JOHN MEDICA

1958 - 2017

MEDICA--John Kevin, 59,

of The Plains, Virginia, died peacefully on Friday, October 13, 2017, in Reston, Virginia, with his beloved wife and family by his side. John was born August 23, 1958, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, the son of Adolph and Helen Medica. He is survived by his wife Megan Salzman Medica, of 32 years, and his brother James Medica; brother-in- law Joseph M. Salzman; sister-in-law Kimberly Medica; and his nephews, John Paul and Owen Christopher, and niece, Lauren Holly. He is also survived by many first and second cousins, his Uncle, Pat Santoro, and an Aunt, Donna Medica. He was preceded in death by his parents, his parents-in-law and sister-in-law, and several additional aunts, uncles, and one cousin. He was a globally recognized senior executive in the technology industry, beginning his career at Apple Inc. for ten years, and then with Dell Inc. for fourteen years, where he retired as Senior Vice President and Co-Leader of the Product Development Organization. In his final professional position, he served seven years as Vice Chairman and Group Corporate Advisor for Compal Electronics Inc., based in Taiwan. For more information about John's professional experience, please see The Wall Street Journal's article, John Medica Helped Apple and Dell Recover From Design Fiascos: a boisterous engineer, led teams that developed notebook computers written by James R. Hagerty. John also served on the Board of Directors for General Instrument (Texas), and was currently serving as a board member at Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Oregon), and as a director at Artificial Solutions, Inc. He joined the Wake Forest University Business School Board of Visitors in 2001, and became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2009. He earned his BSEE at Manhattan College in New York, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Wake Forest University, Babcock School of Business. A long-time resident of The Plains, Virginia, he invested his time advising technology companies, sailing, and playing golf. Together with his wife Megan, John was an ardent supporter of animal welfare and rescue groups, higher education, and had recently become involved with The Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He enjoyed his leisure time as a member of the Saint Francis Yacht Club in California, Camden Yacht Club in Maine, Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, and his favorite of all, the New York Athletic Club. A private memorial mass and celebration of John's life is being planned for January. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in his name to the following organizations: Wake Forest University Debate, Wreaths Across America, Best Friends Animal Society or your local First Responders Organizations.