Ivan Rezucha

January 11, 1924 - February 25, 2012

Ivan Rezucha, 88, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Ivan was born January 11, 1924 in Sered, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), and earned his Doctorate degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Vienna in May, 1950. Upon immigrating to the United States that same year, Ivan received a full scholarship from Portland University to further his education. In 1951, he joined the Electric Steel Foundry (which later became ESCO), where he worked in accounting for seven years. Ivan married and had three sons in Oregon, then relocated with his family to New York in 1958 to begin working for IBM. Within a few years he would unfortunately lose his wife, Jean, remarry, and add two daughters to his growing clan. Ivan dedicated the next 30 years of his professional life to IBM and developed a passion for computer technology and its many applications. The breadth of his interests beyond computers was vast; his endless curiosity about science, mathematics, languages, world geography, and history inspired him to be a lifelong learner in the truest sense. He is survived by his sister Eva Horacek (John Horacek) of Gold Coast, Australia; his wife Barbara and children, Ivan Rezucha (Jana Swanson) of Fort Collins, Colorado; Paul Rezucha (Michelle Rezucha) of Alameda, California; Tom Rezucha of Billerica, Mass.; Jennifer Poggensee (John Poggensee) of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Katherine Rezucha of Livermore, California; four grandchildren: Elizabeth Rezucha-Brown, Palko Rezucha, Ilia Rezucha, and Audrey Poggensee; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests contributions in his memory to The Nature Conservancy at www.nature.org.