Large,+David

16240 Oak Canyon Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 dbiguy@aol.com
 * David Large**

**1999:** What have I been doing? On a professional level, just after the last reunion I co-founded a small consulting company that provides advice regarding cable television and fiber-optic networks to cities, manufacturers and network operators. Among other municipal clients, we recently did small jobs for Bainbridge Island and Bellingham. In addition to our U.S. clients, we have worked in Asia, South America, the Middle East and Europe. I just finished writing my first (and probably last) book, a 900-page tome on cable television technology—not exactly an edge-of-your-seat thriller. On a more personal level, and barring any unexpected developments, Sally and I expect to celebrate our 36th anniversary about the time that our first grandchild arrives in June (we’re a little slow about these things). Son Sean graduated from Santa Clara University a year ago (another electrical engineer—I’m told it’s a male-linked genetic defect) at the same time as Sally, who finally finished her degree in Art History. Sean’s sister Cynthia graduated four years ago in Fine Arts from Parson’s School of Design in NYC and, after a year in Amsterdam, is back in New York managing a bar and hoping to be “discovered” as a painter.  Sally and I have lived in the San Francisco Bay area since 1963, more than half that time in a “home-built” house in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We’re now planning a new house that will make it easier to take care of our parents, as well as shorten Sally’s commute to IBM in San Jose. **2004:** It seems that events have conspired to prevent me from attending the reunion - my daughter is coming home for a brief visit that weekend and I really need to be here. Please pass long my greetings to the class, however. For those who might be interested, I am back in the technical consulting business, having just completed three years as co-founder and chief technical officer of a television-Internet access-telephone provider in Los Angeles. The second edition of the book I co-authored, //Modern Cable Television Technology// (an 1100 page tome) was just released a few months ago. Like the rest of the class (at least those who aren't already independently wealthy) I am looking forward to retirement in a couple of years with great relish. My son Sean, unfortunately, has inherited our family's male-linked genetic abnormality and has also become an electrical engineer (my brother and nephew are also EEs), and is designing communications equipment these days. We are carefully watching my grandson for signs of engineering tendancies. My daughter Cynthia is a successful artist (painter), living in New York city. Her work can be viewed on her web site at [|www.CynthiaLarge.com].

On a professional level, I began working in the electronics industry right out of college. Since then, I have alternated between designing electronic equipment, managing the technical side of cable television operating companies, and technical consulting to companies, cities, legal firms, and various organizations, both in the US and in Central and South America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Along the way I have received a couple of patents, written three books, had fun, and learned a lot. I don't get back to Mount Vernon as often as I'd like, but with my son in Bothell, my sister in Vancouver, B.C., and relatives in Gray's Harbor county, I am up that way at least yearly. Hopefully I will see many of you at our reunion this summer.
 * 2009:** After graduation from high school, I went south to Caltech in Pasadena, CA, completing my EE degree in 1963. I married Sally a few weeks after graduation (we eloped, actually). Together we have built one house ourselves, raised two children, and have (so far) three grandchildren. My son is also an electrical engineer (apparently a male-linked genetic defect, as my brother and nephew are also), and my daughter is a professional artist (Web site [|www.CynthiaLarge.com].) I am semi-retired and living in Morgan Hill, CA (70 miles south of San Francisco) and spend my spare time woodworking, gardening, cooking, and building a large electronic organ. Sally and I will celebrate our 46th anniversary in June.