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Kenneth Batcher Obituary

Kenneth E. Batcher Kenneth E. Batcher, of Stow, OH, passed away on August 22, 2019, at the age of 83. Born on December 27, 1935, in Queens, New York, he was a graduate of Brooklyn Technical School (New York, NY), Iowa State University, and the University of Illinois. He worked for Goodyear Aerospace as a Computer Engineer and later as a professor at Kent State University. Per his wishes, his body was donated to the Northeast Ohio Medical University for the furtherance of medical scientific study. If you wish, a contribution can be made to the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in memory of Ken. All contributions are gratefully accepted and are placed in a special fund that supports biomedical-anatomical research. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia A. Batcher (nee Miller); his daughter, Joan M. Booth; his son, Kenneth W. Batcher; his grandchildren, Joshua, Lenora, Victoria, and Noah Batcher; and his brother, Bill Batcher. Special thanks to home health aide Greg Whitman for his loving care.

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Published by Akron Beacon Journal on Sep. 1, 2019.

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Joshua William Batcher

December 10, 2024

I miss you Grandpa Ken. I hope I see you in heaven.

Martin Enrique Santamaria

November 15, 2023

Hello my name is Martin Enrique Santamaria, I was very fortunate in meeting Mr. Kenneth Batcher a while back in Tyler, Texas under special circumstances. I just wish I met his family as well. Please contact me.

J Sharp

July 22, 2022

This man invented some of the most important algorithms used on parallel machines. I use them in my work today. His legacy will live on forever. He lived a useful and excellent life.

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