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DANIEL MCCRACKEN Obituary

MCCRACKEN--Daniel D., died peacefully at home July 30th, just after his 81st birthday. Survived by: Helen Blumenthal, wife of 31 years; seven children; a stepson; many grands and greats. Author in 1957 of the first computing textbook; thousands learned programming from Professor McCracken, who held degrees in Mathematics, Chemistry and Divinity. His 25 titles - including one edited with Margaret Mead - have sold 1.6+ million copies in 15 languages. Past President of Association of Computing Machinery; former City College Computer Sciences Department Chair, where he taught until his death. Funeral August 2, 10am at Plaza, 630 Amsterdam. Shivah minyan in the family's home, Tuesday and Wednesday 7:30pm. Donations to Daniel McCracken Memorial Fund, CCNY.

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Published by New York Times on Aug. 1, 2011.

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Paul Christodoulou

August 25, 2011

great professor... always had time to respond to his emails...
had a great conversation that way...
Thank you...

Nigel Titley

August 25, 2011

I was sorry to hear of his death. It is fair to say that his textbooks launched me on a career in computing. A great man.

David Lyon

August 25, 2011

I never met him, but his early books changed my life. He will be missed.

Peter Allstrom

August 15, 2011

Condolences to my old friend Charles and his family.

Ernie Ferguson

August 6, 2011

I want to express my condolences to Dan's family. He was a dear friend and worked unselfishly to further the computer science discipline. I will miss Dan.

Crystal McCracken

August 2, 2011

Sorry to hear of the loss of Dan and wishing my son had gotten to meet his Grandpa.

James Kelleher

August 2, 2011

To a sweet and caring man, you will be missed by all you touched.
Susan, Jimmie & Sam Blum-Kelleher

Fred Ballard

August 2, 2011

To a life-changing author.

Felix Grezes

August 2, 2011

To an enthusiastic professor.

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