DANIEL-MCCRACKEN-Obituary

DANIEL D. MCCRACKEN

New York, New York

Age 81

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MCCRACKEN--Daniel D., died peacefully at home July 30th, just after his 81st birthday. Survived by: Helen Blumenthal, wife of 31 years; seven children; a stepson; many grands and greats. Author in 1957 of the first computing textbook; thousands learned programming from Professor McCracken, who...

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great professor... always had time to respond to his emails...
had a great conversation that way...
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I was sorry to hear of his death. It is fair to say that his textbooks launched me on a career in computing. A great man.

I never met him, but his early books changed my life. He will be missed.

Condolences to my old friend Charles and his family.

I want to express my condolences to Dan's family. He was a dear friend and worked unselfishly to further the computer science discipline. I will miss Dan.

Sorry to hear of the loss of Dan and wishing my son had gotten to meet his Grandpa.

To a sweet and caring man, you will be missed by all you touched.
Susan, Jimmie & Sam Blum-Kelleher

To a life-changing author.

To an enthusiastic professor.