A Memory of
Pete Rosa

Pete Rosa, DPI 4/10/67-2/10/69, Badge #1250, Director of Software Development '67-'68 National Sales Manager '68-'69 Deceased 1997 in Damariscotta, ME Pete was another of the GE Computer Dept importees with experience on the GE Datanet-30 Communication Processor.  He was a Field SE for GE but was hired by Don Birmingham to be Director of Software Development at DPI.  Give Pete the credit for building the nucleus of a strong Software Group.  Some of his hires were Paul Boltauzer, Billy Goodner, and Chuck From among others.  It was Pete who named the DPI software DCOS for Data Collection Operating System and the Application Software AIDE - not an acronym but as Webster defined the word in the dictionary. When Bob Stender, President, wanted a strong and dynamic personality for the Sales Force, he named Pete as National Sales Manager. Sometime in the late '70s Pete and his wife Annie were on vacation, drove into Damariscotta, ME and decided they wanted to live there.  They immediately checked into a business to set up and a place to live.  And there they stayed. (per Bob Brash)

Following is an Email from Emily Rodemann, wife of Will Rodemann who was Director of Marketing
from 12/2/68-3-3-69.  Thanks to Will and Emily for finding the DPI pages and letting us know about Pete.

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:29:54
To: Bill Hill <billodpi@usit.net>
Subject: Re: In Memoriam

Hi Bill:

Just left a note on the page. My husband Will (Bill) Rodemann worked for DPI
1968-1969 and that is where we met Pete. Lo and behold when we needed
something for our computer a few years ago, (we live in Round Pond, ME) we
went "up town" about 8 miles to Damariscotta, and there was Pete, it was his
store. He later expanded and moved to the other side of town, and then in
'97 had a massive heart attack. Eventually his business was bought/absorbed
by our MidCoast Internet Connection. I don't know if his wife and daughter are
still around here; they were in the business with him.

Regards, Emily Rodemann

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