William Joseph Burke

I first met Bill when I joined Sarnoff as one of the 10 Laboratory Technical Directors in 1993. Bill was then the Head of Legal and went out of his way to introduce me to the legal processes followed by Sarnoff. Over the years I learned the art of negotiation from Bill. As Glen Reitmeier said, many of us learned from Bill that granting the sleeve out of our vest was a good move in a business negotiation After we both retired an occasional lunch group consisting of Bill, Walter Schmidtland,...

Dear Mary and family, I am saddened to hear of Bill's passing. It was a pleasure to work with him while I was at Village Grande. May God comfort you at this time. May you keep Bill with you all sharing the great memories you have. Pax, Kamantha Hujber

When I first joined Sarnoff in 1993 I was amazed that a man of such broad knowledge was in charge of so many things at Sarnoff. Over the years I was pleased to deal with Bill on many many occasions. Some of my favorite negotiating phrases of his that were intended as high praise were "Good catch!" and "That is like giving them the sleeves out of our vest!! Later, Bob Harris, Walter Schmidlin, Bill and I liked meeting for lunch to remember "the old days" and discuss current events. I am...

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Many dinners shared with Patricia and Danny over the years. Deepest sympathy, Dolores and Manny