[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E481]
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              TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF THOMAS D. SEGE

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 14, 2015

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and work of an 
extraordinary American, Thomas D. Sege. Thomas Sege was born on May 17, 
1926, in Novi Sad, in the former Yugoslavia. He died on March 3, 2015, 
at his home in Woodside, California.
   At the age of 12, Thomas Sege fled Yugoslavia with his parents and 
brother. He spent his youth in New York City and earned his Bachelor's 
and Master's degrees from Columbia University. He first worked at 
Sperry Gyroscope in New York, and then in 1963 became General Manager 
of EIMAC in Silicon Valley. EIMAC merged with Varian Associates and 
Thomas Sege became its CEO, serving in that position from 1981 to 1990. 
He was a pioneer in radio transmitting tube technology and in klystron 
tube technology.
   Thomas Sege was devoted to his family and friends, and was an avid 
reader, a passionate gardener and traveler. He loved to play chess, 
bridge and Scrabble, and spoke multiple languages. He was also a poet 
and a philosopher. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last 12 
years of his life but never lost his spirit and humor.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House to join me in extending our 
heartfelt condolences to Thomas Sege's son Ronald, his daughter-in-law 
Gina Sege, his daughter Kathleen McNamara, and his grandchildren Scott 
McNamara, and Christopher, Jonathan, Georgia, and Alexi Sege. I ask my 
colleagues to honor the life of this exceptional man who made enormous 
contributions to our country, making us a better people and a stronger 
nation.

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