Vale Tom Treadway
Posted in General, Storage Applications, Platforms, Storage Interconnects & RAID, Storage Management, Application Environments, Advisor - Neil by NeilIt is with much sadness that I note today the passing of Tom Treadway. Tom was one of the founding fathers of this blog, and a giant amongst his peers in the RAID and storage industry.
Tom was one of the two founders of DPT and a director and principal engineer at Adaptec for many years.
Many of you have gained greatly from Tom’s insightful and casual manner in simplifying complex RAID questions down to simple answers that all could understand. His genius lay not only in his subject knowledge but also in his easy-going manner and simple way of explaining things. I have never tried to continue any of Tom’s threads in this blog … that would find me standing in boots way too big for a simple soul like myself.
Since Tom left Adaptec several years ago he has struggled valiantly against a debilitating disease to which he has now succumbed.
Please join me in remembering Tom. If you have comments you wish to forward to his family please blog them here and I’ll forward to the appropriate channels.
This is truly a sad day for all.
Regards,
Neil
May 7th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Sorry to hear that, I remember being shown around DPT’s rather low tech manufacturing facility by Tom C1994/1995 (a converted supermarket , somewhere around Lake Mary Fl. if I recall correctly).
May 7th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I am saddened to hear of his passing. He was a good man.
May 12th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Thank you for this kind statement. I am Tom’s sister and he was a great guy. Very, very smart guy, but he didn’t flaunt it. It is a very sad time for our family.
Donna Caudle
May 21st, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I am sorry to hear about Tom’s passing and my sincerest sympathies to his family. He was just as described, talented, smart, and yet so down to earth. He is greatly missed and fondly remembered.