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KAMINOW--Ivan Paul, died December 18, 2013 in San Francisco, CA after a prolonged illness. Known as a photonics luminary, Dr. Kaminow's pioneering contributions advanced the field of optical fiber communications for nearly five decades. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Kaminow attended Union College, got a master's degree at UCLA and received a PHD from Harvard University. He worked for over forty years at Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ until his retirement in 1996. Most recently he was an adjunct professor with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He is survived by his wife Florence of 61 years, his brother, Alan, his three children, Paula, Leonard and Ellen and seven grandchildren, Sarah, Joseph, Rafael, Nicolas, Gabriel, Sophia and Maura. Services will be held Monday, December 23 at the Jewish Memorial Chapel in Clifton, NJ. For information, jewishmemorialchapel.org
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So sad to hear of Ivan's passing. He was a true gentleman. Condolences to the family.
Jan Lapin
December 23, 2013
To all my dear cousins,
Ivan was indeed a shining light in our family and he will indeed be missed
My thoughts are with you being i can't be there in person. I am so glad that I got to visit with him in San Francisco 2 1/2 years ago before he became ill
Love
Cousin Phyllis
December 23, 2013
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