Kenneth Jay Mohr

I worked with Ken at Northwestern National Bank in Minneapolis. His encouragement led me to pursue a career in developing and maintaining the GCOS operating system. It has turned out to be a marvelous journey. One that would not have started without Ken's help.

George Mraz

Ken and I worked together in the Minneapolis office of the GE Computer Dept. (later to become part of Honeywell). Ken was the guru on the GE-200 Series and the GE-600 Series. I worked the GE-400. Our paths crossed when any of my customers decided to upgrade to a GE-600. We had quite a time with the Green Giant account which was won after we did a benchmark against IBM in Phoenix.

Ken was a joy to work with. He had an amazing amount of patience, even when he was raising his...

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Ken was a great guy to work with in Des Moines. All of us with G.E. thought the highest of him.

I sent this personal note to Ken on June 6:
Whispers from the past give form to the present and I wanted to add my whisper to the chorus singing for you. Your illness has brought so many former colleagues together in love and support. You were always my I.T. hero - from the time you taught my first programming class when I was a trainee at the State of Iowa, to the brief time we were both part of the old G.E. Minneapolis District to the times our paths crossed in Phoenix.

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Although Ken has departed this world as we know it, he will be remembered by all who knew him. He was a quite man, but one with a mission to always do things “right”. He always loved fishing, even in the cold Minnesota winters – setting up his ice house and enjoying every minute of his time in the outdoors.