May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
I met Steve at Ridge Project as freshman. We were both math and physics guys. He, I and Greg Porter hung out together. Steve mastered the art of flicking a bottle cap 50 feet. Later, Steve linked up with another of my roommate, Paul Cando. Steve would only hang out with genuine people. Phonies were not welcome.
Steve was very intelligent. However, his cynical wit stand out above
everything else. Steve hated stupid rules and stupid decision makers
and he was adept at just the right level of mockery to point out these flaws.
After graduating from Berkeley, Steve went home and worked at his father's electronics company, Electronic Controls Inc. (ECI) on potentiometers. Steve got two patents! https://patents.justia.com/inventor/steve-b-al-rawi
Later, Steve joined Beckman Industrial as a Senior Project Engineer.
Eventually, Steve went back to UC Berkeley to pursue graduate work in mathematics. He became an avid runner. Steve used to be a hang glider.
Sad that it was running that did him in. I know he is glad that it was swift.
Steve would have never wanted to be a burden.
Steve: I miss you.
Kurt
Steve was very intelligent. However, his cynical wit stand out above
everything else. Steve hated stupid rules and stupid decision makers
and he was adept at just the right level of mockery to point out these flaws.
After graduating from Berkeley, Steve went home and worked at his father's electronics company, Electronic Controls Inc. (ECI) on potentiometers. Steve got two patents! https://patents.justia.com/inventor/steve-b-al-rawi
Later, Steve joined Beckman Industrial as a Senior Project Engineer.
Eventually, Steve went back to UC Berkeley to pursue graduate work in mathematics. He became an avid runner. Steve used to be a hang glider.
Sad that it was running that did him in. I know he is glad that it was swift.
Steve would have never wanted to be a burden.
Steve: I miss you.
Kurt