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Barry Richard Horowitz
1942 - 2022
Barry Richard Horowitz
1942 - 2022
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1942
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2022
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Dr. Horowitz, who retired from the University of Louisville-Speed School after 38 years, was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and served as its director of undergraduate and professional programs. Barry joined UofL in 1976 with a joint appointment in the Perceptual Alternatives Laboratory (PAL) and the Electrical Engineering Department. At PAL, his research focused on adaptive technologies for the blind and included serving as a team member on a project to adapt the freshman chemistry laboratory for blind students. He published innovations in teaching and taught in a wide variety of areas, including electromagnetics, networks, signals and systems, logic design, embedded systems, and professional issues and ethics.
He is survived by his brother, Bruce Horowitz of Whitehouse Station, NJ; and many, many close friends & colleagues.
Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, November 9th, at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., 1338 Ellison Avenue, with burial to follow in Keneseth Israel Cemetery, Temple Shalom section. Visitation will begin at 12 noon.
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Raja A Ganesh
May 16, 2024
I was a graduate student of Dr. Horowitz in 1982-83. I remember him as a kind, gentle and great guide. He was my project guide and a did offer me job for a aspiring graduate. He always used to say "I appreciate the small notes that you slip under my door" - this was reporting at that time. Email and others were not popular yet!. I am sad to see him gone. Wish I had spoken to him earlier
Stewart Thomas
November 22, 2022
I'm so sorry to hear of this. Dr. Horowitz was my instructor at Louisville, and a huge influence on my career decisions. He cared deeply about his students, and was well-respected by everyone. He even came to my wedding waay out there in northen Kentucky. I really appreciate all that he did and demonstrating how to put students first.
Howard B. Leibowitz
November 18, 2022
Barry and I kept in touch pretty often and whenever he was going to be in New York, he reached and we got together. He once met me at the backstage entrance before a Bruce Springsteen concert in Louisville. He'll always be missed.
Fran Hopkins
November 16, 2022
My earliest memory of my dear cousin Barry, when I was 5 and he was 13, is our slow dancing at his Bar Mitzvah. Because he was so much taller than I was, he kindly allowed me to stand on his feet. Many years later when we were both adults, we reflected wistfully on that shared memory.
What impressed me most about Barry were his generosity, kindness, and empathy. He always showed a sincere interest in the lives of others regardless of his health challenges. Though we didn´t talk often, when we did, we connected at a deep level. He was engaging and fun to be with.
I am so sad that he suffered at the end.
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Stephen Kiss
November 16, 2022
Through my very good friend and brother Bruce Horowitz and through their exceptionally wonderful parents, I knew Barry, a beautiful person in every possible way that a person could be beautiful. I often wonder why the good have to so often suffer with pains and debilitations. Barry had it so hard at the end and yet he had it so good for most of his life due to close family, close friends, and a love for his work. We´ll miss you here on earth Barry but we´ll all meet again one day. To a beautiful person I say-now you can Rest In Peace. Stephen Kiss
Billy Douglas
November 8, 2022
I took two classes taught by Dr. Horowitz for my EE degree over 24 years ago. Of my friends and colleagues who also had him as professor, he is one of the only professors that is revered by engineers decades later. He truly cared about his students and when you took a Horowitz class, you learned. R.I.P. Dr. Horowitz.
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