Our deepest sympathies to the Hill's and their family for the loss of a beloved husband, father and grandfather, Melvin Barmat. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Mel got me my first job in the private sector. A colorful and knowledgeable man. R.I.P.

As Mel was my partner in Jansky-Barmat Telecommunications Inc. I have informented those who knew him in his professional community. I am incorporating some of the responses in this comment. See below:

1.0-Don, I just saw an obituary for Mel Barmat in the Washington Post. Was this our Mel Barmat ? If so my deepest sympathies go out to his family and to you .

Kris Hutchison
Aviation Spectrum Resources, Inc.

2.0-Don, Thank you for info. Sorry to hear that
> We were involving in RTCA SC 159 working group dealing with the otential interference from OOB of MSS transmitters to GNSS receivers (GLONASS & GPS)
>
> Hau H. Ho
> Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

3.0-Steven Doiron wrote:
So sorry to hear that Mel has passed away. My condolences.

Steve

Don, I wanted to express my sympathies to you regarding the loss of your long time associate. I know that in the work environment that we have today our business associates become a major part of our lives and I know that you and Mel worked together for a long time.

All my best to you. I hope that you are well.

Karl Nebia
Associate Administrator Spectrum, NTIA

Don, I just learned that your partner Mel Barmat passed away. I'm so sorry. I know this must be a blow to you both personally and professionally. Peace be with you as you mourn his passing. You and his family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Kind regards,
Julie Zoller
Deputy Admin. NTIA

Don, I'm very sorry to hear about this. My heartfelt condoleances to his family.
> I'd been wondering about his whereabout for a while. The last we talked probably a couple of years or so, he was discussing some foundation one of his children was involved in (sickle cell or so), and I never saw him at any meetings after that...a honorable man indeed...
> Thank you so much for letting us know about this. Best regards, Angela.Mimo, Intelsat

A lovely guy. It was a pleasure working with him. Henry Geller
[Former head of the Office of Telecommunications Policy i the Executive Offices of the President.

Don,
> This is really sad news and the word has lost another telecomm pioneer. You and he made quite a team. Thank you for sending the link for the obituary--I will pass the news on.
> Your friend,
> Jerry

Dodi, Joan, Alison, Betsy and Hopey,
My condolences to you and your families.
Mel had such presence I can't begin to imagine the emptiness of him gone. I know he loved Maine and it's so nice to know that he made it up there this summer and so many of you were with him at the end.
Barb Siegel

Mel was an enormous figure in the world of satellite communications, and his passing is truly a loss. My late father (Bill Pritchard, first Director of Comsat Labs among other satellite jobs) worked with Mel on several projects, and Mel's name is known to everyone in the industry. My condolences to his family.

I am very sorry to learn of Mr. Barmat's passing. I was his pharmacist for many
years. More importantly and aside from that, we had many conversations about a variety of subjects whenever he came in. He was an interesting and likable man who had more than his share of physical pain to endure. My condolences to Mrs. Barmat and all of his family.

We've had the priviledge of being "in-laws" of the Barmat family for the past 20+ years. Mel loved his family, and together with Dolores, always welcomed us as members of the family. We send all our best wishes and condolences. Distance does not diminish our shared sense of loss. We will miss him.

Mel Barmat without a doubt I'm sure lived his private life as he did his business life always dedicated to a moral standard & a business standard of excellence. To have worked with Mel over the years was a privilege for so many of us .... Mel was one of the good guys. My condolences to Mel's family ... and to his many friends.
Ray Crowell

More comments from professional friends:
Don,

I just learned that Mel passed away recently. I am deeply saddened. You might not know this, but he was a mentor to me and I have never forgotten how well he treated me and how much knowledge he imparted freely and generously. I don't know if I could have developed my practice without his guidance in my early days of satellite communications work. I was hired at NTIA in the early days of the Reagan Administration in the Chief Counsel's office when so many people has been pink slipped, reassigned or otherwise treated fairly poorly -- he among them. He had no reason to be nice to me as he could have taken me as a plant by the new Administration (which I was not; I simply needed a job in a very bad market). Nonetheless, he took me under his wing and showed me the ways of Comsat/Intelsat and taught me the basics of satellite communications. The rest is history.

I owe him a debt of gratitude and then some. He was a wonderful human being, a very caring person and someone who had a tremendous ability to give. He will always remain in my thoughts and prayers. I am sorry for your loss of a friend and partner; I can only imagine his family's sadness.

When you have time, please send me his wife's mailing address, I would like to send her my condolences.

Sincerely,

Raul Rodriquez


Don,
I just found out about Mel's passing. I'm very sorry to hear about it. My sincere condolences to his family and to you as his long time business partner.
> My best regards,
> Wayne Whyte/NASA

Dear Don,
> I'm really sorry to hear this news. Mel was a cornerstone of the industry. Please accept my sympathies.
> Joslyn Read

Vice President O3B

Dear Don & Kay,
We are very sorry to learn of Mel's death and offer our sincere condolences.
Don, you and Mel were office mates for many years.
He was a good guy.
Best,Alan & Maryellen Parker

Dear Betsy and family,I am so very sorry for the loss of your father. Perhaps there is some solace that he was where he loved to be and surrounded by his family.
May he rest in peace.
Love, Shawn and the Taylor family.

We deeply regret the passing of Mel. To us Mel was a dear friend and a colleague at work. We saw that he was a helping hand to all he knew. We are grateful that we knew him as a friend for so many years. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. Monique and Ed DuCharme