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Errol Ginsberg Obituary

February 24, 1956 - January 25, 2021 It is with great sorrow we regretfully announce that Errol Ginsberg peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones on Monday, the 25th of January in his Malibu home. Originally from South Africa, Errol was the youngest of 3 children born to Sarah and Norman Ginsberg. Adventurous in spirit, and having successfully earned an engineering degree, Errol emigrated to America where he married his muse and love of his life, Annette Michelson. He shortly thereafter went on to realize the American dream, achieving great success as a visionary entrepreneur who became the Founder & CEO of Ixia. He was brilliant, precise, an innovative thinker, a lover of learning, a mentor, a problem-solver, and self-appointed food critic (woe be the chef who delivered a meal that did not meet his standards or expectations)! Gifted at drawing and photography and tennis, Errol relished the company of his family, good friends, traveling abroad, a game of Scrabble, and watching soccer and rugby. But what delighted him most and what he took great pride in was being a loving father and great friend to his son, Nick, an artist. Along with Nick he leaves behind his devoted wife, Annette, sisters Genia Katz and Roleen Postan, niece, Candy, nephews, Darren, Lance, Jonathan, and Shayne, and friends near and wide who all mourn his loss deeply.Services were private, due to Covid restrictions. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to:https://www.janegoodall.orghttps://gorillafund.orghttps://www.greenpeace.org/international/

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Feb. 9, 2021.

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Joe Noble

March 17, 2024

He was my buddy.

Karl Hoyer

June 28, 2021

Dear Annette, I am so sorry to hear of the death of Errol. I worked for him at Tekelec. I have been thinking of him a lot lately and just now typed his name into Google to see what he was up to. What a shock!
If you feel like it, I would like to know what happe3ned, you can email me at
[email protected]
Again, I am so sorry for you loss!

Odion Edehomon

May 1, 2021

I will miss you my brother, my heart is broken I will miss you dearly.

Jason Dod

April 21, 2021

I remember once having lunch with Errol and discussing food, especially Fra Diavolo. The passion he had for so many things was amazing. Not much to do with business, more of his appreciation for life and his family. It was one of those moments you don't forget in your career. The quick spin in his Ferrari was the frosting on top. I'm glad he was able to live the life he lived. It's not very often you meet people like him, one filled with passion and desire to help others. RIP Errol.

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