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Noted and Remembered in Passing

  Irving "Irv" Harada October 1, 2008
  Max Lynch June 6 , 2008
  Ray Lahore June 4, 2007
  Linda Vasquez August 8, 2005
  Roger W. Bauleke August 28, 2005
  Charlie Barr August 28, 2004
     

Irving "Irv" Harada
July 28, 1957 ~ October 1, 2008

Activant Staff Engineer ~ January 21, 1980 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Irv Harada after a brief battle with cancer.   Irv was a consummate professional whose quiet confidence helped our business and our customers through many challenges during his 28 years with the company.

Irv began his career with Triad in Sunnyvale and worked on the flagship Automotive S12 product at both the application and system levels.   When the company launched its first UNIX products in the early 90’s, Irv was recruited to the Eagle team and was a founding member of the platform group for the Eagle and PRISM product lines.     He also became an expert on credit card processing and was a great partner to our support teams, providing technology and support for over 3000 Eagle credit card customers.   

Irv was always ready to help in any area—with customers, with other Activant groups, with engineers, and with new products and new challenges.    We will miss him greatly.
 
Max Lynch
 
 
Max in 2005

Max Lynch passed away on June 6, 2008 in Columbus Ohio of complications due to lung cancer. It was very sudden. He'd been treated with radiation and released to go home, but he survived only about 6 weeks before a blood clot released, causing a pulmonary embolism.

Max was 15 year veteran at Triad in finance. He retired in 1998, and relocated to his home state of Ohio to be near his mother in Springfield. He is survived by three children; Jenny (27), Jeff (26), and Sean (21).

Christie (ever the writer) looked at this picture of Max and wrote this poem to help remember him:

From Wellsprings of Sorrow Unsaid
 

 
 

Ray Lahore
December 13, 1949 – June 4, 2007

Ray started at Triad on October 3, 1973 as Triad's employee number 13 as a Development Engineer.

His contribution to the success of Triad and Activant during his 34 year tour of duty was consistent and would be hard to measure

Ray was one of the original Series 10 programmers and for many years was the primary communications engineer for Triad Automotive and Hardlines products.

For the past decade Ray has been responsible for developing and operating a data collection network across thousands of Eagle systems to support Activant Vista and our Hardlines national account partners.

Ray’s commitment and dedication to his customers was exceptional. He will be fondly remembered, and sorely missed.

 

Linda Vasquez
Senior Administrative Assistant - Facilities

August 9, 1950 - August 8, 2005

Linda Vasquez lost her battle with cancer on August 8th 2005.

Linda started at Triad in 1991, and stayed on through the transition of CCI-Triad to become an Activant employee. 14 years in total of great service in the Triad tradition. Her caring heart for anyone in need, and her joyful attitude that brought a ray of sunshine to all who had the pleasure of working with her.

Linda touched many lives - her title may have been Administrative Assistant for Facilities but Linda believed her job was to help anyone who asked for assistance with a smile and a joyful attitude. It has been said by many that Linda was the nicest person you could ever know ... her associates couldn't agree more.

 

Roger W. Bauleke
June 12, 1953 - August 28, 2005

Roger Bauleke passed away peacefully on August 28, 2005 in Martinez, CA at the age of 52.

A 22-year resident of Livermore, Roger was known by his numerous friends for his bravery, gentle nature and sense of humor. Born in Corona, CA, Roger moved to Novato where he graduated from Novato High School. Roger received his Bachelor of Science from C.S.U. Chico. He worked for Triad Systems Corporation for eighteen years, then for Westaff, Inc., as a Programmer / Analyst.

Roger was also known for his fundraising efforts with the National Brain Tumor Foundation, participating in ten Angel Adventures as a survivor himself.

Roger is survived by his beloved wife of 23 years, Dawn; his loving son, Jonathan; by his parents, Forrest and Doris Bauleke of Novato; brothers Richard, Ronald and Randall, and loving sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and parents-in-law.

Click here for Roger's memorial page.

 

 

Charles Robert Barr
September 7, 1943 - August 28, 2004

Charlie was with Triad from 1979 to 1991, with numerous 100% Clubs during his 12-year career as an Automotive Sales Rep and Regional Manager.

Wayne Schaffnit recalls, "I remember making a sales call with Charlie in his rookie year to a Big A jobber in Kansas. I was excited to see his professionalism as a rookie and I knew that our customers in his territory would be well taken care of."

Charlie Barr (on the right)
welcoming a new employee at PDSI

In 1995, Charlie went on to found Professional Data Systems, Inc in Lee's Summit, MO., and serve as their President/CEO.

Published in the Kansas City Star on 8/31/2004

Charles Robert Barr

Charles Robert Barr, 60, Lee's Summit, MO, passed away August 28, 2004.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2004, with a visitation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 1, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 350 S.W. 150 Hwy., Lee's Summit, MO.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd St., Overland Park, KS 66212, 913-648-6727.

Charles was born in Kansas City, KS, September 7, 1943. He graduated from Wyandotte High School and upon completion served his country as a medical technician in the United States Air Force. After the service he attended Ottawa University and Park University.

Charles spent his entire career selling wholesale distribution and accounting systems for NCR Corporation, Reynolds & Reynolds, Triad Systems Corporation and Benchmark Computer Systems.

Most recently, he founded and served as President/CEO of Professional Data Systems, Inc., a local software development company headquartered in Lee's Summit that specializes in wholesale distribution systems.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Irene Barr. He is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Chris Barr and his wife, Kristel, of Lee's Summit, MO; daughter, Stacy Motsick and her husband, Matt, of Shawnee, KS; and three grandchildren, Madison, Austin and Emily. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He enjoyed life to the fullest and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.