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Dear Friends,

It is hard to believe that we lost Wally a year ago. He was loved by his neighbors in our Cherry Hill neighborhood, who held a brief, informal memorial for him the Sunday before last. About two dozen people attended. My wife and I moved to the neighborhood 17 years ago and lived about a quarter mile away. He would drive by and exclaim, “Howdy neighbor!” And, he would occasionally remind me to use ear plugs when I was mowing my lawn.

A number of us spoke about Wally and what he meant to us; as you might expect, I was the only one from the audio industry. I was delighted that Wally’s son, Andrzej, also brought his sons to the memorial. (That’s Andrzej, with the microphone.) He is a Vice President of R&D at Medtronic. His bio reads, in part, “Design engineering is in my DNA; since childhood, I’ve been tinkering and inventing. I’ve parlayed this passion into a 30-year career in R&D and product design leadership…”

The apple did not fall far from the tree. It was wonderful for Andrzej and his sons to find out how beloved Wally was in our neighborhood. A few people knew that Wally was so proud of giving presentations for Clearaudio during the 2018 Munich show. Wally spent extra time in Europe before returning home; he suffered his heart attack shortly thereafter, while visiting with the family next door. We will all miss him.

Wally’s Saab went to a neighbor.

Please share this with others who considered Wally a friend.

Sincerely,

Dave (Gordon)
Brand Ambassador, Audio Research