Bob Pease, American integrated circuit engineer died he was , 70.

Robert A. Pease was an analog integrated circuit design expert and technical author died he was , 70.. He designed several very successful "best-seller" integrated circuits, many of them in continuous production for multiple decades. These include the LM331 voltage to frequency converter, and the LM337 adjustable voltage regulator.

(August 22, 1940 – June 18, 2011)

Life and career

Pease was born on August 22, 1940 in Rockville, Connecticut.^[4][5] He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, and subsequently obtained a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree from MIT in 1961.
He started work in the early 1960s at George A. Philbrick Researches (GAP-R). GAP-R pioneered the first reasonable-cost, mass-produced op amp: the K2-W. At GAP-R, Pease developed many high-performance op amps, built with discrete solid-state components.
In 1976, Pease moved to National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC) as a designer and applications engineer, where he began designing analog monolithic integrated circuits, as well as design reference circuits using these devices. He had advanced to staff scientist by the time of his departure in 2009.^[6] During his tenure at NSC, he began writing a popular continuing monthly column entitled "Pease Porridge" in Electronic Design Magazine about his experiences in the world of electronic design and application.^[7]
Pease was the author of eight books, including Troubleshooting Analog Circuits, and held 21 patents.^[8]
His other interests included hiking and biking in remote places, and working on his old Volkswagen Beetle, which he often mentioned in his columns.^[9] Pease's writing was "strongly opinionated, but he could communicate with a wry sense of humor that endeared him to readers whether they agreed with him or not".^[1][10][11]

Death

Pease was killed in the crash of his 1969 Volkswagen Beetle, on 18 June 2011.^[13][14][15] He was leaving a gathering in memory of Jim Williams, who was another well-known analog circuit designer, a technical author, and a renowned staff engineer working at Linear Technology. Pease was 70 years old, and was survived by his wife, two sons, and three grand-children.^[16]
The sudden passing of Bob Pease triggered a small flood of remembrances and tributes from fellow technical writers, practicing engineers, and electronics hardware hacking enthusiasts.^{[17][18][10][13]}

Publications (partial)

• Troubleshooting Analog Circuits (EDN Series for Design Engineers) (1991) Newnes ISBN 978-0750694995 — An industry standard bench-top reference book for troubleshooting (and designing) analog circuits
• How to Drive into Accidents - And How Not to (1998) Pease Pub ISBN 978-0965564816 — An idiosyncratic, entertaining, and insightful book on safe driving techniques, written for novices and experienced drivers alike

 

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David Brockhoff, Australian rugby union player and coach died he was , 83.

John David "Brock" Brockhoff was an Australian rugby union identity a state and national representative who played eight Tests as flanker between 1949 and 1953, later coaching the national team between 1974 and 1979 died he was , 83.. He maintained an active involvement in rugby union in Australia for his entire life.

(8 July 1928 – 17 June 2011)

Early life

Born at Rose Bay, Sydney Brockoff was educated at The Scots College and played in the College's in the first XV for his three senior years. He attended St. Andrew's College at the University of Sydney. His family were successful in the flour milling business in Sydney and he was very successful in the biscuit industry.

Playing career

He attended Sydney University, where gained blues in rugby union through four consecutive years from 1948 to 1951, playing 95 games for the Sydney Uni Football Club before he joined Eastern Suburbs in 1953. His career was played at flanker.
He played eight Tests for the Wallabies between 1949 and 1953, touring with the side in Britain and South Africa. In the 1949 tour to New Zealand he played in 10 of the 12 matches, including both Tests which were won by Australia. The latter tour was his last with the Wallabies and he did not feature in the test side on that tour. He made twenty-five total appearances for the Australian national side
After concluding his Test career, he continued to play for Eastern Suburbs until 1961.

Coaching career

He was appointed coach of Eastern Suburbs in 1963 and guided them to a premiership win in his first season as a coach. He later coached the New South Wales Waratahs in three stints 1970–71, 1973–74 and 1978.
His coaching philosophy was to get a fierce, dominant pack, make them brutal at the ruck and scrum, ensure they were intimate with something called the famous Vickers machine-gun tripod defence, and make certain the team had a kicking five-eighth.
He was coach of the national side from 1974–79, and is remembered from this period as the man who restored pride to the Wallaby jersey. His first major success came in 1974–75 when Australia defeated England in two fiery Tests, while the final match of his tenure came in memorable circumstances when Australia beat New Zealand 12–6 in a one-off Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to regain the Bledisloe Cup. The vision of Brockhoff grabbing the Bledisloe Cup and running around the perimeter of the SCG is one of the lasting images in Australian rugby history. From this match onwards the Wallabies became much harder to beat than previously.
He sometimes had a testy relationship with other Australian rugby administrators due to his confrontational style and coaching his sides to be abrasive and aggressive but his success was undeniable.

Later life

After coaching Brockhoff continued to be active in New South Wales and Australian rugby, frequently attending training sessions for both teams and would often see teams off at the airport and welcome back sides to Sydney.
He died on 17 June 2011 at age 83 and was survived by his wife Claire, daughter Juliet and sons Peter and John.

 

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Betty Fox,, Canadian cancer research activist, founder of the Terry Fox Foundation died she was 71.

Elizabeth "Betty" Fox was a Canadian cancer research activist, the mother of Terry Fox and founder of the Terry Fox Foundation died she was  71.. She was the most prominent figure in Terry Fox's legacy .

(November 15, 1937 – June 17, 2011)

Biography

Betty Fox was born in Boissevain, Manitoba, on November 15, 1937.^[1] She was raised in Melita, Manitoba, and in her teens moved to Winnipeg, where she met her husband Rolland "Rolly" Fox, who was working for the Canadian National Railway. They married in 1956.^[2]
Betty and Rolly had four children: sons Fred (Born 1957), Terry (1958), and Darrell (1961), and daughter Judith (1964). In 1966 the family moved to British Columbia, making Port Coquitlam their home. In March 1977, Terry was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, and his right leg was amputated above the knee.^[2]

Marathon of Hope

Terry expressed to his mother his wish to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. He began the Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980, which was a run across Canada from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia, to raise money for cancer research. He reached 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi) over 143 days before finding the cancer had spread to his lungs. This forced him to end his run on September 1, 1980. Immediately, support to continue his cause came from across the country and overseas. He died on June 28, 1981.^[3]

Terry Fox Run and Foundation

With so much public attention on his cause and his death, Betty found no time to grieve as her support for her son continued. She took on the development of the Terry Fox Run with the Canadian Cancer Society. The organization later grew to be the Terry Fox Foundation. Betty took the lead on many parts of the run and the foundation, ensuring Terry's wishes and goals were reflected in the run's organisation. "It is estimated that Betty spoke to more than 400,000 school children alone during her 25 years of touring the country, leaving each and every child with the inspirational story of the Marathon of Hope. The final words of every speech, "Never, ever give up on your dreams,", have become her hallmark."^[3]
Betty was selected to be one of the Olympic flag-bearers in the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Two weeks later, Betty and her husband Rolly carried the Paralympic Torch into the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Paralympic Games, after a whole segment of those ceremonies were dedicated to their son Terry.
Betty died June 17, 2011, from complications from diabetes and arthritis.^[2] She was survived by her husband, four children, and nine grandchildren. Her memorial was held in Port Coquitlam, at the same church where Terry's memorial was held almost 30 years previously to the day. It was attended by dignitaries including former Vancouver 2010 Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, among others. So many turned out for the funeral that the city opened the civic recreation centre to the public, where the memorial was broadcasted live. Her death made headlines across North America.^[4]

 

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Ruth M. Kirk, American politician, Maryland House of Delegates (1983–2011) died he was , 81.

Ruth M. Kirk was an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates died he was , 81.. She was elected 7 times and served a total of 28 years representing west and west central Baltimore.

(February 2, 1930 – June 17, 2011)

Background

Born Ruth Simmons in Baltimore, Delegate Kirk was the fifth of eight children. She attended Baltimore City public schools through the ninth grade and later received a GED. Prior to being elected to The Maryland General Assembly, Kirk held jobs as a house cleaner and in early childhood education. In 1970, Kirk took a job at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland), working as a teacher's aide. ^[3]

In the Legislature

Kirk was first elected in 1982 and sworn in as a member of House of Delegates on January 12, 1983. She was appointed to the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee and served on it until its elimination in 1990. She was then appointed to the Economic Matters Committee where she served until 2011. There, she served on its deathcare industry work group; workers' compensation subcommittee, 1995-2003; real estate & housing subcommittee, 1999-2003; business regulation subcommittee, 2003-11; property & casualty insurance subcommittee, 2003-06). During her career in the legislature, Kirk also sedrved as a member of the Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, 1993; the House Facilities Committee, 1993-2011; the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1999-2004; the Protocol Committee, 2007-11, the Liaison Work Group of the Baltimore City Delegation, the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Black Caucus), 1983-2011 (member, nominating committee, 2000-11, redistricting committee, 2000-11; past chair, budget committee; past treasurer), the Women Legislators of Maryland, 1983-2011 (president, 1994); the Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-11, and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Outside of the legislature she was a member of the National Order of Women Legislators; and the Southern Legislative Conference (economic development, transportation & cultural affairs committee, 2005-11; fiscal affairs & government operations committee, 2005-11).^[4]

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)^[5]
• voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)^[6]
• voted for slots in 2005 (HB1361)^[7]
• voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750)^[8]
• voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[1]
• voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)[2]
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[3]

Democratic primary election results, 2010

• 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 44th District^[9]

Voters to choose three: (only the top 6 finishers are shown)

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Keith E. Haynes	4859	25.9%	Won
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.	4481	13.9%	Won
Melvin L. Stukes	3321	17.7%	Won
Ruth Kirk	2860	15.2%	Lost
Chris Blake	973	5.1%	Lost
Gary T. English	907	4.8%	Lost

General election results, 2006

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 44th District^[10]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Melvin L. Stukes Dem.	13,173	34.0%	Won
Ruth M. Kirk, Dem.	12,894	33.3%	Won
Keith E. Haynes, Dem.	12,565	32.4%	Won
Other Write-Ins	129	0.3%

 

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Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and television commentator died he was , 83.

Rex Peers Mossop was an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer—a dual-code international, and an Australian television personality from 1964 until 1991.


(18 February 1928 – 17 June 2011)

Rugby union career

Mossop played rugby union for the Manly club and played eight tests for the Wallabies from 1948 to 1951. His international rugby union career was played at lock.

Rugby league career

Switching to rugby league in the UK in 1951, he played with Rugby Football League Championship side Leigh. He returned to Australia in 1956, joining the Manly Sea Eagles and becoming the cornerstone of their forward pack in the late 1950s.
Ever an aggressive front-row forward, Mossop played in the Manly sides that lost to the St George Dragons in grand finals in 1957 and 1959. In the lead up to the 1959 Grand Final, rumours were circulating that Mossop was carrying a broken cheekbone. From the kick off, Saints' forwards took turns at testing Mossop's injury with Harry Bath giving him particular attention. For most of the match the Manly forward copped a hammering until in frustration, Mossop retaliated by standing on Bath's head. A brawl broke out between the two and the referee Darcy Lawler sent both off.
Notwithstanding his uncompromising playing style, Mossop won a newspaper's "best and fairest" award for the 1958 season.
He first represented Australia in rugby league at age 30 in 1958 in the first Test against Great Britain in Sydney, an appearance im which he became Australia's 25th dual code rugby international, following Ken Kearney and preceding Arthur Summons. He then toured with the Kangaroos to Great Britain in 1959-60 as vice-captain. He played a total of nine Tests for Australia.
He played 136 games for Manly, retiring in 1963 at age 35.^[3]

Commentator

As was normal for professional rugby league players of the time, Mossop had a full time job as a car salesman for one of Sydney's largest car dealers, Stacks Holden when he heard in 1963 that Channel 7 were advertising for a Sports Director. Despite not having any television or broadcasting experience Mossop beat out sixty applicants for the job, many of whom possessed more television credentials than he did.
Mossop first appeared on air in 1964 and called his first game in 1965, only four years after former player Ray Stehr had carried out the first ever commercial telecast on Channel 9 in 1961. He spent 20 years as host of a rugby league preview show including the "Controversy Corner" discussion segment. From the early 1970s till 1990 on Sydney channels Seven and then Ten he was the voice of rugby league and the pre-eminent TV match broadcast caller. His criticism of players and referees was blunt and uncompromising and his calling style was seen by opposing fans as parochially favouring Manly. His match commentaries and indeed his other forays into the public domain were often filled with tautological descriptors that in eastern state Australian vernacular became known as "Mossopisms":^[4][5] These mistakes also led to his nickname, "Rox Messup".^[6]

• "if I keep getting Boyd and O'Grady mixed up, it's because they look alike, especially around the head"
• "tiny, diminutive, little Mark Shulman"
• "he seems to be favouring a groin injury at the top of his leg"^[5]
• "now the referee's giving him a verbal tongue lashing"^[4]
• "I don't think the male genitals or the female genitals should be rammed down people's throats … to use a colloquialism."^[4]
• "He's made a great yardage of 25 metres."

He also recorded such classics as:

• "Son of a very famous father"
• "A little bit marginal"
• "Very mobile running"

The perceived parochialism towards Manly - and a gruff style that bordered on arrogance - often alienated him with league supporters, so much so that he was once famously hit in the side of the head with a piece of fruit thrown at him while giving a live post-match summary.^{[citation needed]} With his long association with Channel 7 many celebrities and media still refer to ATN Channel 7 as Channel REX.

Other television work

In 1970-71 he was the "Beast" on the television talk show Beauty and the Beast.^[7]

Honours

Mossop became a life member of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) in 1999 in recognition of services to the game.
In 2006, Mossop was named in both the Manly Rugby League and Manly Rugby Union "best ever" sides, highlighting his enormous contribution to both codes.
Rex Mossop was awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 24 October 2000 for services to Rugby League.^[8]

Personal

Mossop was the younger son of Norman, a World War I veteran who had been wounded in battle at Passchendale, and Nellie Mossop (née Kirkpatrick). Born in Five Dock, New South Wales, he had an elder brother, Kirk, who later became a noted artist. The family lived in Five Dock but moved to Balgowlah by the time he was five. He attended Manly Boys High School leaving in 1943 to become, initially, an apprentice fitter and turner and later a sales representative for a variety of businesses prior to his career in television.
Mossop married Joan Mildred Bell on 26 October 1951 at St Matthews Church, Manly. ^[9] The couple had two sons, Kirk (1952) and Gregory (1956).

Death

In his final years, Mossop had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.^[2] He died aged 83 on 17 June 2011 at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney surrounded by family and friends.^[2] His funeral was held on 24 June 2011 at St Matthews Church, Manly.
As a mark of respect for Mossop, the Manly Sea Eagles players wore black armbands for their Round 15 clash with traditional rivals Parramatta on 20 June 2011 at Manly's home ground, Brookvale Oval, and a minute's silence was observed before kick off.^[10]

 

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Nathan Sharon, Israeli biochemist died he was , 86.

Nathan Sharon was an Israeli biochemist died he was , 86.

(born November 1925 — died 17 June 2011)

Biography

Sharon was born in 1925 in Brest-Litovsk, then in Poland (now Brest, Belarus). He emigrated to Mandate Palestine with his family in 1934 and settled in Tel Aviv.^[3] Concurrent with his high school studies, Sharon joined the Gadna military youth program in 1941, and following his graduation from school, in 1943, he joined the Palmach, serving until 1945.^[3]
During Israel's War of Independence, Sharon served in the Science Corps of the Israel Defense Forces, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel, and worked on the development of gas flame throwers.^[3]
Sharon studied chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1950, he graduated and, in 1953, he was awarded a doctorate.^[3]
In 1954, he joined the faculty of the Department for Biophysics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, headed by professor Ephraim Katzir, where he became a professor in 1968. In 1974, he was appointed head of the department, a position he held a position he held intermittently until his retirement in 1990. He also served as dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Physics and was a visiting professor at Harvard, Oxford and Berkley universities.^[3] He was also a member of the senate of the Open University of Israel and a member of the counsel of the Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College.^[2] He served as editor of "World of Science" broadcast on Israel Radio, editor of the journal "Mada" (Science) and science and technology editor of the Haaretz newspaper.^[3]
He was a leading figure in the research of carbohydrate and glycoprotein for more than fifty years.^[1] He authored several seminal works on lectins and glyoconjugates, including the discovery of lectins, their interactions with carbohydrates, and their subsequent use in laboratory research and diagnostics.^[4]
In 1992, he was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.^[2][3]

Honours and awards

Sharon received numerous honorary degrees and awards including:

• In 1987, he was awarded the Weizmann Prize for Sciences.
• In 1987, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Paris.^[3]
• In 1994, he was awarded the Israel Prize in biochemistry.^[5]

Family

Sharon married Rachel (Itzikson) in 1948 and had two daughters.^[2][3]
He was the nephew of Pinchas Sapir, the former Israeli Finance Minister and the brother of Shmuel Shtrikman, who was awarded the 2001 Israel Prize for physics.^[6]

Selected works

Sharon published over 400 papers in international scientific journals and wrote or edited eight books in English and Hebrew.^[3] His published works include:

• Lectins, co-authored with Halina Lis (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003 (2nd edition)).

 

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James Allason, British politician and soldier, MP for Hemel Hempstead (1959–1974) died he was , 98 .

Lieutenant Colonel James Harry Allason OBE was a British Conservative Party politician, sportsman, and former military planner who worked with Mountbatten and Churchill  died he was , 98 .. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former member of the House of Commons.

(6 September 1912 – 16 June 2011)

Military career

The son of Brigadier General Walter Allason DSO & Bar (1875-1960), James Allason was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He served as an officer in the British Army for 24 years from 1930–54, including in India, Ceylon and Burma, rising to the rank of Lt-Colonel. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1932 transferring to the 3rd Carabiniers in 1937. A gifted mathematician, he addressed the problem of using magnetic compasses with tanks: the Allason Sun compass was adopted for use throughout the Asian theatre.
Allason worked with the Supreme Allied Commander, Lord Louis Mountbatten, as joint planning staff officer in South East Asia Command and was wounded while commanding tanks during the Burma campaign. He was later decorated. He subsequently occupied a similar post as senior military planner at the War Office in London, answering Churchill's queries and providing briefings in the Cabinet War Rooms. His last planning task was to advise on the logistics of withdrawing from Palestine. From 1950-54 he served at the War Office in charge of Army discipline.

Political career

After leaving the Army Allason worked as a Lloyd's of London insurance broker. He was elected a councillor on Kensington Borough Council in 1956.
Allason contested Hackney Central in 1955. He was Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead from 1959 to 1974, when, following boundary changes, he narrowly lost the seat in the October election of that year to Labour's Robin Corbett.
In government he was acknowledged for his expertise not only on defence but in the arcane but key subject of pensions. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for War he had a ringside seat as the Profumo affair unfolded, refraining from publishing his inside account until after the death of Jack Profumo in March 2006.^[1]
When the Conservatives were in opposition Allason was front bench spokesman on Housing for six years, and is credited with development of the policy of enabling council house tenants to purchase their own properties: this was taken up by Margaret Thatcher and adopted by subsequent Conservative governments, contributing to their electoral victories. After leaving Parliament he continued to exercise a rational influence on environmental policy from positions on the executive of the Town and Country Planning Association and the Environment Council’s Transport Committee.
Following the deaths of Patrick Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale in December 2008 and Bert Hazell in January 2009, Allason became the oldest living former British Member of Parliament.

Personal interests

As a sportsman he raced Bentleys at Brooklands, played polo with maharajahs in India, skied and sailed in international competition, and represented the House of Commons in five sports. He continued skiing until his 87th year, and still plays Contract Bridge and attends the Opera, on which he has written.
He married Nuala McElveen from Dublin in 1946, by whom he has two sons, one of whom, the Intelligence historian Rupert Allason, followed him into Parliament as Member for Torbay. The marriage was dissolved in 1974.

 

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