Vern passed away suddenly on April 4, 2009, just 3 days after his 77th birthday. The obituary was published in the San Jose Mercury News April 17, 18, & 19. A Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, April 25 followed by a continuation of the Celebration at Mariani's Inn and Restaurant for a few hours of food and (Vern's) wine. Thank you to each and every one who atttended
Some IBM tributes to Vern:
Vern worked at ScaleDB for the last few years. Read their tribute to Vern.
See a YouTube video published Sept. 2008 about Vern's IBM career. There are a few minor factual updates since the storyline was written in 2002:
What a great job Chris Luongo did in honoring Vern's life's work.
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September 2005 - Family Birthdays in IndianapolisTrip to Germany and Italy - May/June 2005
Our 2001 Oregon Vacation photos
Vern and Carol went to Palm Beach, Florida the end of May 2001 where Vern received a very nice award from IBM CEO Lou Gerstner. |
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You can email Carol at carol@vcwatts.org.