Obituaries
 Born in India on Dec 2, 1951, Sid Agrawal passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2008 at the age of 56. Sid will be missed dearly by his family and many friends. He will be remembered as an especially doting father and husband, a caring gentleman, a successful but humble entrepreneur, and a gem of a person. Sid grew up in a very modest family. He completed his undergraduate degree in engineering at IIT, Kanpur. With borrowed money for airfare from a distant uncle, Sid came to the United States in 1975. He graduated with a Masters in Engineering from the University of Southern Illinois and then earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. He made great strides at companies like Bell Labs, Perkin Elmer, Adobe and Intel where he was responsible for starting Intel’s India operation. In the mid 1990s, he held a senior management position at Alliance Semiconductor and was instrumental in taking the company public. He continued his success with various other start-ups as a founder and CEO. At the time of his passing, he was CEO of SiPort in Santa Clara, California. Sid is survived by his wife, Asha and two sons, Ashish and Ankur. For Sid, family always came first, and this included a large extended family with many distant relatives living in India that he continued to support financially and as a mentor. Sid also had many varied interests. He had a passion for art, and more recently developed an interest in photography. A world traveler, an avid reader and an intellectual, his views and ideas were always a source of inspiration to all. Whatever Sid did, it was done with an elegance and style difficult to match, and yet his modesty was always evident. Sid left us too soon and under tragic circumstances. Neither his family nor his friends will ever forget the legacy of kindness, humility, and brilliance that he leaves behind. With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sid…a void that can never be filled. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 11 am at the Lima Family Milpitas Fremont Mortuary, 48800 Warm Springs Blvd in Fremont. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in the name of “Ashish Agrawal (for Sid Agrawal Memorial Fund)”, 47000 Warm Springs Blvd, # 140, Fremont CA 94539 for continued support of the causes that Sid cherished.
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Robert Tierney Please join us for a celebration of Bob Tierney's life Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, 2pm, Irvington High Library, 41800 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA. (209) 295-3434.
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Margaret L. DeVaul
May 27, 1946 - Oct 3, 2008 Resident of Fremont Margaret L. DeVaul, 62, born in East Orange, NJ on May 27th, 1946, passed away on October 3rd, 2008 at Park Central Care and Rehabilitation Center in Fremont. She was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Wysocki) Cameron of Westwood, MA. She married Allan R. DeVaul of Stoughton, MA on November 17, 1973 in Dedham, MA. Margaret DeVaul graduated from Westwood High School in 1964 and later earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Education with a minor in biology from Boston University, MA. After finishing school she began teaching at Norwood Jr. High School, Norwood, MA. She taught at Norwood Jr. High School for 18 years before moving to Fremont in 1987. Margaret attended San Jose University and other schools to be credentialed as a California Resource Specialist teacher in 1987-90. Margaret was a High School RSP teacher for the next 19 years. Margaret was a dedicated educator and Resource Specialist teacher, who taught at American High School in Fremont. Margaret always sought new creative ways to communicate, and encourage her students to learn and spent many extra hours at home with parents and students reviewing their special needs as well as going over their individual education plans. Margaret had a passion for helping people learn. She enjoyed live theater, was an avid tennis fan, and had traveled many times to Europe, Mexico, Hawaii, the Bahamas and around the Continental U.S. She enjoyed classical music and singing. Margaret is survived by her husband of 35 years, Allan R. DeVaul. She leaves behind several aunts and uncles and cousins to cherish her memories, Tom and Mary Lou Wysocki, Stephanie Maxwell of NJ; Betty and Joe Busso, William Wysocki of Long Island, NY; Anne Moon of Stuart, FL, Berth Vaughan of Huntsville, TX; Edith Scaramuzzo of Mashpee, MA, and her close cousin, Fred Biscealia of San Diego. A memorial service will be held 4 pm, Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Fremont Chapel of the Roses Mortuary, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont. Internment will be at Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham, MA at a later time. Contributions may be made to the Travis DeForest Scholarship Fund in Memory of Margaret DeVaul. The American High School cashier, Fremont, will accept donations. Fremont Chapel of the Roses (510) 797-1900
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