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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

2113.0. "Hats Off to our Comrades" by WR1FOR::DISMUKEMO (Morris Dismuke DTN:521-5422) Thu Sep 17 1992 15:33

    This notes starts a "Hats Off" tribute to our fallen Co-workers and
    friends.  We wish them the best.
    
    Western Region:
    
    Bruce Mannon (12+ years) - got the tap while working on an ALL-IN-1
    project for a big company.
    
    Steve Cushing (16+ years)
    
    Best Wishes Fellows.  Keep the Faith.
    
    Morris Dismuke
    Santa Clara, CA
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2113.1CSC32::S_HALLThe cup is half NTThu Sep 17 1992 15:4610
	Steve Lester.  Field Service guy in Jacksonville, Florida.

	One heck of a guy, a dedicated tech, utterly unflappable,
	and utterly reliable.


	signed,

	Steve h
2113.2More to the listHOTWTR::GROSS_HEthis is not your father's DigitalThu Sep 17 1992 16:588
    Marlene Brannon  PATHWORKS & Database Consultant.  Portland,OR
    
    Marvin Cessna    VMS tuning Consultant and VMS Partner.  Portland, OR
    
    Larry Ingram     All around hacker from way back (thanks for the
    	 	     PC assembly help)  Alburquerque, NM
    
    Gone but not forgotten.  I'll miss you guys.
2113.3"Another one bites the dust"ODIXIE::CAPOZZIThu Sep 17 1992 20:018
    
    
      George Brusick----Digital Services Unit Manager---Jacksonville Fl.
    
       Hell of a guy, Shot from the hip, didn't play favorites, didn't
       Kiss **s, told it like it is (was). I'll miss him!!!
    
     PC
2113.4Self ExplanatoryHOTWTR::GARRETTJOThu Sep 17 1992 21:325
    
    re: .3
    
    With that kind of "Corporate Behavior", I can see why he's gone!
    
2113.5KEEP THIS NOTE POSITIVEMRALN1::DISMUKE_MOThu Sep 17 1992 21:456
RE .4	

This note is not to second guess why a person was asked to leave.  It is a tribue
to someone we PERSONALLY thought was a great guy/gal.  Keep the faith.

mld
2113.6I'll add a note too!POBOX::SEIBERTRThu Sep 17 1992 21:4915
    I would like to say farewell to Dave Tedesco.  I don't think he reads
    notes so he'll probably never see this...but....the important thing is
    you will see it.  He was our sales librarian and had things under
    control in that library.  He always found stuff quickly (valuable info
    that would take me literally hours to find on my own) he always ordered
    what you asked and actually called to let you know it was in.  He was
    always very busy servicing many sales reps.  Now we'll have to do
    without the information or attempt to find it ourselves amidst rows and
    rows of cabinets and boxes waist high along the walls.
    
    Also re: a few back.  After having worked with a few field service unit
    managers...one like described would be a blessing not a problem.  I'm
    sure he'll be dearly missed also.
    
    RS
2113.7I'll let the author clarify, but........FREE::GOGUENRhymes with Hoguen (oops, Hogan :-)Thu Sep 17 1992 22:557
    .4 may have been meant tongue-in-cheek, like if he was really a
    straight shooter and didn't brown nose, no wonder he's gone. .. ..
    
    Anyone else take it like that??  I don't think it was meant in a meant
    spirit....
    
    -- dg
2113.8So LongTYFYS::DAVIDSONThu Sep 17 1992 23:3117
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             The Center for Migration Services Says "SO LONG"

    Peter Ziek       Ron Patterson      Michael Davidson   Kathy Parker
    Larry Moore      Nicole Wing        Paul Gavin         Bruce Hardy
    Tom Koski        George Clinard     Gil Gonzalez       Bruce Claremont
    Sandy Ludwig     Tim Lewis          Jim Meehan
    Doreen Survil    Skip Williamson    John Caulfield
   *Darlene Vigil    

   *In a week or two
2113.9Forgot the :')SALISH::GARRETTJOThu Sep 17 1992 23:4018
    re:  .5
    
    How can you conclude that this comment is a criticism of the
    individual?
    
    He was described as a great guy who didn't play favorites, who didn't
    kiss **s, and who told it like it is.  I commented that it was no wonder 
    he was gone, given those attributes.  
    
    This is irony (some would say sarcasm), in that the values described
    are widely praised as good.  To say that these attributes could
    contribute to his selection for TFSO is a comment on our corporate
    culture, not on the individual.
    
    Or else those traits are NOT widely valued, in which case it might
    appear that I was criticising the individual.  Believe me, I place a
    great deal of value in managers who don't kiss **s, who tell it like it
    is, and who don't play favorites, hence my ironic comment.  
2113.10no more F notesFLYWAY::GORALan analogue recordingFri Sep 18 1992 11:3542
    For:     Frank D. Nicodem, Jr.
             NICODEM AT A1@JKMAIL@OPA
             CIS EIC
             DTN 393-7571
             
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    Frank is incredibly effective in bringing across technically based 
    issues to a mixed/average/normal audience = OA customers. He can make 
    people understand things.
    
    The quality of his PHASE II presentation in MUNICH early 91 - 2 days 
    for european customers - has skyhigh ( I had to attend this event twice 
    therefore ).
    
    First experience of his rare quality was a pilot training of MESSAGE 
    ROUTER stuff related to A1 V2.1 taking place at some hot rented place 
    in EUROPARK Munich. ( I was just entering A1 space ... ).
    He gave the audience ( mixed levels, european DECcies, Ben Geerdes in 
    the backrow, later to explain some job offers for AFSG Valbonne ) using 
    the first two hours a VERY IMPROVISED very LIVE and therefore very 
    EFFECTIVE technical summary of ALL-IN-1s ... let's say 'structure' ... 
    and it made me understand things ... 
    
        *** IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE ... I will never forget ***
    
    
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    DEC - terminating such incredible talent - turns definitely into a 
    "WRONG" environment for 'dedicated' people and 'fun' work.
    
    Let's say - Don Vickers - should have started "ALL-IN-1 Corp." a long 
    long time ago.
    

    Michael Goral @ZUO
    DTN 760 3605
2113.11??PHDVAX::RICCIOHelp me Mr. Wizard!Fri Sep 18 1992 16:468
    
    
    
    
        Deb Crunk, sales rep in New Jersey. Very good rep, even better
    person! She had won her 5th DEC100 in 5 years in FY92, and "was" on
    her way to COE. I can't figure this one out??
    
2113.12do it!NAVY5::SDANDREAToy Syndrome AddictFri Sep 18 1992 16:507
    Honorable mention to Rich Brake, sales support in Richmond, VA, and Tom
    Greensmith, sales support in Devner, CO, and all the other folks from
    the Technical Developement Program that have started their non-DEC
    careers.  May luck be with you, and I hope the training DEC gave
    us helps ease the job hunting task!
    
    
2113.13Some friends..USCTR1::MMCCALLIONFri Sep 18 1992 17:422
    Jim Boothroyd from NRO (16+/-yrs)	Bob Ricci formally from WMO (17+ yrs)
    Alice Dunn from the Mill (19+yrs)	Pat Callahan from MRO (22 yrs)
2113.144 more friendsGENRAL::KILGOREUtah desert ratFri Sep 18 1992 17:584
	Helen Montgomery   	WKO
	Carla Blazek	   	BWA
	Terry Yoshii	   	TFO
	John Klinkenberg	CTC	(from Apr 1991)
2113.15(LOST A GOOD FRIEND)GULF::DESROSIERSFri Sep 18 1992 18:373
                  ANN LYONS (17+) ORGINALLY FROM NEW ENGLAND TRANSITIONED
                                  TO PENSACOLA FL 3YRS AGO.
    
2113.16Some Good friends on this listCSC32::B_WEISSSat Sep 19 1992 16:0818
   
                              Colorado CSC RDG 
    
    
    
    
    
                           
    Eric Araujo          
    Melody Buntemeyer
    John Cinquemani
    Dan Entler
    Jim Federick
    Charlene Hawkins
    Rick Huse
    Denny Schoenfeld
    Greg Williamson
    Tony Zecchitella
2113.17Sales Support in Minneapolis got hit hardANGLIN::SCOTTGGreg Scott, Minneapolis SWSMon Sep 21 1992 02:4316
    Sales support in Minneapolis - cut by nearly 1/3, now down to less than
    half the people we had before July 91.
    
    Marilyn Rose - just a great person, 11 years with DEC working thru the
    admin and technical ranks, doing PCs and Pathworks for the last year or so.
    
    Karen Wharton - UNIX support, 5 years with DEC, COD'd to Minnesota in '90.
    
    Ed Tuttle - around 10 years with DEC, ALL-IN-1, Pathworks, mail.
    
    Al Wondra - jack-of-all-trades, hired in the 80's to close business in
    banking, taught himself the software trade and learned it well.
    
    Those of us left will sorely miss each of them.
    
    - Greg Scott
2113.18Gone but not ForgottenWR1FOR::DISMUKEMOMorris Dismuke DTN:521-5422Tue Dec 15 1992 16:2412
    Hats Off to:
    
    Westren Area Digital Services Folks -
    
    Sandy Santos (5+years)
    Mark Williams
    Rochelle Silveria
    Tom Senna
    Bill Van Gurp
    Claudia Shelton
    
    It has been a pleasure working with all of you over the years.
2113.19A few moreUSCTR1::MMCCALLIONTue Dec 22 1992 17:404
    Bob Cormier of DDD
    Riaz Fatehi of MRO
    
    and lots of Notes writers that I will miss.