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Melvin Barmat
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Melvin
Barmat
1925 - 2012
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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
Friday July 13, 2012 at 12:00 am
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