Duane E. Dunwoodie Resident of Palo Alto Duane Dunwoodie passed away peacefully on December 1, 2011, in Palo Alto, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered as a gentle, kind man with a great wit and sense of humor. Duane was born in Kansas City, KS, on November 2, 1930, the older of two sons of James "Russell" and Ruth (Sharp) Dunwoodie. He grew up in KC, at- tending Wyandotte High School. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1952 under the ROTC program and subsequently served as an officer in the US Navy for 3 years. In 1955, he was recruited by Hewlett-Packard where he co-designed the first very-low-frequency oscilloscope. He earned a Master's degree in electrical engineering in 1958 and degree of engineer (EE) in 1960, both from Stanford University. In 1960, he co-founded (with Bill Jarvis & Dr. Peter Lacy) Wiltron Company, an instru- mentation firm. Unfazed by international industry giants, the company grew to an $82 million-a-year enterprise with ! 800 employees. Duane was responsible for the creation of test and measurement equipment needed for a number of high-tech fields including radar, telephony and computer applications, and he obtained many patents to his name in the process. In the early 80's, the three founders moved their company from Palo Alto and developed the Morgan Hill Business Park. He was proud to employ three of his children and two daughters-in-law. In 1990, they sold their privately owned company to Japan-based An- ritsu where ...
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