David Packard - Technology Pioneer - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

The grave of David Packard, co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company, is located in the Alta Mesa Memorial Park. The headstone for his wife, Lucile Salter Packard, is adjacent to David's. The headstone reads simply:

DAVID PACKARD
1912-1996

David Packard is referenced at the "Find a Grave: web site.

Description: from Wikipedia.org: "David Packard was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947-1964), CEO (1964-1968), and Chairman of the Board (1964-1968, 1972-1993). He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969-1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors. David Packard was born in Pueblo, Colorado and attended Centennial High School (Pueblo, Colorado), where early on he showed an interest in science, engineering, sports, and leadership.[1] He earned his B.A. from Stanford University in 1934. Stanford is where he met two people who were important to his life: Lucile Salter and William Hewlett.[2] Packard then went to work for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. In 1938, he returned to Stanford from New York, where he earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1938.[2] In the same year, he married Lucile Salter with whom he had four children: David, Nancy, Susan, and Julie. Lucile Salter passed away in 1987." Date of birth: 09/07/1912 Date of death: 03/26/1996 Area of notoriety: Science/Technology Marker Type: Horizontal Marker Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Mon-Sun: 8AM-6PM Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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