Eugene-McDonnell-Obituary

Eugene McDonnell

Santa Clara, California

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Eugene Edward McDonnell Resident of Palo Alto Oct. 18, 1926-Aug. 17, 2010Eugene McDonnell, a computer science pioneer and long-time contributor to the APL programming language died peacefully at home in Palo Alto on August 17th. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on October 18th, 1926, one of four...

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Not just brilliant and talented, but uppermost, a kind and wise man. A wonderful father, he knew how to appreciate the moment. Such a lovely presence on this planet.

I am Martin, the partner of Katie Scott. I met Eugene twice through Katie's friendship with Shannon, Pete's wife. I thought he was a delightful man and am the richer for having met him. My condolences to his lovely family who I was fortunate to meet at Cannon Beach , Oregon, last summer (2009).