SAD MESSAGES
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regarding the passing of DPIers

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:17:30 -0800
From: "Crawford, Marylin" <Marylin.Crawford@sjcc.edu>
Subject: Mabel Kenoyer
To: billofdpi@verizon.net.

Dear Bill,

I am very sorry to say that Mabel's son Randy gave me some very sad news after Thanksgiving. He said that his Mother passed away on November 14, 2006. She had been struggling with both diabetes and kidney problems.

It was Randy's wish to have this information passed along to others who knew his Mother.

Thank you and warm regards,

Marylin Crawford
WIN Counselor
Learning Disabilities Specialist
San Jose City College
408-298-2181 x3584

I just received word through Larry & Sharon Herndon that Gene Hamby passed away on Friday of a heart attack while attending a race in Bakersfield, California. I have no information about any services or how to contact his family. --Lynn

Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:22:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "-" <larry_sharon@sbcglobal.net> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Passing of Gene Hamby
To: billofdpi@verizon.net

Hi Bill,
It's always hard to pass on bad news, but felt the DPI'ers would want to know of the passing of Gene Hamby. He was at a car race in Bakersfield, CA on Fri. 10/20/06, when he passed of a heart attack.

He is survived by his immediate family, Trynieh, his wife, and two daughters Dawn and Missy.

Arrangements are being made for his return home to San Jose and final arrangements are pending for the week of Oct. 30th. Anyone wanting to send a message can do so, at Trynieh@sbcglobal.net or the Hamby residence, 2184 Corktree Ln., San Jose, CA 95132.

Warmest regards,

Larry and Sharon Herndon

- <larry_sharon@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Hello everyone,

It's with a heavy heart that Larry and I are sending this message. On Oct. 20th while attending a car race in Bakersfield, CA, Gene Hamby passed away from a heart attack. He is survived by his immediate family, Trynieh, his wife and his two daughters, Dawn and Missy.

Services are Monday, Oct. 30,2006 10:30 a.m.
Lima Family Milpitas-Fremont Mortuary
48800 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
(408) 263-2868

Anyone who would like to contact Trynieh can do so, Trynieh@sbcglobal.net

Does anyone know where to locate Jim Snider? If so, please forward this to him.

Warmest regards to all of you,

Sharon and Larry Herndon

Subject: Harry Burke - UpdateBill, I googled Hary Burke today, just to see what came up, and I found the following... DonP

Harry Burke

Harry Burke died on November 14, 2000 in the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. He was 82. According to his family, the cause of death was complications from Lyme disease, which he had contracted more than ten years ago.

From: Neal Pearcy <neal@gotcs.info>
To: billodpi@juno.com
Cc: CarlBell <Cwbell1000@cs.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:54:10 -0500
Subject: Passing - Mike Giller

Hi Bill;

Carl Bell reminded me to pass this along to you. Thanks Carl.

Sorry to report that Mike Giller died April 30, 2005
Mike was the DPI District Sales Manger in Indianapolis from 1984 thru 1990

Details from Newspaper web page.
http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=40339

ROBERT BRANDON

From: James Johnsen <omlandjim@yahoo.com>
To: William C Hill <billodpi@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:42:15 -0800 (PST)

Subject: Robert Brandon

Bill,

Sorry I didn't get this to you sooner, but Robert Brandon passed away. Here is his obituary.

Regards,

Jim

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Robert Brandon, 53, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at the Carington Health Center in Huntsville, Ala. A native of West Point and a former resident of Columbia, S.C., and Amelia Island, Fla., he had lived in Huntsville for the past 2 1/2 years. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in computer engineering. He was a supervisory computer engineer for NCR Corp. and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was the son of the late Annabel Johnson Brandon Fuqua and Boyd Brandon.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, Larry Brandon and wife, Olivia, of Gurley, Ala., and James Brandon of Georgetown, Ky.; nieces and nephews, Amy and Christie Brandon, and Paul and Amy E. Williamson, all of Huntsville.

Pallbearers will be Don Johnson, Terry Johnson, Mike Smith and Paul Williamson.

Visitation will be from noon to service time Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 966, West Point MS 39773 or Alzheimer's Association of Mississippi, 5925 Galaxie Drive, Suite D, Jackson MS 39206.

Hi Vic,

Yes, it's very sad. Robert had Picks Disease, which is a rare, degenerative brain disease. Apparently it's a lot like Alsheimers, but it progresses more rapidly. He retired from NCR in 2000, and has been in a nursing home for a while now (I think a couple of years). I sent some Email to his brother with the picture of the E&M Orlando gang (the same picture I sent to Bill). His brother said that he occasionally would respont to names of people he knows, or pictures. I'm not sure if he responded to that, though. He was pretty far gone. This was probably about a year ago.

I hope you are well, and I'm sorry it's news like this that got us to correspond.

Regards, Jim

Hi Bill,

I hope all is well with you and the family. Sorry that my email is on a sad note. You may well remember Brian as he always had a bright smile and friendly word. I brought him into the Customer Engineering Training role about 1969 as an enthusiastic and eager novice. Within a few years he had matured into an experienced and hard driving professional. I don't know the cause of his death yet, I am trying to contact his sister. He was about 58.

Ted Spitzmiller

From: "Snider, Mick" <mick.snider@hp.com>
To: <billodpi@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 07:46:00 -0800

Subject: More on Brian Rumery
Follow-up to Ted Spitzmiller's message. I found a little more info on Brian Rumery. He passed away on August 21, 2003. He had left the computer industry and was self-employed in Tujunga CA. as a general contractor (doing construction mostly in the La Canada, La Crescenta, Glendale area). According to the message, his sister Linda Lew can be reached at jimlinda@cyberwc.net

Recent photo of Brian.

I am sorry to inform You that Harry Oley has passed way on wed. 9-11..He is one of the first DPI employees working in L.A and Sunnyvale from around 1969 to about three years ago when he retired from NCR. Services will be Wed. Sept 17 at 1 p.m at Holy Cross Mortuaries 5835 W Slauson Ave. in Culver City Ca. 90230.

JOHN FRIEBERG
From: "Karen Mimms" <kmimms@booksforeveryours.org>
To: <billodpi@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:36:37 -0700
Subject: John C Frieberg

Hello:

I just found your website re: DPI. My father, John Frieberg, passed away a year and a half ago. He was president of DPI for several years beginning in 1972. I worked as the receptionist at DPI the summer of 1977 and loved it. My family and I have wonderful memories of DPI.

I will check the webpage from time to time now that I'm familiar with it.

Thanks!

Karen
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Karen Mimms
President and Founder
Books Forever Yours
PO Box 30366
Spokane, WA 99223
(509)448-2648
http://www.booksforeveryours.org

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It is with deepest sympathy that I forward this message from Sharon Glover regarding Barry's untimely death.

Greg Jilka

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From: "Sharon A. Glover"
Reply-To: sglover@jagunet.com
To: JILKSKI
Subject: Barry
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 18:12:40 -0400

Dear Greg and Jean:

It's with the deepest of sorrows that I tell you that Barry passed away on Sunday, Oct 4 in Nepal. He had a heart attack. We are all still in a state of shock and are making preparation to have him returned to us. He was only there for 3 weeks beginning a new life as a lay missionary.

There is too much to try to explain at this time, but be assured that he died doing the work he wanted to do. No words can explain our grief at this time. Would you please be so kind to pass our information on to those at NCR that knew and loved Barry. If at all possible, I know that he was very good friends with Russ in Florida and please if you can pass this on to the Wicklines. Remember my kids in your prayers. Here are the kids' addresses if you would like them:

Scott and Julie Glover 1258 Maple Shade Lane, Charlotte, NC 28270

Michelle and Derek Smoot - 1122 L Royston Place, Bel Air, MD 21015

Arrangements are not complete pending his return, but we feel we will have a full military service as his father is requesting in Uniontown, Pa.

Love, Sharon

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