
nicknamed
Red
Eye,
in
Westminster
manufacturing.
Dave
had
proudly
served
his
country
in
the
United
States
Army
during
the
Vietnam
War
where
he
was
awarded
the
Vietnam
Service
Medal
with
4
Bronze
Service
Stars
and
the
Vietnamese
Cross
of
Gallantry
with
Palm.
Upon
his
return
he
earned
his
associates
degree
and
began
a
long
career
in
the
computer
industry.
He
was
a
respected
leader
at
several
local
companies
including
Photo
Panels
of
New
England,
Vox
2,
Sun
Microsystems,
and
Digital
Equipment. Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 16, 2021 ********************************
 |
We
are
sad
to
announce
the
passing
of
James
Isaac
Welch,
81,
Colorado
Springs.
Jim
was
an
alumni
of
the
CXO
Security
Department
(3rd
Shift).
Our
sincere
condolences
to
his
wife,
To
Yon
Welch,
CXO
Manufacturing,
children,
and
friends.
After
high
school,
Jim
enlisted
in
the
Army
and
became
a
Military
Policeman.
A
Vietnam
Veteran,
he
served
21
years
before
he
retired
in
1980
at
Ft.
Carson.
Jim
was
awarded
many
military
medals.
Then
he
had
rewarding
careers
and
retired
from
Digital/HP
and
the
D.O.C.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 15, 2021 ********************************
 |
Galen
Davis
sent
in
sad
news
of
the
passing
of
Rio
Rita
York,
89,
Peoria
AZ:
We've lost another long-term DEC Arizona Alumni and retiree.
A long and fruitful life. Rest in Peace and God Bless, Rita York.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 9, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our sincere condolences
to Richie Lary and the many Storage and other
Digital friends who worked with Ellen
Jane (Schauer)
Lary, 80, Colorado Springs, on her unexpected
passing. Ellen graduated from
the University of Michigan with a degree in
Education and spent several years as a teacher in
Philadelphia and Syracuse as a young mother of two.
When her first marriage ended, she decided to pursue
an advanced degree in engineering at a time when
that was not a career path pursued by many women.
She earned a PhD in Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research from Syracuse University,
specializing in computer databases, all the while
raising her two children as a divorced, single
woman. She was employed as a researcher by Bell
Laboratories in Holmdel NJ, then moved to Colorado
Springs in 1981 to lead an Advanced Database
Development group at Digital Equipment Corporation,
where she
met her husband,
Richard. She discovered she had a knack for
engineering and business management, in time rising
to become Vice President of
Digital's Storage Division, responsible for 700
employees, and growing business revenue from $1.2
billion per year to $1.8 billion per year in an
18-month period. She continued as a Vice President
at Compaq Computer Corporation, which acquired
Digital, for one year before leaving to become an
industry consultant in the computer storage
industry. All the while, she remained closely
connected to her children and grandchildren.
Celebration of Life to be held Sat., August 14, 1
pm, Antler's Hotel.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** June 4, 2021 ********************************
 |
We are saddened to learn
from Len Segal of the passing of DEC Connection
member Karen Weeks Hamilton, 81, of
Clinton MA. Karen worked at Digital-CPQ as an
administrative secretary from 1976-2003. She
attended all our events and always helped out with a
smile. Karen will be greatly missed.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** June 2, 2021 ********************************
 |
Galen Davis reported the
passing of Paul McGaunn, 83, of N Andover and
Lowell MA. Paul became employee number 671 at
Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, MA, where
he began working in the stockroom. He eventually
became the Manufacturing Manager at Digital's
Galway, Ireland facility, from 1971-1973. Upon
returning to the US, he managed the Westfield, MA
manufacturing facility for Digital until 1985, and
eventually retired in 1993 as the company's
Corporate Quality Manager. Paul was a sought after
resource on quality control and manufacturing
processes, speaking throughout Digital locations in
the US, Europe and Asia, as well as Harvard
University. He became a self-employed ISO 9000
quality control consultant for three years, until
joining Riverdale Mills Corporation in Northbridge
MA as Vice President of Manufacturing, a role that
he retired from in 1997.
Link to full obituary.
|
************************** May 30, 2021 ********************************
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Thanks to Leslie
Braswell for sending in news of the unexpected
passing of Melissa R. Johns, 56, of Colorado
Springs. Leslie writes:
Melissa was a
long-time member of the DIRECTV Account Support
Team and worked at the CXO3 facility as a
Computer Operator and Technical Lead.
Melissa's passing leaves many friends and
coworkers to grieve, along with her loving
family. We are so very sad to share this
news.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** May 23, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our
sincere
condolences
to
Storage
folks,
back
East
and
in
Colorado
Springs,
on
the
untimely
passing
of
Steve
Peters
of
Monument
CO
at
age
62.
Member
Ron
Ginger
sent
in
the
sad
news.
Steven
worked
in
the
computer
industry
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
Compaq
Computer
Corporation,
Hewlett
Packard
Corporation,
PMC-Sierra,
LSI
Corporation
and,
most
recently,
Seagate
Technology. He
was
the
recipient
of
multiple
patents
and
helped
write
the
Storage
Management
Initiative
Specification.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** May 11, 2021 ********************************
|
Our
sincere
condolences
to
DEC
Connection
member
Giorgio
Corsi
and
others
in
DEC
Europe
at
the
passing
of
their
friend
Michael
Ewing.
Giorgio
writes:
Gill
Ewing
(Michael’s
wife)
just
informed
me
that
Michael,
on
May
11th,
passed
away
after
a
rather
long
sickness.
The
funeral
will
take
place
on
June
14th
and
as
soon
as I
have
further
news
I
will
let
you
know.
Michael
had
been
an
inspiring
leader
for
the
European
HRO
function,
he
was
the
first
to
bring
to
us the
Organizational
concepts
and
was
full
of
new
and
brilliant
ideas.
He
helped
many
of
us
to
grow
and
was
full
of
suggestions
that
I
personally
used
a
lot
(and
am
still
using).
After
he
left
Digital
he
and
I
stayed
in
touch
and
was
meeting
regularly
with
our
wives,
I
discovered
a
new
Michael
full
of
humor
and
extremely
friendly.
He
will
be
always
in
my
heart
as a
great
man
and
an
inspiring
leader.
Ciao
Michael
:
riposa
in
pace
Giorgio.corsi@wanadoo.fr
|
************************** April 23, 2021 ********************************
 |
Galen
Davis,
organizer
for
the
DEC
AZ
club,
writes:
With
sadness
we
learned
of
the
passing
of
Dave
Richards.
After
a
very
lengthy
battle
with
complicated
health
challenges,
Dave
passed
on
Friday
April
23.
He
was
surrounded
by
wife
Blue
(also
a
DEC
alumni),
his
children
and
grandchildren.
Good
friend
and
long
term
DEC
IT
Manager
from
1977-2003
at
DEC
Union
Hills.
RIP
Dave.
May
God
bless
him!
|
************************** April 20, 2021 ********************************
 |
Thanks to Carolyn Abbott
for reporting the sad news about Ted (Edmund H.)
Damon's passing. Ted, of Gardner MA, was
just 61 years old when he succumbed to a long
illness. Ted held a BS from University of MA in
Lowell and worked for Digital Equipment at the
beginning of his career (late 70s-early 80s), and in
IT at Leominster Hospital later. His interests
ranged from ham radio to Star Trek.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** April 14, 2021 ********************************
|
My
father,
(Charles)
Lee
Mauldin,
76,
Colorado
Springs,
passed
away
due
to
complications
from
prostate
cancer
on
April
14,
2021.
He
fought
hard
from
his
initial
diagnosis
in
early
2018
and
I’m
glad
that
he
is
at
peace.
I
know
that
my
father
was
a
good
friend
and
colleague
to
some
of
you
on
this
email
chain
and
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
let
everyone
know
that
had
a
relationship
with
him.
Dad
was
able
to
retire
fairly
early
in
life
and
loved
to
travel
abroad,
especially
to
Germany
and
Japan.I
always
admired
his
sense
of
humor
and
drive
to
excel.
It
seemed
he
never
gave
up
on a
problem
until
it
was
solved.
I
truly
believe
this
was
what
kept
him
in
good
spirits
and
focused
over
the
last
few
years.
Please
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
me
at
mikemauldin01@hotmail.com
should
you
want
to
contact
me.
I
would
love
and
encourage
anyone
to
reach
out
if
you
knew
my
dad
and
wanted
to
share
a
story
or
say
hi.
|
************************** April 14, 2021 ********************************
 |
Sadly,
the
Colorado
Springs
folks
have
lost
another
former
co-worker
and
friend.
David
Michael
Versace,
71,
passed
away
April
14
at
his
residence
in
Colorado
Springs,
Colorado.
A
memorial
service
is
planned
for
the
summer
of
2021.In
lieu
of
flowers,
donations
can
be
made
in
Dave's
name
to
St.
Jude’s
Children's
Hospital
and
the
American
Cancer
Society.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** April 10, 2021 ********************************
|
Condolences
to
the
CXO
group
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Bill
McPhillips,
88,
of
Colorado
Springs,
after
suffering
a
stroke
in
early
April.
Bill
worked
at
Digital
CXO
as a
Manufacturing
Engineer
from
1984
until
1992.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** March 25, 2021 ********************************
 |
Sincere
condolences
to
friends
of
David
N.
Streeter,
77,
of
Quechee
VT,
who
passed
away
recently.
Much
of
Dave's
career
was
spent
working
for
Digital
Equipment
Corp
with
their
Real
Estate
and
Development
Group.
He
played
a
significant
leadership
role
in
the
massive
real
estate
expansion
for
the
company
in
the
1980s. Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** March 12, 2021 ********************************
 |
Sincere
condolences
to
Joyce
DeVivo
and
family
who
wrote:
I'm
sorry
to
have
to
inform
you
that
my
husband
Paul
DeVivo,
79,
of
Grand
Gorge,
NY
is
no
longer
with
us,
as
he
passed
away
on
March
12.
Our
whole
family
was
much
blessed
by
his
being
part
of
Digital
all
those
years
and
by
friendships
made
there.
At
DEC
he
was
happily
employed
for
16
years.
One
of
his
achievements
was
the
creation
of
the
Employee
Locater
File,
the
first
computerized
list
of
their
worldwide
employees.
After
early
retirement
from
DEC,
Paul
became
an
independent
consultant
working
on
Y2K
projects.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** March 8, 2021 ********************************
 |
Condolences
to
Dick
Kessler,
Ben
Daniel
and
other
friends
of
Dawn
Gilbert,
74,
Santa
Rosa
CA,
who
passed
away
on
March
8.
Dawn
worked
at National
Cash
Register
(NCR)
in
1968
in
Columbus
OH,
followed
by
Xerox
in
1971
in
Denver
CO
and
later
spent
time
at
Digital
Equipment
Corp.
(DEC)
in
Boston,
MA
and
Compaq
in
Houston,
TX
where
she
retired
from
and
immediately
moved
to
Austin,
TX.
Dawn’s
career
took
her
around
the
U.S.
and
left
a
lasting
impact
in
the
technology
industry. Link
to
full
obituary.
A
virtual
Celebration
of
Life
will
be
August
22,
2021,
3 pm
Pacific
Time,
at
this
link:
Join
Zoom
Meeting: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92658813885
Meeting
ID:
926
5881
3885
|
************************** February 26, 2021
********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
CXO
friends
of
Phyllis
M.
DeAngelo,
84,
Colorado
Springs
on
her
passing.
Phyllis
worked
in
CXO2
and
retired
from
DEC.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** February 17, 2021
********************************
 |
Condolences to the CXO
folks on the loss of their friend Louis Gonzales
Jr., age 86, who passed away peacefully on
February 17, 2021, five weeks after his beloved
wife, Ursula, had passed away. Lou served a
distinguished army military career including combat
in Vietnam, but after retiring there, he worked at
Ford Aerospace, Digital, and Raytheon for over 20
years.
Link to full obituary. |
************************** January 30, 2021 ********************************
 |
DEC
Connection
member
(Francis
P.)
Frank
Brown,
74,
Amherst
NH,
passed
away
recently
and
unexpectedly
on
Jan.
30.
Frank
graduated
Tufts
University
with
a
B.S.
in
Mathematics
in
1968,
and
earned
his
Masters
in
Business
Administration
from
the
Tuck
School
of
Business
at
Dartmouth
College
in
1976.
Frank
went
on
to a
long
and
successful
career
in
the
"emerging
world
of
computers,"
starting
with
Digital
Corp.,
continuing
on
with
Compaq
and
finally
retiring
with
Hewlett
Packard.
Frank
worked
in
Finance,
Sales,
Marketing,
BOIS
at
Digital.
His
friend
Paul
Brock
said
Frank
left
his
wife
Nancy,
two
sons
and
two
daughters,
and
four
grandchildren.
Worked
in
sales
and
sales
management
in
NJ,
was
regional
sales
VP
for
Asia,
managed
the
VMWare
relationship,
and
led
the
Alpha
porting
team.
Loved
golf
and
skiing.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 30, 2021 ********************************
 |
DEC
Connection
member
(Octavio
L.)
Tavo
Diaz,
72,
Stow
MA,
passed
away
on
Jan
30,
2021
after
a
long
battle
with
Alzheimer's
Disease.
Our
sincere
condolences
to
his
wife
Lisa
and
many
Digital
friends.
Tavo
worked
in
Sales/GIA/
Field
Service
in
the
US
and
in
Mexico.
Link
to
memorial
page.
|
************************** January 28, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Ted
Sares
and
other
friends
on
the
passing
of
Kevin
J.
Sullivan,
79,
Palo
Alto
CA,
from
Covid-19.
Kevin
had
a
distinguished
career
in
Human
Resources
(HR),
from
Pitney-Bowes
in
Stamford
CT
to
Raytheon
in
Waltham
MA
to
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
(DEC)
in
Maynard,
MA
and
then
in
1987
to
Apple
Computer
in
Cupertino,
CA.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 24, 2021 ********************************
|
Thanks,
and
our
condolences,
to
John
McClelland
and
other
friends
for
reporting
sad
news
of
the
passing
of
(Richard
Harry)
Dick
Stevenson,
77,
Woodland
Park
CO.
After
Dick’s
military
duty
ended
in
1968,
he
put
his
computer
background
to
work
and
joined
Digital
Computer
Corporation.
Dick
finished
his
work
in
the
computer
industry
in
1994,
retiring
to
the
Woodland
Park
area.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 20, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our
sincere
condolences
to
Anker
Berg-Sonne
and
other
friends
of
Bill
Clark,
78,
Chelmsford
MA,
who
passed
away
in
January.
Bill
Clark
joined
the
product
line
selling
mini
computers
to
Education
in
the
mid-70s.
In
1983
Bill
was
promoted
to
manager
of
the
EDU
Technical
Support
group
and
later
moved
to
the
State
and
Local
Government
Group
and
eventually
the
Networking
Group
before
leaving
Digital.
Bill
was
instrumental
in
forging
close
friendships
between
the
members
of
the
EDU
Technical
Support
Group
lasting
to
this
day
even
though
the
members
have
been
spread
far
and
wide.
Sadly,
Bill
was
diagnosed
with
advanced
cancer
just
after
Christmas
2020
and
quickly
succumbed to
the
disease
at
age
78.
|
************************** January 14, 2021 ********************************
 |
Thanks
to
John
Gray
for
informing
us
of
the
passing
of
Geoff
Shingles,
81,
England
UK.
Geoff
was
a
former
CEO
of
Digital
U.K.
Though Geoff was largely involved in the company in the U.K. and Europe during his thirty year career with Digital, he worked with Andy Knowles for some years in America, and was well known to many throughout the Corporation. After leaving the company in the mid 1990s, Geoff had several business interests, most notably as Executive Chairman of Imagination Technologies, a significant technology company. Geoff was widely respected in the U.K. business community, and was hugely regarded by all in Digital U.K. He joined the company at a relatively young age in the 1960s, and rose rapidly to the most senior positions - he was very much the epitome of what made Digital such a wonderful place to be.
The early part of Geoff's career was with Digital Equipment Co. Limited. He held board level positions from 1968 and was Corporate Vice President for European operations, subsequently managing Digital’s business in 13 European countries. From 1983 until 1993 he was Chief Executive and Chairman of Digital Equipment Co. Limited, an organisation with a turnover in excess of £1billion.
In 1987, after more than a quarter of a century in the IT industry, Geoff Shingles was awarded the CBE for Services to Information Technology. He is recognised as one of its founders.
|
************************* January 8, 2021 ********************************
 |
Rich
Dischler
sent
in
an
obit
for
friend
Jill
M.
(Kaufman)
McPhee,
66,
of
Hopkinton
and
Harvard
MA.
Jill
was
born
in
Pittsburgh,
PA,
grew
up
in
France
and
Parsippany,
NJ.
In
1975,
she
earned
her
bachelor’s
degree
in
mechanical
engineering
from
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute,
followed
by a
master’s
degree
from
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology.
During
her
career,
Jill
worked
as a
nuclear
engineer
at
Brookhaven
Laboratory,
a
computer
engineer
at
Digital
and
Compaq,
and
a
submarine
sonar
technician
for
the
U.S.
Navy.
Rich
adds
that
Jill
did
thermal
design
work
for
the
VAX9000
program
in
Marlboro
MA.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 7, 2021 ********************************
 |
We
are
saddened
to
learn
of
the
loss
of
DEC
Connection
member,
Ellen
Lee
Simarano,
80,
Concord
MA.
Ellen
died
peacefully
on
Thursday,
January
7,
2021
at
Care
Dimensions
Hospice
House
in
Lincoln,
MA
after
a
short
battle
with
lung
cancer.
Ellen
was
employed
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
where
she
worked
in
Marketing
in
both
the
Maynard
and
Marlboro
facilities.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 5, 2021 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Marty
Palmieri,
Bill
Gordon,
and
other
former
colleagues
and
friends
of
George
H.
Newton,
80,
Framingham
MA,
who
passed
away
on
Jan.
5.
George
proudly
spent
his
career
as
an
early
pioneer
of
the
computing
industry,
working
alongside
both
his
sister
Connie
and
brother
Dave
at
the
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
(DEC).
His
enthusiasm
for
the
field
also
led
him
to
spend
thirty
years
as
an
Adjunct
Professor
at
Boston
University,
teaching
low-level
computer
engineering
fundamentals.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 2, 2021 ********************************
 |
Thanks,
and
our
condolences,
to
Brenda
Bloomgren
and
other
friends
for
reporting
sad
news
of
the
passing
of
Susan
Carol
(Cavanaugh)
George,
70,
Riviera
Beach
FL.
Susan
died
peacefully
on
January
2,
2021,
in
her
home,
with
her
husband
Dennis
and
son
Matthew,
after
a
prolonged
illness
with
Multiple
System
Atrophy
(MSA). After
teaching,
she
started
her
corporate
career
at
Mobil
Oil
in
1974.
She
found
her
stride
in
the
corporate
world
and
achieved
great
success
in
senior
roles
in
the
Human
Resources
field. She
went
on
to
further
her
career
at
Educational
Services,
Digital
Equipment,
Bedford,
MA,
Fidelity
Investments,
and
Textron.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 28, 2020
********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Marty
Palmieri
and
other
former
colleagues
of
Howard
A.
Mayberry,
70,
Cambridge
MA.
Howard
grew
up
in
San
Jose,
CA,
where
he
graduated
from
UC
Santa
Cruz
with
one
of
the
school's
first
degrees
in
Computer
Engineering.
Always
cognizant
of
his
New
England
roots,
he
returned
to
Bolton,
MA,
in
the
1980's,
and
later
moved
to
Cambridge,
MA.
He
was
proud
of a
lengthy
career
at
both
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
and
RSA
Security.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 24, 2020
********************************
 |
Galen
Davis
sent
in
sad
news
of
the
passing
of
Ray
Michel,
79,
of
Lowell
MA:
Valued
40
year
veteran
of
DEC
and
HP.
Co-worker
and
good
friend.
We
remember
the
good
times!
RIP
Ray
Michel.
Ray
was
signed
by
the
LA
Dodgers
upon
high
school
graduation,
playing
for
three
years
until
he,
"didn't
know
where
my
fast
ball
was
going."
He
joined
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
as a
stock
boy
following
his
release
from
baseball.
He
rose
through
the
ranks
becoming
European
Distribution
Manager
in
Geneva,
Switzerland
and
retired
after
40
years
as
Corporate
Manager
of
Logistics
for
Hewlett
Packard.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** December 20, 2021
********************************
 |
We
were
saddened
to
learn
of
the
passing
of
DEC
Connection
member
and
Digital
retiree
Eleanor
T.
(McGovern)
Gadomski,
92,
of
Leominster
and
Clinton
MA.
In
addition
to
raising
her
family,
Ellie
was
employed
by
the
former
Colonial
Press
in
various
positions.
She
served
as a
companion
to
the
elderly
for
three
years,
and
later
pursued
a
career
in
electronics
at
Sprague
Electric
and
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
in
semi-conductor
manufacturing,
retiring
in
1990.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 25, 2020
********************************
|
Our
condolences
to
CXO
friends
of
Rich
(Richard
A.)
Sanchez.
He
had
a
heart
attack
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
was
in
rehab
when
he
had
another
heart
attack,
this
one
was
fatal.
Rich
was
really
a
nice
guy
and
helped
anywhere
he
was
needed.
Always
with
a
smile.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 25, 2020
********************************
 |
David
J.
Gibson,
64,
died
Wednesday
following
a
very
brief
illness.
A
computer
Technician,
he
had
worked
for
Digital
Equipment
Corp.,
Hamilton
Standard,
Skyline
Electronics,
and
XIO
Tech
in
Colorado
Springs.
“He
was
called
Hoot
and
Gibby
and
was
such
a
kind
soul.”
He
worked
in
the
Disk
Drives
group
and
in
the
CXO1
downstairs
Lab.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 8, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
CXO
friends
of
Richard
(Dick)
Timberlake
III,
who
passed
away,
aged
74.
Dick
had
a
successful
career
in
Colorado
Springs
using
his
computer
science
skills.
He
taught
computer
languages
and
programming
at
Regis
College
for
five
years.
He
transitioned
away
from
academia
to
work
for
information
technology
companies
such
as
Digital,
Compaq,
and
HP
as a
software
engineer/analyst.
Tragically,
Dick
lost
his
life
from
injuries
from
being
struck
by
an
automobile
while
on
his
way
to
join
the
Colorado
Springs
Cycling
Club
for
a
Sunday
afternoon
social
ride.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** November 5, 2020 ********************************
|
Our
condolences
to
CXO
friends
of
Jim
(James
Edward)
Gaines,
78,
who
passed
away
due
to COVID-19.
A
United
States
Army
veteran
and
computer
engineer,
James
enjoyed
spending
time
with
his
family
and
hunting
in
Colorado.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** October 20, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
member
Jerry
Bernath
and
other
friends
of
George
"Ross"
Kelly,
Jr.,
of
Cumming
and
Statesboro
GA,
who
passed
away
on
October
20
at
the
age
of
74.
Ross
graduated
from
Georgia
Southern
College
in 1972.
After
completing
graduate
school
at
the
University
of
Georgia
in 1974 his
professional
career
was
varied
and
accomplished,
including
sales
at
Digital.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** October 14, 2020 ********************************
 |
Deborah
McIntosh
of
Colorado
Springs
passed
away
at
age
68
on
October
14,
2020
from
a
very
aggressive
form
of
brain
cancer.
No
obituary
is
posted.
Our
condolences
to
her
friends.
|
************************** October 12, 2020 ********************************
 |
Dick
(DeWitt)
Clinton,
78,
Wells
ME,
financial
executive
and
early
American
history
enthusiast,
passed
away
on
October
12
due
to
cancer,
at
Gosnell
Memorial
Hospice
in
Scarborough,
ME.
Dick
attended
Williams
College,
where
he
received
a BA
in
Mathematics
in
1964.
He
earned
his
MBA
in
finance
from
the
Columbia
University
Business
School
in
1970,
and
a
certificate
in
executive
education
from
INSEAD
(Fontainebleau,
France)
in
1991.
Dick
joined
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
in
1970,
where
he
built
his
career
in
financial
management.
After
leaving
Digital
in
1996,
Dick
worked
as a
business
development
and
finance
consultant
for
numerous
companies.
He
and
his
son,
DeWitt,
partnered
on a
software
startup
in
the
early
2000s.
During
this
period,
Dick
was
able
to
pursue
his
interests
in
the
history
of
Colonial
and
Revolutionary-era
America.
As a
direct
descendent
of
former
New
York
Governor
DeWitt
Clinton,
he
served
on
committees
and
boards
of
numerous
historical
organizations.
The
family
suggests
that
donations
be
made
to
the
St.
David's
Episcopal
Church
Memorial
Garden,
138
York
Street,
Kennebunk,
ME
04043.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** October 7, 2020 ********************************
 |
Prominent
computer
scientist
John
Adams,
79,
of
Andover
and
Lincoln,
MA
died
on
October
7,
2020,
of
Parkinson's
Disease
and
Lewy
Body
Dementia.
A
direct
descendant
of
John
Adams
and
John
Quincy
Adams,
he
maintained
strong
ties
to
the
Adams
Historical
Site
in
Quincy,
often
giving
talks
about
important
events
in
the
Adams'
lives.
John
majored
in
Math
at
Harvard
and
then,
by
1974,
achieving
Master's
and
PhD
degrees
in
structural
engineering
from
Tufts
and
MIT,
respectively.
John
was
especially
proud
of
his
contributions
bringing
the
pioneering
Ethernet
LAN
technology
to
market
while
at
Digital
Equipment
Corp.
(1976-1996).
He
was
a
leading
engineer
and
mentor
to
many
at
Digital.
He
later
worked
at
RSA
Security
(1996-2001).
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** October 6, 2020 ********************************
|
Condolences
to
the
CXO
group
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Dennis
Laurence,
75,
Colorado
Springs.
Habib
Mirhossaini
reports:
"with
sadness
and
sorrow,
colleague
and
dear
friend
Dennis
passed
last
week
from
being
involved
in a
single-car
accident.
Dennis
was
our
EMI
and
Safety
engineer
for
a
very
long
time
and
was
running
the
FCC
site.
I
believe
he
retired
about
7 to
8
years
ago."
|
************************** October 3, 2020 ********************************
 |
Dennis
Reardon
sent
in
the
obit
for
Ken
Fahle,
78,
of
Ayer
MA.
Ken
spent
a
majority
of
his
career
working
in
Human
Resources,
first
for
Anheuser-Busch,
then
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
and
later
Fidelity
Investments.
Family
and
friends
will
gather
to
honor
and
remember
Ken
for
a
Graveside
Service
Friday,
October
9,
2020
at
1:00
pm
at
Westlawn
Cemetery,
7
New
Estate
Road,
Littleton.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 30, 2020
********************************
 |
We
are
saddened
to
report
the
passing
of
Stanley
C.
Olsen,
92,
Tierre
Verde
FL
and
Gilford
NH.
Our
condolences
to
Stan's
wife
Betty
and
their
family,
and
to
their
many
Digital
friends.
Stan
was
employee
3 of
Digital,
after
his
brother
Ken
and
Harlan
Anderson.
Stan
was
an
eclectic
entrepreneur
and
visionary,
a
pioneer
in
the
computer
business
and,
following
his
25-year
Digital
career,
a
transformative
real
estate
developer
in
Citrus
County,
Florida.
Stan
served
on
the
boards
of
many
companies
and
several
colleges.
He
received
honorary
doctorate
degrees
from
Saint
Anselm
College
and
Northeastern
University.
He
didn't
retire
until
82
years
old.
In
lieu
of
flowers,
donations
can
be
made
to
the
Community
Food
Bank
of
Citrus
County,
5259
W.
Cardinal
Street,
Building
B,
Homosassa,
FL
34446,
or
the
New
Hampshire
Food
Bank,
700
East
Industrial
Park
Drive,
Manchester,
NH
03109.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 8, 2020
********************************
 |
We
are
sad
to
report
the
passing
of
DEC
Connection
member
Alice
M.
(Richardson)
Stapelfeld,
93,
of
Northborough
MA.
She
was
a
1945
graduate
of
Brookfield
H.S.
and
held
various
bookkeeping
positions
at
area
businesses,
most
recently
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
before
she
retired.
Alice
was
passionate
about
volunteering,
dedicating
37
years
of
service
to
the
Northborough
Senior
Center.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 7, 2020
********************************
 |
Paul
Thompson
sent
in
the
obituary
for
his
friend
Thomas
R.
Specht,
64,
of
Woodland
Park
CO.
Tom
was
an
engineer
in
the
computer
technology
field
for
multiple
firms
throughout
the
United
States
including
Apple,
Digital,
Cray
Computer,
and
Luminous
Networks.
Tom
was
a
mentor
to
fellow
employees
and
inspired
his
colleagues
to
do
their
best.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** September 3, 2020
********************************
 |
Galen
Davis
sent
the
obituary
for
Bill
Picott
(William
Cassell
Picott
III),
81,
of
Lakewood
Ranch
FL
and
Harwich
Port
MA,
who
passed
away
from
complications
of
Covid-19.
Following
a
distinguished
military
career,
Bill
earned
a
Master
of
Science
Degree
in
Management
from
Central
Michigan
University
in
1974
and
completed
senior
executive
programs
at
Dartmouth’s
Tuck
Business
School
and
MIT’s
Sloan
School
in
1979
and
1990,
respectively.
Bill
spent
37
years
working
in
the
information
technology
industry,
most
notably
with
Digital
Equipment
Corporation.
In
his
inaugural
position,
he
became
the
first
person
of
color
to
lead
DECUS,
Digital
Equipment
Computer
Users’
Society.
He
went
on
to
manage
the
Terminals
and
Printing
Engineering
division.
After
28
years
with
the
company,
Bill
retired
in
2003
as
the
Director
of
HP’s
North
American
Technical
Sales
Support
Call
Center.
Throughout
his
career,
Bill
championed
the
hiring
and
mentoring
of
numerous
engineers
of
color
through
the
National
Society
of
Black
Engineers
(NSBE).
He
also
represented
Digital
on
the
White
House’s
Committee
for
Science
and
Technology
at
Historically
Black
Colleges
and
Universities.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** August 28, 2020 ********************************
 |
Condolences
to
the
CXO
team
on
the
loss
of
their
friend
Norman
Smith,
82,
of
Colorado
Springs.
Digital
was
Norm's
2nd
career,
after
24
years
in
the
military,
and
he
retired
as a
District
Manager
in
1992.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** July 22, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to the
DEC AZ
team and
other
friends
of
Eisuke
"Jim"
Shiota,
78, of
Sun City
West AZ.
Galen
Davis
writes:
Jim
Shiota
was
an
original
start-up
member
of
our
AZ
DEC
family
at
W.
Earll
Drive
and
later
Union
Hills
in
1974.
He
greatly
contributed
to
our
early
AZ
production
control
and
material
processes.
Always
positive
and
enthusiastic
Jim
adapted
instantly
to
our
DEC
culture.
With
few
resources
in
1974
Jim
understood
teamwork
and
how
to
make
manufacturing
schedules
in
this
start-up
role.
Significant
contributor,
good
friend,
golf
buddy
and
DEC
AZ
Alumni.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** July 19, 2020 ********************************
 |
Sadly,
we've
learned
of
the
passing
of
Frans
Vandermolen,
Sebring
FL.
Frans
was
born
in
the
Netherlands,
and
worked
for
Philips
and
Digital.
He
had
worked
in
the
tech
support
group
for
Education
Computer
Systems
in
the
early
80s.
In
1984,
he
graduated
Harvard
Business
School.
In
1988,
he
became
a
U.S.
citizen
and
was
then
moved
to
California
by
Digital.
In
1994,
he
got
a
degree
from
Canterbury
University
for
master
in
science
and
in
1996
he
became
a
doctor
of
science.
While
in
California,
he
resigned
from
Digital
and
started
his
own
company,
Flying
Dutchman
Hyperbarics
in
1990.
Frans
moved
to
Florida
in
1997.
Link
to
full
obituary.
|
************************** July 15, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to the
many
friends
and
admirers
of
Digital's
Manufacturing
VP
Bill
Hanson
on his
recent
passing.
In
1967,
Bill and
his wife
Bette
made the
bold
choice
to leave
warm and
familiar
California
for
snowy
and
foreign
Massachusetts
to join
newly-started
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
(DEC) in
Maynard.
They
settled
in
Acton.
DEC
is where
Bill
made his
name.
Initially
given
the
responsibility
of
opening
new
plants
in
places
as
diverse
as
Puerto
Rico and
Scotland,
Bill
ultimately
rose to
lead
global
manufacturing.
Bill’s
signature
initiative
at DEC,
however,
was
instilling
a
culture
of
diversity,
which
came to
be known
as
“Valuing
Differences”.
Recognizing
that the
next
great
idea
could
come
from
anywhere
or
anyone,
Bill
then
went on
to form
cross-industry
alliances
in an
attempt
to
extend
learning
and
knowledge.
Ted
Sares
commented
that
Bill, in
many
ways,
represented
the very
best of
DEC.
Tom
Colatosti:
Bill was
a
quality
man of
character,
caring
and
competency.
Galen
Davis
from AZ
commented:
Bill
Hanson
was our
Manufacturing
VP
based
in
Maynard,
MA.
We
remember
him
as
our
"Founding
Father"
for
many
DEC
Mfg
facilities
including
our
AZ
Union
Hills
facility.
You
may
have
met
him
on
our
many
plant
reviews.
Rumor
has
it
an
aerial
view
of
Union
Hills
reveals
the
"H"
building
shape.
Coincidence?
Bill
was
a
giant
among
DEC
manufacturing
leaders
and
responsible
for
Digital's
growth
in
the
industry. Pioneered
new
industry
leading
technologies
like
Just-In-Time,
continuous
flow
mfg,
financial
systems,
focused
factories
and
people
systems. Following
DEC
in
1996
he
taught at
the
MIT
Sloan
School
of
Management.
Great
life
and
career...
a
DEC
legend.
|
************************** July 9, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
friends
of
Nora
Peaslee
(Fleming)
McGuinness,
63, who
passed
away in
July
from
cancer.
Nora
handled
marketing
communications
and
marketing
in the
Services
group in
Stow MA
during
the
DEC-Compaq
and
Compaq-HP
transition
period.
Link
to full
obituary.
|
************************** June 15, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to all
former
Digital
Ireland
employees
and many
other
friends
of
Mike
Mulqueen,
Limerick,
founder
of
Digital
Galway,
Ireland.
Liam
Ferrie
offered
the
following
eulogy
for
Mike: I
hope you
feel as
I do
that we
owe a
deep
debt of
gratitude
to Mike
for the
way he
shaped
Digital
and the
huge
positive
impact
Digital
had on
our
lives.
As most
of you
know,
Mike was
the
first
Irish
employee
of
Digital
and held
badge
number
1. He
was a
member
of the
start-up
team
back in
1971
and, as
Personnel
Manager,
had more
responsibility
than
most for
ensuring
that the
values
and
ethics
of Ken
Olsen,
which
already
permeated
the
young
Digital
in the
US, were
successfully
transferred
to
Ireland.
He did
that
superbly
well and
helped
create
the work
environment
which so
many of
us look
back on
with
great
fondness.
Like
most of
us Mike
treasured
the many
friends
he made
in
Digital
and
travelled
from his
home in
Limerick
on a
number
of
occasions
to be
with us
at the
First
Thursday
coffee
mornings
in the
Huntsman.
I find
it very
sad that
we will
not
enjoy
his
company
there
again. I
would
like to
offer my
sympathy
to his
sons,
Billy
and
Michael,
his
grandchildren
and the
extended
Mulqueen
family.
Ted
Sares
said:
Mike was
a close
friend
and he
had a
heart of
pure
gold. He
made a
difference.
Link
to
obituary.
|
************************** June 13, 2020 ********************************
 |
Jerry
Bernath
and
Barrie
Hunter
reported
the
passing
of their
friend
Ray
Schavone,
69, of
Shrewsbury
MA,
following
a heart
attack
at 3 am.
Jim Neil
wrote:
Ray
worked
for many
years in
GSG
operations.
Ray grew up in Marlboro where he graduated HS in 1969 and lived in Northboro. After he retired from DEC in 1996 he started a business in Shrewsbury called Deja Brew, a successful entrepreneurial venture that he ran from 1997 to 2017. That business had 12 brew stations that could make 12 gallons of beer each. Ray taught people how to make beer, bottle it, and make labels on a PC, he sold all the supplies and did the brewing in his store. In 2017 he sold the business to a customer. Anyone at DIGITAL or anywhere else who knew Ray knew his smile and laugh from a mile away.
|
************************** June 7, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
friends
of
Sandra
Faye
Mosley,
79, of
Colorado
Springs.
She had
a long
career
in
IT/Electronics;
she
worked
and
retired
from
Digital
Equipment
Corporation.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Our
condolences
to
Colorado
Springs
friends
of
Maria
T. Pipal,
92, who
passed
away May
30.
Maria
was born
on
November
20, 1927
in
Vencenzia,
Italy to
mother,
Iolanda,
and
father,
Augusto,
and had
4
siblings.
Maria
met her
husband,
Stanley,
in
Vencenzia.
After
marriage,
they
moved to
Colorado
Springs,
CO.
After
she
retired
from
Digital,
she
volunteered
for over
15 years
at the
Ronald
McDonald
House.
Link to
full
obituary.
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 |
Our
condolences
to CXO
friends
of
Theodore
Wesley
Murray,
Jr.,
72,
Ashland
VA, who
passed
away on
May
29th.
Ted
specialized
in
Computer
Technology
working
a total
of 37
years
within
the Tech
Industry
(Digital
Equipment
/Compaq
/Hewitt
Packard
/SAIC /BAE
Systems)
retiring
as a
Systems
Engineer
due to
health
issues.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Our
condolences
to
Colorado
Springs
friends
of
Julia
Ann
Hypolite,
80.
Julia
worked
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
in CXO
as a
warehouse
supervisor
for 20
years,
until
her
retirement
in 1991.
|
 |
************************** May 18, 2020 ********************************
Thanks
to Tom
Colatosti
for
sending
notification
of the
untimely
passing
of
Doug
Hammond,
77,
Laconia
NH,
from
Covid-19
and
Alzheimer's.
Doug had
a
distinguished
military
career
as a
pilot.
In the
early
80s,
Doug was
recruited
by Ken
Olsen,
founder
of
Digital
Equipment
Corporation,
to start
a flight
department
for the
company.
He ended
up being
Global
Vice
President
of
Administrative
Services,
which
included
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
Digital
properties,
worldwide.
Doug
retired
from
Digital
in 2000
when it
got
acquired;
and
moved up
to
Laconia,
NH where
he
started
another
career
at
Channel
Marine
on Lake
Winnipesaukee.
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Our
condolences
to Clem
Cole and
other
friends
of
Alfred
(Al)
Sidel,
Chelmsford, Malden
and
Boston
MA, who
passed
away on
his 96th
birthday
from
Covid-19.
Clem
reports
that
Al built
the HD
fab,
among
other
things.
A Navy Veteran and hero of WWII, Al graduated from University of Massachusetts, with a B.S. in Engineering; Careers at Raytheon and Digital Equipment Corp where he was one of countries’ first OSHA Certified, Safety Engineers; he served as President of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Boston Chapter.
Link to full obituary.
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************************** May 6, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
family
and
friends
of
James A.
(Jim)
Bennett,
Jr.,
83, of
Falmouth
and
Millis
MA, who
passed
away on
6 May.
His son
Jim says
that his
father
was very
proud of
his
career
at
Digital,
which
spanned
more
than
twenty
years
mostly
at NRO
in
Northboro
MA
followed
by
service
with DEC
in
Maryland.
He had
many
close
relationships
with DEC
employees.
Son Jim
can be
reached
at
jdbennett76@gmail.com.
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************************** April 30, 2020 ********************************
 |
Member Joe Valof reports
the passing of Jack Schweber, 83, of
Hackensack NJ and south FL, after battling COVID-19.
During the last 20 years of Jack’s professional
career, he worked as a senior account executive for
Digital Equipment Corporation—which following two
mergers became Compaq Computers and later, Hewlett
Packard. There, Jack won several sales awards,
weathered several corporate downsizings, and earned
effusive praise from the clients he serviced.
Link to full obituary. |
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 |
Our
condolences
to
Barbara (Coleman)
Menefee
and
other
friends
of
Glenn M.
Rosander,
77,
of
Lancaster
MA, who
passed
away on
23 April
2020.
Barb
worked
with
Glenn in
Tewksbury.
Glenn
was an
engineering
manager.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Our
condolences
to Gay
Choate
Keilty,
Tom
Hayden,
John
Donovan
and
other
friends
of
Alex
Hewitt,
71, of
Manchester
NH, who
passed
away on
18 April
2020.
Alex
worked
for the
company
for many
years as
a
software
engineer,
including
the UNIX
organization
at ZKO.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** April 1, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to Jack
Savage
and
other
friends
and
family
of
John
Stephen
"Jack"
Cook,
80,
of
Tilghman
MD, who
passed
away on
April 1
due to
complications
from a
stroke
and
pneumonia.
Jack had
a long
career
as a
salesman
working
with
government
contracts
supporting
NOAA and
NASA,
including
at
Digital.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Marty
Jack
sadly
reported
the
passing
of
Frank C.
Hassett,
88,
Nashua
NH.
Frank
was a
very
fine
software
engineering
manager
at ZKO,
in
operating
systems.
His
previous
work at
RCA was
also
praiseworthy.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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|
Our
condolences
to
friends
of
Daniel
A.
Duefel,
67,
of
Bolton
MA.
Dan
worked
in
software
support
in
Marlborough and
various
successor
organizations
for many
years.
Link
to full
obituary.
|
************************** March 23, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to Ron
Lamb and
other
friends
of
Roy W.
"Jodie"
Gray,
72,
of
Melrose
MA.
Roy was
a
licensed
Insurance
consultant
working
for
Albert
International
Insurance
Advisors before
joining Digital's
Risk
Management
group in
1978
thru
June 28,
1998,
continuing
at
Compaq
and HP
Financial
Services,
until he
joined Harvard
University's
Risk
Management
group in
the Fall
of 2002
until
his
retirement.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** March 6, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
MaryEllen
Kennedy
and
other
friends/co-workers
of
Jim
(James
Charles)
Albrycht,
81,
East
Sandwich
MA.
MaryEllen
wrote:
I was reminded of the passing earlier this year of Jim Albrycht, who worked in Corporate Strategy and Architecture at the Virginia Road facility in the late 80s. He pioneered remote access via a cable system back then. Unfortunately, Digital didn't get behind it at the time. Now millions are depending on it, especially in these pandemic days. At an offsite we had, I was fascinated to learn that he did video work on the Apollo space missions and he later gave a talk to the group on bringing computer displays to a Boston TV stations weather forecasts.
Jim joined the USAF in 1958, to gain the technical education and experience he needed. While stationed in Savannah, GA, Jim met and married Carolyn (Dasher) Albrycht, his life companion and fellow traveler for 57 years. He used the GI bill upon discharge, in 1963, to continue his education at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. After graduating in 1965, he was eager to return south to join the space program. As part of the Apollo program, Jim began work for contractors RCA and later GE, at Kennedy Space Center, on the television engineering support team for Complex 39. Jim's family returned to New England in 1973, living and raising their children in Stow, MA. The new frontier for Jim, was cable television technology, networking broadband cable, with television and computer systems. Until 1997, he worked first for Wang Labs, then DEC. In 2005, they retired to the Cape. Link to full obituary.
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************************** March 5, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to CXO
friends
of
Michael
Ohrmundt,
61, of
Colorado
Springs
CO, who
passed
away on
March 5,
2020,
surrounded
by his
loving
family,
after a
battle
with
pancreatic
cancer.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Our
condolences
to Susan
Azibert
and
other
friends
of
Albert
Hsia,
80, who
passed
away
recently
in San
Jose,
CA.
Al
worked
in the
Technical
Languages
group at
DEC in
the late
1970s
and
early
1980s.
He
married
his
wife,
Pei, in
1981.
They
eventually
moved to
San
Jose,
CA,
where Al
worked
for IBM
and Sun
Microsystems.
Al was a
kind,
gentle
and
loving
person.
Condolences
can be
left on
the
website
for the
Alameda
Family
Funeral
and
Cremation
located
in
Saratoga,
CA.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 19, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to Star
Dargin
(www.starleadership.com)
on the
passing
of her
mom,
Rosalie
Caiger
Sargent,
88,
of
Lunenburg,
MA, who
died on
January
19,
2020.
She was
born
February
27, 1932
in
Concord,
MA.
She grew
up in
Concord,
MA and
received
a degree
from
Lasell
College.
Rosalie
(and two
daughters)
worked
at
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
in
Maynard,
MA for
decades.
She took
early
retirement
and
pursued
antiquing
and life
on a
lake in
Lunenburg,
MA.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 17, 2020 ********************************
 |
Bob
Huntley
wrote in
with sad
news
about
the
passing
of
John F.
Procopio,
of
Woburn
MA and
Naples
FL, a
long-time
Digital,
Compaq,
and
Hewlett
Packard
Finance
Manager,
on Jan.
17.
|
************************** January 16, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Kathie
Larsen
and
other
friends
of
Gail
Matterson
Vazal,
80, of
Pocasset
MA
(formerly
of
Sudbury
and
Sandwich
MA.),
who
passed
away
peacefully
at home
after
battling
gall
bladder
cancer
for four
years.
She
married
Frank J.
Vazal in
1961.
Gail and
Frank
moved to
Boston
in 1962.
In
Boston
Gail
worked
for CEIR.
She
retired
from
Digital
Equipment
Corp,
where
she was
a
Systems
Analyst
then
became a
Software
Engineer.
Link to
full
obituary.
|
************************** January 11, 2020 ********************************
 |
Larry (Lawrence J.) Portner, age 83,
35-year resident of Naples, FL passed away peacefully on January 11,
2020. He spent 20 years at Digital Equipment Corp. where he was
the first to propose a 'help' command, eventually retiring as Senior
Vice President.
Larry,
vice president of software development, joined the company in 1963 as a
programmer for the PDP-5. He later served as software development
manager for the PDP-6. Larry was responsible for Software Distribution
Center, Software Services Organization, Software Research Group and the
Computational Services Group. He was a graduate of Temple University and
had a BS degree in Business Administration. After Digital, he
worked with a number of companies including Apollo Computer, Data
General Corp., Haht Software and Kronos, Inc.
Link
to full obituary. |
************************** January 8, 2020 ********************************
 |
Our
condolences
to
Sandra
MacKay
and
other
friends
of
Atlee B.
Caldwell,
78,
Nashua
NH, who
passed
away on
January
8.
For most
of her
career
Atlee
was
employed
with
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
where
she was
an
Employment
Manager.
Her job
at
Digital
brought
her to
Hudson,
MA and
later to
Nashua,
NH,
where
she
started
her own
business,
Heaven
Sent
Nannies.
Link to
full
obituary
|
************************** January 7, 2020 ********************************
 |
William
G.
(Bill)
Hovey,
68, of
Merrimack
NH, who
worked
at the
Mill and
Marlboro
in the
Drafting
department
passed
away on
1/7/2020.
Bill
started
with
Digital
in June
1969
after
being a
co-op
employee
and left
in
November
1991 as
a
Mechanical
Design
Supervisor.
Our
condolences
to his
family
via
cousin
Link to
full
obituary.
|
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 |
Our
condolences
to
ex-wife
Judy
Mandl
and
other
friends
of
Edward
J.
Faryniarz,
who
passed
away in
Harwinton
CT at
the age
of 62.
Ed grew
up in
Southington
CT and
was a
resident
of
Harwinton
for
several
years.
He
furthered
his
education
earning
his
bachelor’s
degree
at Clark
University.
At 6
feet 6
inches,
he
played
on the
university
basketball
team as
number
42. He
was
employed
as a
computer
consultant
for
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
and
later,
Hewlett-Packard,
together
for 34
years.
Judy
says
that
Ed's
last
assignment
at HPE
was tech
support
for the
VA System.
Link to
full
obituary.
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********************************
 |
We are sad to report
that Kay Reilly wrote to us about
the passing of her father, Edmund
Joseph (Ed) Reilly, Jr., of
Redmond WA, following a courageous
battle with bladder cancer. Kay said
that Ed loved his time with Digital
and would love to be remembered. His
contributions as an executive were
extensive, including as President of
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan
& Asia territory. He also more
recently served as President of the
Japan America Society in Seattle.
Link to full obituary here.
Condolences to daughter Kay and
family by email at
|
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Thanks to DEC
Connection member
Frank Ignachuck for
informing us of the
passing of his
friend, Don
(Donald M.) Miner.
Don was 87 at the
time of his death
and had lived in
Framingham MA for 60
years. He was
employed for 17
years as a Regional
Facilities Manager
for the MRO cluster
for Digital
Equipment Corp.
before retiring.
Link to full
obituary.
|
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********************************
 |
Condolences to the
Colorado Springs
group on the loss of
their friend
Barbara Jean Cusack,
66, to cancer. In
Colorado Springs,
Barbara got a job at
Digital Equipment
Corporation, where,
despite not having a
Computer Science
degree, she worked
her way up to
becoming a Computer
Software Specialist.
She remained with
the company for 30
years as it
transitioned to
Compaq, and then
Hewlett Packard.
While she was there,
she forged many
lifelong
friendships.
Link to a beautiful
obituary.
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********************************
 |
Condolences to the
Colorado Springs
group on the
untimely loss of
their friend
Lawrene "Biscuit"
Weaver, 60.
Upon graduating high
school she relocated
with her mother to
Colorado Springs,
CO. After arriving
in Colorado she was
employed with
Digital for years.
After transitioning
from Digital she
found her love and
passion for children
working as a para
professional in the
Colorado Springs
School Districts.
Link to full
obituary.
|
************************** November 4, 2019 ********************************
 |
Dawn Guite reported
the death of
Charlie Scheid,
60, Glastonbury CT,
after long battle
with CIPD. Charlie
was an academic and
an athlete; he
attended
Boston College
on a full swimming
scholarship. He went
on to compete in the
1976 Olympic trials,
and completed 13
Marathons. After
finishing college
with a degree in
applied mathematics,
he went on to live,
work and travel to
various places
across the country.
He would work for
several companies,
including Digital
and AVAYA, for over
25 years. He was
described by his
many friends and
co-workers as
hard-working, honest
and loyal. Link
to full obituary.
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We're sad to receive
news from the
Colorado Springs
group of the passing
of their co-worker,
Steve Woestemeyer,
71. Steve was an IT
consultant before
retiring.
************************** October 31, 2019 ********************************
|
Our
condolences to Digital friends of
Jerry Avakian,
71, of Scottsdale AZ, who passed away recently. Jerry
was an electrical engineer and project manager for Digital and
Compaq specializing in facility development in MA, AZ and CA for 30
plus years before resigning to focus on the design and construction
of Armenian Apostolic Church in Scottsdale. Link
to full obituary.
|
************************** October 17, 2019 ********************************
 |
Carolyn Abbott wrote
that Louise H.
Case, 72, of
Gardner MA, who
worked as a
Financial Analyst
for DEC, possibly at
the Westminster
plant, passed away
on Oct. 17, 2019
from cancer.
Link to full
obituary.
|
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 |
With sadness we
learned of the
passing of John
Harris, Jr.,
Suisun City CA from
his daughter Nadine.
John worked in the
finance field for
Compaq and Xerox
Corporation for over
30 years, including
at the Union Hills
AZ facility. After
retiring, John
received credentials
and degrees in
Education, where he
taught children in
special education.
Link
to full obituary.
|
************************** October 6, 2019 ********************************
 |
We
are sad to learn
from Galen Davis of
our Arizona chapter
of the passing of
their friend
Barbara Ell
Richards, 83,
Phoenix AZ, from
Parkinson's in
October. Barb had
attended their April
get-together but
hadn't disclosed the
severity of her
illness. Galen said:
We will miss her
smile and positive
attitude. She
remained a good
friend to many of us
from DEC and our AZ
Alumni. Condolences
may be conveyed to
daughter Trish Hines
at
trishhines79@gmail.com
or 602 717-7138.
Link to full
obituary.
|
************************** October 5, 2019 ********************************
 |
Sad news from Meg
Moreau reports that
her mom, DEC
Connection member
Mary Moreau, 90,
Maynard, passed away
on Oct 5. Mary
worked for DEC for
many years and took
the first early
retirement program.
She worked until she
was 87 at other
jobs, but loved her
years at DEC and was
still in contact
with many folks at
90!
Link to full
obituary.
|
************************** October 3, 2019 ********************************
|
We're sad to receive
news from the
Colorado Springs
group of the passing
of their co-worker,
Steve Woestemeyer,
71. Steve was an IT
consultant before
retiring.
|
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 |
Jackie
Awerman
reported
the
passing
of
co-worker
Howard
Painter,
83, of
Hudson
MA.
Howie’s
career
spanned
35 years
and
several
continents
with
management
and
leadership
positions
in the
technology
industry
from its
earliest
days. He
was a
fiercely
proud
Digital
Equipment
Corporation
alum,
starting
the
first
PDP
field
sales
office
in Tokyo
in the
1960s,
and had
worked
in
Phoenix
manufacturing
Link to
full
obituary.
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********************************
 |
Member Jodi Newell
sadly reported the
passing of her
friend Stuart (Stu)
McLeod Covey,
94, Maynard MA.
Jodi says: My entire
19 years at DEC were
spent in Southern
California but I
traveled to Maynard,
Nashua and Merrimack
often. Stu was an
expert on The Mill
and gave me an
awesome tour of all
levels of the
buildings back in
the 1980s, telling
me fun and
interesting stories
along the way. He
and his wife Del
always offered their
home on Woodridge
Street in Maynard
for me to stay
instead of a hotel
and I sometimes
spent vacation days
with them. Stu and
wife Del Covey were
real gems.
Link to full
obituary.
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************************** August 28, 2019 ********************************
 |
The Colorado Springs
group reports the
passing of their
friend and
co-worker,
Johnny "Jay"
Inman, 69.
Jay was
a
videographer at
Digital Equipment.
Link to full
obituary.
|
************************** July 2, 2019 ********************************
 |
The Colorado Springs
group wrote of the
passing of their
friend and
co-worker,
Patricia (Patty) Ann
Upton, 65, of
Colorado Springs CO.
Patty
worked in the CXO1
Engineering
Department and was
one of the originals
of the DEC Fountain
Plant.
Patty
was employed at
Digital/Compaq/Hewlett
Packard for over 39
years and enjoyed
performing
engineering
activities on
multiple projects
over the duration of
her employment.
Link to full
obituary.
|
************************** May 28, 2019 ********************************
 |
We
are sorry to inform you of the
passing of Greg Kenoyer, 65,
of Colorado Springs. He was a
long time employee with
Digital/Compaq/HP/HPE/DXC before
going on LTD after being diagnosed
with ALS. He will be greatly
missed by his family and friends.
Link to full obituary.
|
************************** May 24, 2019 ********************************
 |
His
daughter Nichola wrote to inform us
of the death of DEC Connection
member William (Bill) Meserve,
79, Nashua NH. Bill enjoyed a
20+ year career at the Digital
Equipment Corporation as a computer
programmer and software engineer,
first in southern CA, then in NH and
MA. Nichola can be reached at
nmeserve@gmail.com
Link to full obituary.
|
************************** May 23, 2019 ********************************
|
Condolences to our Colorado
Springs group on the loss of
their friend Leo White.
From his friend and
colleague, Jack Hunter: Leo
was a good man. He was
vibrant and intelligent in
his prime and a consummate
professional at his work.
Janet LaPlante also wrote in
to say that Leo was a friend
she met in Dec. 1984 before
he left for Geneva, and he
will be missed.
|
************************** May 11, 2019 ********************************
 |
Will Sherwood sent us notice
of the passing of Walker
Anderson VI, 60, of
Holliston MA on May 11,
2019. Walker Anderson
was a manager and Consulting
Engineer in HLO Hudson
Digital Semiconductor Design
Verification group in the
1980s.
Link to full obituary here.
|
************************** May 7, 2019 ********************************
 |
Galen Davis reports sad news
that
Al Gordon, 99, has
passed away in Arizona:
with sadness we say goodbye
to our long time DEC friend
Al Gordon. He passed
5/7/2019 at 99. He joins his
wife Joy in the hereafter.
His two sons Al and Les were
by his side in managed care
in Peoria, AZ.
(We were looking forward
to his 100th in September
but it wasn't in the cards.)
Al was born in Edinburgh,
Scotland and joined the RAF
(Royal Air Force) from
School as an early pilot and
later technical adviser. As
an RAF spotter he landed on
Normandy Beach day-1 and
survived the invasion of
June 6,1944. Following
the war he moved his family
to Vancouver Canada then
California. Joined DEC
Manufacturing with others
from Beckman Instruments in
the 70's. Al held
manufacturing positions with
DEC Europe, Puerto Rico and
Phoenix, AZ. His
family plans cremation with
no formal announcement to
date.
Al was a
regular guest at our semi-annual DEC
Arizona Alumni lunches, and we'll miss
him. He enjoyed a long and successful
career and life. May God Bless him as he
now joins his wife Joy.
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Pat Molloy reports sad news
that (Robert G.) Rob
Ayres, 73, of Concord
MA, has passed away.
Do read his
full obituary, a
work of genius possibly
written by Rob's wife Demi
...No
stranger to hard work, Rob
started his career at age 12
as a paperboy in
Wallingford, CT ultimately
becoming a Vice President of
Services at Digital
Equipment Corporation where
he was a champion of women's
careers before it was
fashionable...
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Member
Frank Ignachuck wrote in
with sad news of the passing
of his friend
Jay (James P.) Sullivan,
Jr. 70, of Marlborough
MA. Jay was a long
time field service engineer
for the In House Field
Service Branch in the Mill.
Link to full obituary
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DEC Connection member Galen
Davis reports sad news that
(Robert) Bob Difazio,
85, of
Moultonborough
NH,
has passed away. Bob was
raised and educated in
Arlington MA. (No info about
Digital career.)
Link to full obituary
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Member Ian Ferguson
reports that
Gilles Marin,
71, Longueuil
(Montreal) Quebec,
Canada has passed
away:
Gilles was the first
person I worked with
when I joined DEC in
SWS in Montreal.
He
was the big Typeset
guru for our unique
product and later
District Manager...a
great
guy.
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Member Dennis
Reardon wrote in
that Alan S.
Anderson, 72,
reached the end of
his brave battle
with cancer at home
in Scottsdale, AZ
the evening of April
19, 2019.
Alan first trained
as a minister but
left for challenges
in corporate America
and spent 20 years
with high tech
companies - Digital
Equipment
Corporation, SAP,
and ASML, primarily
in the Boston area,
Atlanta, and Tempe,
and finally in The
Netherlands,
specializing in
International Human
Resources.
Link to full
obituary.
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DEC
Connection member Ted Sares
reports sad news that
Walter Chaffin, 70,
of Houston TX has passed
away. Walt's
career was in Human
Resources and while at
Digital he and family lived
in Harvard MA.
Link to full obituary.
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Laura Woodburn sent in
sad news that David
Hartzband of Jamaica
Plain died suddenly on
April 6. In the 80’s,
David was an architect
for DEC’s Rdb database
product, now owned by
Oracle. Years later he
joined several startups
bought out by other
companies, before
spending the last 15+
years doing product
development and research
in healthcare
information technology.
A tribute to David
posted by the RCHN
Community Health
Foundation can be found
here:
https://www.rchnfoundation.org/?page_id=409
DEC colleagues recall
David as ‘an
exceptionally
interesting guy’.
His experiences and
spheres of interest both
within and beyond
technology were wildly
diverse. He played
football for Syracuse,
served as a Navy SEAL
commander in Vietnam,
taught at Stanford and
MIT, lived briefly on a
Portuguese shipping
vessel, knew plenty
about the arts and
design. Yet above all,
David was a man whose
brilliance was matched
only by his gentleness
and his deep interest in
others. He will be
missed.
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Ray Humphrey wrote of the
death of John J. Kulik
of Maynard:
I’m
saddened to convey
the news about John
Kulik’s passing.
John was a
tremendous
individual and
personified that
ideal of a truly
decent, honorable,
hardworking,
ethical, caring,
individual. His
moral compass and
commitment to
excellence in every
endeavor
distinguished him
with the
Massachusetts State
Police and Digital
Equipment
Corporation (DEC).
Both organizations
were indeed
fortunate to have
John as part of
their senior
management teams. To
me, along with many
other great traits,
he was somebody I
could always look to
for that great
combination of
intellect, judgment,
and “street smarts.”
A tremendous
synergy.
Link to full
obituary.
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Friend
Richard
Tucker
wrote:
Sadly,
I
learned
that
a
colleague
from
Digital’s
Personal
Computer
Business
Unit,
Dan
Vertrees,
69,
of
Houston
TX,
passed
away
3/30/19
following
a
2-year
battle
vs.
cancer.
Dan
started
his
career
at
Burroughs
Corporation
as a
marketing
representative.
He
worked
his
way
up
and
retired
from
Hewlett
Packard
as
Vice
President
and
General
Manager
for
North
America,
Enterprise
Channels
&
Alliances.
After
retirement,
he
resumed
his
early
career
in
commercial
real
estate
and
truly
enjoyed
working
hard
to
make
his
clients
happy. A
link
to
his
obituary
follows:
Link
to
full
obituary.
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Member Pat Molloy
wrote: I am sorry to
report the passing
of Don Smith.
He moved from
Australia to the US
to marry his
wonderful wife, Mary
Ann (Harrall) Smith
who is also an
ex-Digit, as they
say in Australia.
He came to work for
DEC in the early
90’s, in the General
International Area,
doing project
management on some
very complex
customer accounts in
Asia, Australia and
India. He and
Mary returned to
Australia to live 20
years ago, settling
in Batehaven on
Bateman’s Bay in New
South Wales.
As so many have, he
suffered from
dementia for the
past few years and
passed away on March
28th.
He is missed.
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We are
saddened to receive news of
the passing of Bill
(William A.) DeSimone,
76, Gloucester MA from his
sister-in-law Suzanne Soules,
who says that Bill loved
being part of DEC from the
late sixties or early
seventies right on through
all the corporate
transitions to his
retirement. Bill was in the
LDP Product Line, among
others. Condolences may be
emailed to Suzanne and
Bill's wife at
Link to full obituary.
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Member Conray Wharff
reported the passing
of friend and
colleague
Helen Jane (Shalansky)
Krysieniel, 87,
of Acton MA.
She passed away on
March 11, 2019 in
Cape Coral, FL after
a brief illness.
Helen worked for 12
years as a
receptionist at
Digital Equipment
Corporation, Acton
MA.
Link to obituary.
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Member Ed LoTurco
reported the passing
of his special
friend and colleague
at DEC, Jarvis
("J") D. Bailey,
age 73, of Methuen,
MA on March 5, 2019.
Link to obituary.
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mailto:lindamoncrief@yahoo.com?subject=Cary
D. Wyman My husband, Cary D. Wyman, was a software engineer at DEC in the 1970’s.
Unfortunately he died in 2019. I’d like to connect with any of his colleagues
and discuss the projects he worked on. lindamoncrief@yahoo.com

Cary Douglas Wyman,
77, passed away on March 4,
2019, in Austin, Texas.
He was born on
Aug. 24, 1941, in Nashua NH. He was
primarily raised in Keene where he lived with
his siblings, David Wyman and Martha Wyman. He
had resided in Austin, Texas for the last 16
years of his retirement. Cary loved his cats,
programming, debating over politics, study of
maps, and his family. He had a vast collection
of literature from all different genres and
eras and enjoyed sharing his love for
literature with his family. Cary is survived
by his wife, Linda Moncrief.
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Member Dennis
Reardon wrote to
report: Gunter
Lenhoff,
79, passed away
in Henderson, Nevada
in March 2019.
I worked with Gunter
in Hudson, Merrimack
and Marlboro with
TOEM and BCG in the
early 80’s.
Link to obituary.
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We are saddened to report
the passing of William P.
(Bill or "Pipe") Keating,
88, Concord MA, on 8
February 2019. Bill was Vice
President of the Software
Development Technologies
Group. He worked at DEC for
fifteen years, retiring in
1992. Condolences may be
emailed to Bill's daughter
Kathleen Keating at
kathiesart@gmail.com.
Kathie wrote that Bill
was very fond of Mr.
Olsen and always
saddened by his own
prediction of what
would and did happen
to DEC down the
line. He loved DEC.
Link to full obituary.
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Harlan E. Anderson
of New Canaan, CT died on
January 30th at age 89.
Anderson was an early
computer pioneer and
innovator who co-founded the
first minicomputer company,
Digital Equipment
Corporation (DEC), which, at
its peak, grew into the
second largest computer
company in the world.
Following his years at DEC,
Anderson served in the late
1960's as Director of
Technology for Time, Inc.
He went on to have a career
in small-scale venture
capital for technology
start-ups, serving on many
industry and corporate
boards.
Link to full obituary.
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Barrie Hunter forwarded sad
news about the passing of
John Sherwood Brown, 76,
friend and co-worker from
Glebe, NSW, Australia in
Digital's South Pacific
Region. John is
survived by Joanne (his
partner), Sebastian (her
son), his son Gavin, son
Mitchell, daughter Danna,
and sister Robyn.
Link to full obituary.
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Jim
Higgins wrote to share: Sad
news received today. Ceil
Higgins relayed that her
husband (Jeff) Dave
Higgins passed away
Thursday in Omaha after a
long bout with Alzheimer's.
Dave brought me into DEC in
the education group in LCG
in 1977. He had a sterling
record in Sales and Sales
Management in CA and NM.
Jeff David Higgins "outPealed"
Norman Vincent. He was the
most optimistic person I
ever met, as well as the
most supportive and the best
manager I ever had. We have
remained good friends since
we first met; although we
communicated infrequently,
when we did it was always an
uplifting experience. He had
a wonderful family and a
great career. Dave's passing
leaves a big hole. Rest In
Peace, my good friend.
Full obituary when
available.
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Judy Kilgore sent in this
obituary for Peter John
Wilson Lamb, 60, of
Dania Beach FL and Annapolis
MD, who
died
unexpectedly on January 21,
2019. Upon graduation from
Lynchburg College, Peter
embarked on what would
become a 37-year career
supporting our nation's
defense industry with the
highest-level computer
technology. Beginning with
Digital Equipment, he
navigated a succession of
corporate mergers and
ultimately was paid by
Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.
He retired in October 2017
after leading a team that
supported the National
Reconnaissance Organization.
Link to full obituary.
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Judy Kilgore
shared this
memory of
Mary
Riffelmacher,
72, who
had
worked
in the CXO
Engineering
Reprographics
Department
within
Document
Control with
Lawrene
Weaver, Lynn
Proctor and
herself.
Some may
remember
Mary as the
Easter
Chicken when
she wore a
costume for
fun (left
photo
below). She
could be
quite the
ham. We had
rented the
costume for
an Easter
egg hunt in
our backyard
and had the
costume for
a few day so
Mary decided
to have some
fun at work.
It was funny
to see
people's
reactions
when they
came to the
repro window
to order
prints and
found this
chicken
greeting
them. We had
such a fun
time in
Document
Control!
When Mary
worked at
DEC she was
married to
Richard
(Riff)
Riffelmacher
who also
worked at
CXO but was
divorced
before his
death in
2010.
RIP, Mary.
Full
obituary
here.
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The Colorado Springs group
has also reported the
passing of Joseph
J. Cosgrove,
82, of New Silver Beach,
North Falmouth, MA.
Joe
followed Bob Browne as Plant
manager at the Rockrimmon
plant. Then went to Japan
and Hong Kong as Far East
Mfg Mgr.
Full obituary here.
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Our condolences to the
Colorado Springs group on
the loss of their friend
Robert L. Browne, who
passed away on his 84th
birthday. Bob and his
wife Cynthia together raised
seven children and lived in
Springfield, Massachusetts;
Norristown, Pennsylvania;
and Farmington Hills,
Michigan before moving to
Colorado Springs in 1977 to
work at Digital Equipment
Corp. He worked for over 40
years in manufacturing
engineering and traveled all
over the world working in
his field.
Full obituary here.
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Karen Hamilton reported
the passing of Olga M. Caiazzi, 93, of
Clinton, MA. Olga enjoyed her career as a bookkeeper
and accountant for several companies; including
Digital Equipment Corp. in Maynard, from which she
retired. Olga always remained positive and
shared laughter with those around her.
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Friend Bob Huntley wrote:
Sad to post this but
Paul A. Serra
of Nashua NH passed away
Thursday, December 13th.
Paul fought a 5 year battle
with lung cancer and after
numerous clinical trials at
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
it finally got the best of
him. He was a fighter to
the end. I've known Paul
for 38 years and he was the
best friend you could have.
Paul was 59 years old. He
started with Digital Finance
right out of College, in
Corporate Audit, in 1981 and
worked in a number of Senior
Finance positions throughout
the company. He continued
with Compaq and HP. Paul
moved into Operations after
the Compaq acquisition and
worked there through the HP
Acquisition right up until
this past November 14th!
Link to full obituary.
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Jim Higgins wrote to report
sad news that we lost
another DEC star with the
passing of Delbert E.
Lippert, 76,
Cobden ON, succumbing to
heart disease in December.
Del was an executive in
Digital as the Corporate
Manager for Educational
Services, with Digital for
18 years, and was named an
Honorary Colonel in the
Canadian Army.
Full obituary here.
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Condolences to the Colorado
Springs group on the loss of
their friend:
Charlie Hall,
65, a great friend and
fellow IT employee in CXO1/2
during the late 1980’s
through early 1990’s died on
Tuesday evening, Dec 11th.
Heaven is having some great
music tonight!
Full obituary here.
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Condolences to Jack and
Leslie Mileski and other
friends of
Bill (William John) Page,
73, of
Moultonborough, NH, who
passed away after a long
battle with prostate cancer.
Bill was a Penn State
graduate majoring in
Mechanical Engineering and
was a member of the Kappa
Delta fraternity. He also
earned his master’s degree
in Computer Science at Case
Western University, in
Cleveland OH. Bill moved to
Acton MA to work at Digital
Equipment Corporation and
later Compaq and
Hewlett-Packard. He made
many friends there.
Full obituary here.
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Jerry Bernath reported the
sad news of the sudden
passing of Mitch Tunkel,
73, of Fort Lauderdale FL,
from liver cancer diagnosed
just 6 weeks previously.
We send our sincere
condolences to Mitch's
partner and ex-DECcie Sue
Murrell, and to their many
DEC friends. Mitch
worked for Digital in
marketing in Merrimack for
16 years, from 1971 to 1987,
moved to FL, and later
formed his real estate
business in Ft. Lauderdale,
InnVest Hospitality
Corporation. Mitch and Sue
were popular contributors to
the S. FL DEC Connection
group, treating us to two
intracoastal rides on their
yacht, the InnSanity.
Sue can be reached at
admiralsue722@gmail.com.
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Our
condolences to the CXO group on the loss of their friend,
Mike (Michael Lee) Cope,
Sr., 80, Colorado Springs. On leaving the military, Michael
joined Burroughs Corporation as a computer engineer. In 1965,
Michael and Anita were relocated to Colorado Springs, CO. where
Michael took part in the installation of the first computers inside
Cheyenne Mt. NORAD complex. He left the Burroughs Corporation and
went to work for the Digital Corporation as a field engineer.
Michael was named District Manager for Hewlett Packard on the
military side.
Full obituary here.
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Becky Gibson wrote to us:
I’d like to report the
passing of my mother,
Arlene Gibson, 89, in
Ayer MA, on 11/17/18. She
retired from DEC in 1990.
She worked in the Mill for
Metals and Materials and
also for HR doing training,
etc. She LOVED DEC! When I
started working for Lotus
back in 1984 she told me it
would be a good place to get
experience so I could come
work at DEC (I had a very
long career with Lotus and
IBM
.)
Becky can be reached at
Full obituary here.
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Bill Gordon reported the
recent death of James H
"Jim" Kiser, age 68, of
Marlborough, Massachusetts,
who passed on November 15,
2018. Worked at Parker
Street and in Houston Texas.
Always standing up for the
rights of the handicapped
from his motorized
wheelchair. link
to obituary.
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Condolences to our Colorado
Springs group on the loss of
their friend Dick
Thompson. Dick
passed away suddenly on
November 9, 2018. Dick
lived a long and full life
and is survived by his wife,
Wendy, and two sons, Randy &
Rod. A military
memorial service was held at
Pikes Peak Veterans Cemetery
in Colorado Springs.
Dick was a long-time Digital
employee and will be missed.
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Atlant Schmidt wrote to
report the sad news that
Brian S. McCarthy, 64,
passed away:
Brian
McCarthy (formerly of
RSX-11M Engineering, the
PDP-11/74 multiprocessor
project, and DECUS) of
Nashua, NH died on November
4th. Brian served
for many years as a Nashua
Alderman and rose to become
President of the Board of
Aldermen.
Full obituary here.
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We
received the sad news that
former Digital manufacturing
executive Richard W.
(Dick) Esten, 86, of
Kansas City MO, has passed
away. Dick joined
Digital in 1969 and over his
years with DEC, he would
work in Westminster, MA,
Puerto Rico, New Mexico and
at the Mill in Maynard, MA.
In 1997, he finished his
career in Geneva,
Switzerland as Vice
President of Manufacturing
for Digital Europe.
Full obituary here.
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Our condolences to CXO
friends of
Kenneth Warren Enger,
72, who passed away in
September.
A
long-time resident of
Colorado Springs, Ken spent
his career as a Computer
Field Service Engineer at
the CX03 facility of Digital
Equipment Corp., after
serving in the Air Force.
Full obituary here.
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Our condolences to friends
of (William L.)
Bill Plante Jr.,
75, who passed away
unexpectedly in September.
Bill
had worked in
Westfield, Puerto Rico and
Colorado
during a distinguished 30
year Digital career.
Full obituary here.
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Thanks to Clem Cole for
reporting the passing of
Stanley J. Whitlock,
70, of Merrimack NH, who
lost his battle with
pancreatic cancer in
September.
Clem adds that Stan was a
30+ year DECie (Fortran
Compiler Guru).
For more than
20 years, Stan served on the
U.S. Standards Committee for
the Fortran programming
language. In 2015, he was
honored by the International
Committee for Information
Technology Standards for his
contributions to the ongoing
technical development of the
Fortran programming
language.
Our sincere condolences to
Stan's friends and his wife
Carolyn
and their family.
(carolynwhitlock@comcast.net).
Full obituary here.
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Condolences to friends of
(Peter James)
Pete Smith,
73, of Chatham MA, who was
highly influential in the
Digital marketing community.
In 1970, Peter joined
Digital Equipment
Corporation as an
entry-level Marketing
Specialist and eventually
rose in the organization to
serve as SVP, Worldwide
Marketing and SVP, of
International Operations
during a 24 year career at
the company. After leaving
Digital in 1994, Peter
joined Canonsburg, PA based
software company, Ansys,
Inc. as President and guided
them to a successful 1998
public stock offering as
CEO. In 1995, he was named
Chairman of the Board and
served in this capacity for
19 years. In 2000, he
retired as the Ansys CEO to
be closer to his family in
Massachusetts. Peter was
also a former Chairman of
the Martin Group, Bluesocket,
Inc. and Neartek Inc. and a
former director of NxTrend
Inc. and Accellos Inc.
Memorial donations may be
made in honor of Peter Smith
to the Parkinson’s Fund for
the neurological studies of
Dr. Stephen Gomperts at Mass
General Hospital.
https://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/support/
Full obituary here.
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Our sincere
condolences to DEC Arizon | |