Chippewa Herald-Telegram from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin • 7

Sunday, October 13,1996 7A CHIPPEWA HERALD Memorial came to choose Colorado Springs, and how he fell in love with the, mountains. "He wanted to continue to have access to the great outdoors," Willkom said, telling of Seymour's frequent hikes. "Seymour knew alb the mountains by name." Willkom told of the, time they were struggling for weeks to find a solution to a certain problem. They referred to those situations as educational opportunities. "He never looked upon any effort as a failure.

He never eyer approached things out of a fear of Willkom said. It was evident Saturday that Seymour Cray's vision has been passed on to many of those lucky enough to have known him. who died in August, was one of the original figures with Cray Research. "Seymour was a fine man, a kind employer and a good friend," said Bunn, who was his administrative assistant from 1962 on. "Control Data thought he should have a secretary.

It was the last thing he wanted, of course. I realized this, and I stayed out of the way." Bunn said the last time she saw Seymour was when he was leaving for Colorado to establish Cray Computer. "I took his picture, and I'll always treasure that picture and remember Seymour with affection and gratitude." Terry Willkom, who worked with Seymour in Colorado and is a family friend, told how Seymour tell the visitors or his views of the world for the next five years. Rollwagen said Cray's particular views one day made so much sense, he became convinced that everything was going to happen as Seymour had said. But the next day with a different audience, Seymour changed his view a little.

"He developed a plan and changed it every day," Rollwagen said. "He was the most centered person I've ever met. He knew why he was Mostly; Seyinour was beloved, by family, his friends and his co-workers, and by many more than he ever knew, who respected and loved him, because he gave it back." Edna Bunn pointed out that Saturday would have been Dean Roush's 69th birthday. Roush, quite unique," said Carol Kersten. of Rochester, who told tales of their childhood days in Chippewa She said when her dad built their house in Chippewa Falls in 1940, it was made to order for her brother.

For instance, he had a trap door in the closet of his bedroom that gave him access, to the basement. "The rug covered such a thick layer of wires that Mom couldn't vacuum," she recalled. Radio cabinets spilled over from his bedroom into hers. The darkroom was a fruit cellar in the basement. One year for Christmas, Seymour received "old, beautiful radio parts." Their only pet, outside of a rooster and two hens they had for one summer at the cottage, was a goldfish.

"It lasted just a short time, and Dad said it's not working out. 'They are too They make little popping sounds and I can't Kersten said it was years later before his brother known for his desire for quiet could appreciate that statement. Knowing that, Seymour "wired our rooms, designing what he thought was a noiseless communication system. My task was to learn the Morse code," Kersten said. Their father heard the clicking, though, forcing Seymour to come up with another plan.

Of course he did, using a tiny light to send his Morse code signals. Kersten told of Seymour's first automobile, "an old junker," and his attempts to fix it up. "In spite of Mother's embarrassment, he called the car 'the because it couldn't pass a thing," she joked. "It's true." When the physics teacher became ill in 1943, Kersten said Seymour taught the class at Chippewa Falls Senior High until a substitute could be found. When Seymour was in the service and went overseas, Kersten said her dad was anxious to know his son's whereabouts.

So they devised an ingenious plan where they both had a small map, and Seymour would put a tiny pinhole on his letter to signify his location. When his father received the letter, he matched the pinhole to his own map. Les Davis, a friend and coworker of Seymour's for decades, said Seymour saw a lot of action during World War II, including witnessing the Battle of the Bulge. "I think he gathered an awful lot of self-confidence and self-reliance from those years, and that carried over," Davis said. He said Seymour's basic principle since his first job in St.

Paul was, "Build it simple, but build it fast." Moving back to this area in 1962 pleased Seymour emensely, Davis said. "The solitude of the country seemed to really move Seymour," said Davis. "He often said the Control Data Chippewa days were some of the very best days he had." Davis noted Seymour's many loves, including sailing, canoeing, kite-flying and dancing. "He even took dance lessons, but as someone who watched him dance, I think I can say he was better at controlling ones and zeros than his own two feet." John Rollwagen disagreed, saying one of his best memories of Seymour was when they and their wives' were in London, and Seymour danced the night away. "His energy and abandon and pure joy lit up the room that night.

That energy he was a doer. He built the world's biggest kite and the world's biggest boomerang," Rollwagen said. He also told the story of how Seymour and his wife went along on Rollwagen's honeymoon. One of Rollwagen's favorite stories involved the times he would bring people from all parts of the world to Chippewa Falls to meet with Seymour. After talking about computers, Seymour would Continued from Pago 1A "As we grew up, he never lectured us.

He trusted us to make our own decisions, and he was a very generous man. He took pleasure from simple things. He was an avid game player," Borman said, adding that when he became to stepfather to three more children, "They, too, fell in love with him." She closed by saying they had only hoped for many more years of adventures with him. Son Steve Cray said he would follow his dad's beliefs to keep his talk simple and to look ahead. He offered two of his father's favorite suggestions: set personal standards a couple of notches higher than they are now, so as not to be satisfied with current expectations; and continue to expose yourself to new things and new ideas.

As examples, Steve cited his dad learning how to use a sewing machine while in his mid 40s; he learned tennis and wind surfing even later in life; He was a Star Trek fan, and a fan of the space program. "I urge you to teach your children, your grandchildren and the children of your community to learn about science and mathematics," Steve concluded. Geri Cray, Seymour's wife, acknowledged the hundreds of letters and cards they received in the weeks following the traffic accident, which claimed Seymour's life. "There was an incredible outpouring of support from friends, neighbors, former employees. We greatly appreciate your interest and love and affection," she said.

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