Re:Robert W. Gundlach, Leading Xerox Inventor, Dies at 84
by viae on Monday August 23, 2010 @09:36AM
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This is the part of the obituary that I found the most powerful:
Though inventing filled his working hours, Mr. Gundlach was enthralled with canoeing, hiking, skiing — activities he pursued avidly most of his lifetime. When he was in his 50s, feeling the need for a new hobby, he took up windsurfing. He also made sure to be home from work in time to play ball or build a bicycle jump, his children recalled.
“He had what we would call today a work-life balance,” said Eric Gundlach. “He was the kind of man who left work behind.”
Though inventing filled his working hours, Mr. Gundlach was enthralled with canoeing, hiking, skiing — activities he pursued avidly most of his lifetime. When he was in his 50s, feeling the need for a new hobby, he took up windsurfing. He also made sure to be home from work in time to play ball or build a bicycle jump, his children recalled.
“He had what we would call today a work-life balance,” said Eric Gundlach. “He was the kind of man who left work behind.”