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Daniel G. Bobrow Ph.D.

Palo Alto, California

1935 - 2017

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Daniel (Danny) G. Bobrow, Ph.D.Nov. 29, 1935 - Mar. 20, 2017Palo Alto, CADaniel (Danny) G. Bobrow passed away peacefully at home with his wife Toni and daughters Kimberly and Deborah in Palo Alto, California, on March 20, 2017, having bravely fought a five-month battle with cancer.Danny was born...

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Looking up my old friend, Toni I came upon this obit and want to extend condolences. I would have sooner had I known, Toni. Richard and I are still in VT. Please get in touch if you want: [email protected] Lots of love to you. Melinda

I was privileged to be friends with Dan throughout high school. He was brilliant; I mean REALLY brilliant. His lifetime achievements are no surprise. His family will no doubt smile with those decades on memories. Or

Dear Toni, Michael and Rusty,
Although we seldom saw or spoke to each other since Barb and I left CA in the late 60's,
we remained friends and occasional poker buddies over all the years. It was great knowing
him over all the years and Barbara and I will miss him
Les and Barbara Hyman

Rusty-
I was so sorry to hear about your brother Danny's death - my condolences to you and your family.
Carol Sabia

It's incredibly meaningful for me to see these remembrances - thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to share a little bit about your connection with my dad. If you come across this guest book, and ever wonder if it's worth sharing your thoughts about him, I assure you, it's worth it to me, and always will be.

Danny was my last summertime and first fulltime boss, at BBN, and then seemingly led the migration to Xerox PARC. I once walked into his office at BBN, on his desk he had a heap of plastic cups from a picnic set, each molded in a bright single color. He was slowly sorting them into piles by color ... but we had discussed the fact that he was completely color-blind.

I blurted out:

"But, how do you know what color they are?"

He answered without looking up:

...

In a word Danny was a mensch. He was kind when my husband Joseph Maleson died in 1980. May his memory be a blessing.

Danny was an inspiration and a mentor to me. He started me on my career. He was always encouraging.