Jeffrey Wayne Daugherty

I am shocked and saddened at Jeff's passing. I learned of it while reading the latest issue of the Purdue alumni magazine.

Jeff and I entered grad school in physics at Purdue in 1970. I knew him for the two years that I was there. He was a wonderful friend. He was extremely bright and helped me a lot. I remember that he loved to play chess and bridge.

I got his email address a few years ago and made contact with him again after many years with no contact. He was the same...

I met Jeff back in the early 1990's when I married his baby sister Susan, Jeff made me feel good about myself, We had many adventures together Florida Keys, played Darts at a club & won,Cozumel MX. Jeff was a great sport I auctioned him off to 7 Lady's at the swim up bar. Tulum MX. sitting in the middle of the Jungle drinking tecquila looking at a huge hole in the earth full of clear natural water, At home it was always my pleasure to cook for him because he enjoyed it so much, My mother...

Ten of Jeff's friends got together for a memorial lunch on May 11 at Houlihan's in Wheaton. Jeff was part of this group that got together every few months, and we will all miss him.

I was probably the one who kept most in contact with Jeff the last few years. We sent email almost every day, and debated investments, medications - almost any topic. Just two weeks before his death I took him to his doctor, who congratulated Jeff on his excellent health. All the tests were...

Jeff was a good friend. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Jeff for the past 15 years. We both worked in the speech recognition organization at AT&T and over time became good friends. I spoke with Jeff on 6/24/08 and he seemed to be doing great. We talked about his work, my work, old projects we worked on together, the economy, my children, he shared some stock ideas with me, and we made plans to get together for lunch in mid-July. I can’t believe he is gone.

Jeff was kind and...

I was shocked and very sad to hear about Jeff's unexpected death. I worked with him on speech synthesis at Bell Labs in Naperville, Illinois from 1986 to 1992. Our group had a great work environment and a lot of fun working during that time. I vividly remember Jeff writing code with intense concentration, his eyes behind thick glasses less than a foot from the huge reverse video type on his computer screen. He enjoyed his work, and he was a joy to work with. Despite the seriousness with...

Jeff was a true friend. I could always count on him. We started as grad students together at Purdue and then went to Bell Labs about the same time. He even let me meet his sister. When he came to visit her in Atlanta we would get together. He was certainly one of the smartest people I ever met along with being one of the nicest. And his stock market research even made me money, most of the time. He knew my wife and all my children and they all loved him too. I talked to him less than...

I met Jeff when I was a sophomore and he was a senior at Fairmont East. I thought I knew how to play chess, and one of the people that I played against introduced me to Jeff, who was president of the chess club. I quickly learned that I in fact did not know how to play chess, but Jeff most certainly did. It did not take long to realize that his genius extended into many other activities and fields, including logic games, industrial arts, and various sciences. Jeff left high school before...

I have known Jeff for over 30 years dating back to Purdue days. He was in the Physics graduate program with my husband. I was blessed to have met Jeff's mom, Ana. She knitted a beautiful baby blanket when our daughter, Sarah, was born and she shared her delicious lasagna recipe. That recipe still ranks as one of the MOST requested meals during family gatherings. I got to know Bob and Virginia especially through Jeff's recap of the fun times they shared on Cumberland Lake. I was always...

I was truly saddened to hear of Jeff's passing. I knew him as Nancie's big brother when we were just children in Kettering. I know that he was loved by his family and will be missed beyond reason. My thoughts and prayers are with the Daugherty family.