Ed Crowley writes from Framingham that he is an engineer with Raytheon by day and teaches evenings at Northeastern, B.U. and Clark universities. Last July Ed toured Latvia and Estonia as a member of a chorus. Upon returning from Finland Ed built a sauna in his home. Al Richman writes from Washington D.C. where he is a Senior Analyst for the U.S. Information Agency that he has begun competing (pro-am) in ballroom dancing. Don Norman writes that he left his previous position as Vice President of the Research Labs at Apple Computer to become head of the Appliance Design Center at Hewlett-Packard. Don't miss Don's latest book "Taming Technology" recently published by the MIT Press.
We have received so much mail from the living that I have been remiss in reporting on the deceased. We heard in February 1998 that Lawrence A Farrington died in November 1997. Lawrence lived in Cataumet MA and is survived by his wife Helen. David N. Freedman passed away in December 1997. David lived in Rockville MD and is survived by his wife Barbara. We heard in March 1998 from Michael Mintz's son Jeffrey that Michael together with his wife Enid and brother Joel died in an airplane crash in January 1998. Michael grew up in Chicago, graduated with the Class of 57 and went on to receive an MS from MIT. In 1967 with little money Michael began asking pathologists in New Jersey what medical devices hospitals needed. With the help of his brother Joel, an engineer, Michael tinkered in his garage and within weeks created a device that monitors blood clotting during surgical procedures. The monitor quickly caught on and now is used in hospitals in 91 countries. The brothers continued to invent medical devices, getting patents for more than a dozen products. They reportedly sold their International Technidyne Corp. business in 1991 to ThermoElectron Corp., a Fortune 500 Company, for $32 million. Michael had four children. He had moved from Edison NJ to Boca Raton FL and was retired. Michael was a seasoned pilot who loved flying. He had three airplanes including the twin engine Gulfstream Aero Commander in which the accident occurred.
We heard in February 1999 that Alfred F. Clancy Jr. passed away in January 1995. Al had been with Eastman Gelatine Corp. and lived with his wife Josephine in Woburn, MA. Martha K. Norman died in April 1996. Martha was President of a brokerage firm Anchor Realty Inc. and lived in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Everett G. Larson passed away in April 1998. Everett was a Professor of Physics at Brigham Young University and lived in Provo, UT. ---Alan M. May, secretary, 3601 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, TX 75219; (w) tel: 214-521-8533; (h) tel: 214-528-8812; (w) fax: 214-521-8544; e-mail: alanmay@wtd.net