Gladys Garabedian

I met Gladys at IBM in 1969. I was fortunate to enjoy her humor, wisdom, life experiences, and generosity. Her stories were wonderful and her company always a delight. Until reading this obituary, I had no idea what an illustrious career and contribution she had mad to the United States, Statistics, Mathematics, and programming. Nor did I know that one of her nicknames was Miss Fortran. A truly fun, warm, and caring person who lived a long life. This photo is from 2010. RIP Wonderful Woman. So glad you graced our planet with your commitment, curiosity, and presence.

The family of Gladys Garabedian. It was a joy meeting and knowing Gladys during my days at IBM and staying in touch even after she retired. I guess it´s now been nine years ago that we (Flo P,
Gladys and I) had lunch to celebrate their 90th birthdays! Said they never imagined they´d live to see age 90! And to see it was 99 years is a blessing.I admired their BFF-ness! I loved the wisdom that Gladys and Flo imparted, also their senses of humor kept me laughing.
Marian Francisco

We met Gladys through work at IBM. Beginning in 1974 we spent many Thanksgivings and Christmas/Hanaka celebrations with a group of New York transplants here in California. Gladys was very sweet and soft spoken, always positive and a delight to be around. We were very lucky to have those shared experiences!