Duane was one of the first employees I met with Comten.
I was a new hire attending 3650 / 3670 training. He was an
excellent instructor and an all around great guy. We became friends
very quickly. He will be remembered always and truly missed.

Ed S

P.s. Cliff, thanks for the post. Although it's sad news, it
triggered a lot of great memories. The last I talked with you , you
were heading to Wichita Kansas to manage the NCR manufacturing site
there. Hope things have gone well for you. If you like, drop me a
line at edwardstadnik@... . I check that mail more
often than the yahoo address.





--- In comtenalumni@yahoogroups.com, "cliff dullea"
<cliffdullea@s...> wrote:
>
> --- In comtenalumni@yahoogroups.com, comten_alumni <no_reply@y...>
> wrote:
> > Knutson, Duane D. - 'Duke' Age 59, Of Barron, WI Formerly of
Forest
> > Lake Preceded in death by his parents. Survived by daughter, Kari
> > Knutson; son, Bret; former wife Cathie Knutson; three
grandchildren,
> > Danielle, Alexis, Nichole; sisters, Sandra (LeRoy) Meyerson,
Sharon
> > (John) Lunde and Rhonda (Joe) Kohout; special friend, Sandra
Whalen;
> > many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held 2PM,
> > Thursday, May 27, 2004 at MATTSON FUNERAL HOME-343 North Shore
> Drive,
> > Forest Lake. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the
> > service at the funeral home. Burial at Fort Snelling National
> > Cemetery. Mattson Funeral Home & Cremation Service 651-464-3556
> > mattsonfuneralhome.com.
> > Published in the Pioneer Press on 5/25/2004.
> >
> > Duke worked at Comten in Customer Services (Technical Support),
then
> > in Project Management. He was well liked by all and will be
missed
> > by those of us who knew him.
>
> Duke worked with me in Product development. He was one of the best
> field engineers that I have work with. I depended on him for the
> release and early maintenance of the 3690. When he was ill in the
> early eighties I talked to Chuck Riley about his return and Chuck
> said "If Duke back half as good as he was he will still be twice as
> good as any else. He was a good friend and great worker and even
at
> this late date I will miss him.
> Cliff Dullea
>