[Info-vax] DEC Park Reading UK (Worton Grange) is no more

[chris]

On 06/23/22 15:34, freemantlet at yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 4:26:35 PM UTC, Dirk Munk wrote:
>> sethmat... at gmail.com wrote:
>>> My mum used to work there in the 80's, she met my step dad there. Lots of memories especially the Schnider air races my stepdad used to fly in.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTjct5ju5Q
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> I'm collating life information for a late and dear friend of mine, Gwyn Brookes, who worked at DEC, Worton Grange from 4/89 to 9/96.
> I met Gwyn years before she joined DEC, initially in a temp role. We lost touch over the years and I was very saddened to learn of her passing.
> I'm determined to record and celebrate her life story and would very much appreciate her former colleagues at DEC sharing relevant work testimonials with me.
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> I was aware of Gwyn's potential at first meeting and it seems someone at DEC thought the same. Given the right role, it appears she soared which was no
> surprise to me.
> As for me, a career supporting IBM mainframes as a Sys Prog followed by Oracle and SQL DBA roles. I still consider myself a DBA but doing something
> different by way of a break.
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> My only connection with DEC was an old DEC/VAX on a site and running an early Half where the route went out to DEC (wasn't DEC a sponsor in those days ?)
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> In the unlikely event someone happens on this and responds, thank you in advance.
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> Terry Freemantle
> June 21 2022.

Possibly not relevant, but worked at DEC CSS at dec park in Reading
UK iirc, back in the 1980's. Amazing building, rumoured to have
been designed by a naval architect. Some really good people
there and engineering integrity in every corner of the building.
Even a branch of Barclays in the main hall. Such a sad loss, both
the building and the professional attitudes within it...

Chris