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Address: 24 Longview Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Email: williekohler@nycap.rr.com
Phone: 518-371-2233, cell 518-466-8892
Spouse: Claire (Benedict) Kohler, married 1966
Met at: At T-R freshman year, then she invited me to sorority ‘Sadie Hawkins’ weekend – we were married for our senior year (first child came 3 years later, BTW)
Kids: Janis Kohler Pickands – Cornell ’91 ‘03 - Veterinarian – grandson James
Eric Kohler – Clarkson ’93 – Server System Administrator at RPI – grandson Kristopher – granddaughter Keira
Animal: Cat – ‘Snoopy’ – most out-going cat we’ve ever had – acts more like a small puppy – even walks on a leash!
College Major: Elect. Eng. - BSEE, then Computer Science - MSCS ’87 – Union College
Career: Electronic Circuit Design – Computer Programming, General Electric - Avionic Controls
(3 yrs), Locomotive & Transit Car Controls (10 yrs), Research Lab
Equipment Design (25 yrs)
Spend Time: retired, sailing, model railroading, flight simulator, train simulator, church projects (building & grounds team), weekly produce runs for local food pantry
Most interesting job: Designing and programming robotic and data-acquisition systems
Where lived: Apalachin (near Binghamton), NY; Hammet (near Erie), PA; Clifton Park (near Albany), NY
Interesting place visited: Narrow-gauge railroads in Colorado (Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton) and logging railroad in W. Va. (Cass Scenic RR)
Greatest accomplishment since graduation : raising 2 wonderful, successful children
One thing you wish you knew: How to use a PC or a calculator (neither of which existed then…)
Favorite college memory: Getting engaged and thrown into the river
Favorite hobby: Electronics, computer simulations, model railroading, sailing
News that stands out: JFK assassination
Friends anxious to see: Brad Closs & other Triangle ’67 classmates
Favorite things to do now: model railroading, sailing, flight & train simulation
Health issues: no