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George Tyras Obituary

GEORGE TYRAS passed away on October 7, 2007 in Redmond, WA of complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was born November 26, 1920 in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1947. He worked for Boeing in Seattle while achieving his Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Washington, and subsequently taught courses in Electrical Engineering at the University of Arizona and the University of Houston. He is the author of a book and many scientific papers dealing with various aspects of electromagnetic wave propagation and diffraction. George lived in Texas for 34 years, in Houston, Livingston, and McAllen. He is survived by his daughter Wanda Grone of Sammamish, WA, son Daryl Tyras of Houston, TX, and granddaughters Melissa Tyras (Houston) and Samantha Grone (Sammamish).

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Published by Houston Chronicle on Oct. 12, 2007.

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Tomasz Orlowski

October 13, 2007

Thank you uncle George - you helped us all along. Your sisters in Poland, your family. You pushed me start new life in US. My mother - your sister Alina will always cheris your memeories.
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