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FRANCOIS TSVI ASSAL
On Friday, August 26, Francois Tsvi Assal passed away. It was his 50th year of marriage to his beloved wife Ruth. He was father to Ethan, Victor and Rachel and adored grandfather of Maayan, Emma, Oren, Joel, Gilad, Nadav and Itai. He was a devoted brother and uncle to family in Israel and France. Tsvi, born in 1938, grew up in Tunisia and served in the Israeli army before moving to NYC where he graduated from City College. He spent 30 years working at COMSAT laboratory in Clarksburg, becoming a lab director and holding numerous pioneering patents in satellite communications. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 1 p.m. at Congregation Beth El, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD. Memorial contributions can be made to the JCC of Greater Washington.
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September 7, 2011
As manager of Comsat Labs Microwave Department I was privileged to hire Francois when he completed the Master’s program at City College in 1968. I remember Francois as much for his quiet strength of character as well as his outstanding engineering achievements.
Francois made much advancement in the field of Communications Satellites which are chronicled in Comsat Review, the Technical Magazine of Comsat Labs. And his high ethical standard is demonstrated by sharing authorship with his colleagues.
I will remember him for his warm sincere friendship.
Lou Pollack
September 4, 2011
To the Family of Francois Tsvi Assal,
Our mother was a fellow resident to Tsvi at Eden Kosher Home. We enjoyed speaking to him in Hebrew, sitting with him at the Shabbat table, singing Jewish and secular songs with him, and playing dominoes with him. We will miss his presence.
Our sincere condolences,
Tova Kaplan, Silver Spring, MD
Oren Kaplan, Kiryat Bialik, Israel
August 30, 2011
May the God of Comfort be with your family during the difficult time.
Fayetteville, NC
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