A legend passed away today, November 5, 2016. His name was Dr. Gary Lamar Wise, a.k.a. Dr. Counterexample.
He was born in Texas City, Texas July 29, 1945 to two loving parents: his hero, US Army Air Corps Captain Calder Wise and adoring mother, Ruby Lavon Strom.
Dr. Wise did not allow himself to be bound by the expectations of others.
He taught himself Calculus by the 5th grade and it was in no time at all until he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From there he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts in Electrical Engineering at Rice University (1971), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned double Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Math Mathematics and his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (1974).
In 1969, he began working for NASA, earning a letter of commendation from President Nixon for creating the landing module for the first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11. Because of his love for knowledge and desire to teach, he spent the years that followed as a jointly appointed electrical and computer engineering and math professor to many adoring students at UC Berkley, Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Austin. He poured many hours into developing equations which stretched across three chalkboards and challenged fellow brilliant minds around him to formulate more rigorous mathematical systems.
He co-authored the book Counterexamples in Probability and Real Analysis with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Hall. He created invaluable theorems that were helpful for all branches of the U.S. military. He also authored over 200 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals. One of his publications, co-authored with Dr. Vincent Poor, resulted in the creation of a new field of Electrical Engineering; this paper is still frequently referenced today.
Gary excelled at proving people wrong, inspiring truth, and mentoring many. He beat a stroke and cancer, taught himself Tae Kwon Do and loved to read the Bible. He cherished classic fast cars and oldies. In his time off, he enjoyed waking up before sunrise to go duck hunting with his trusty dog, Sandy. He regularly liked to tell jokes, make people laugh, befriend those around him and remind strangers not to “have a good day, but a great day!”.
Gary is survived by countless strangers whose lives were made better by meeting him.
Visitation is from 1:00-3:00pm, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, TX. Services are scheduled for Sunday at 3:00pm at Corley Funeral Home with graveside services to follow on Monday at 4:00pm at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Obituary published 12 Nov 2016 by Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas.
Arrangements entrusted to Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas.
NOTE: Edited to omit living persons.
He was born in Texas City, Texas July 29, 1945 to two loving parents: his hero, US Army Air Corps Captain Calder Wise and adoring mother, Ruby Lavon Strom.
Dr. Wise did not allow himself to be bound by the expectations of others.
He taught himself Calculus by the 5th grade and it was in no time at all until he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From there he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts in Electrical Engineering at Rice University (1971), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned double Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Math Mathematics and his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (1974).
In 1969, he began working for NASA, earning a letter of commendation from President Nixon for creating the landing module for the first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11. Because of his love for knowledge and desire to teach, he spent the years that followed as a jointly appointed electrical and computer engineering and math professor to many adoring students at UC Berkley, Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Austin. He poured many hours into developing equations which stretched across three chalkboards and challenged fellow brilliant minds around him to formulate more rigorous mathematical systems.
He co-authored the book Counterexamples in Probability and Real Analysis with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Hall. He created invaluable theorems that were helpful for all branches of the U.S. military. He also authored over 200 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals. One of his publications, co-authored with Dr. Vincent Poor, resulted in the creation of a new field of Electrical Engineering; this paper is still frequently referenced today.
Gary excelled at proving people wrong, inspiring truth, and mentoring many. He beat a stroke and cancer, taught himself Tae Kwon Do and loved to read the Bible. He cherished classic fast cars and oldies. In his time off, he enjoyed waking up before sunrise to go duck hunting with his trusty dog, Sandy. He regularly liked to tell jokes, make people laugh, befriend those around him and remind strangers not to “have a good day, but a great day!”.
Gary is survived by countless strangers whose lives were made better by meeting him.
Visitation is from 1:00-3:00pm, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, TX. Services are scheduled for Sunday at 3:00pm at Corley Funeral Home with graveside services to follow on Monday at 4:00pm at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Obituary published 12 Nov 2016 by Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas.
Arrangements entrusted to Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas.
NOTE: Edited to omit living persons.
A legend passed away today, November 5, 2016. His name was Dr. Gary Lamar Wise, a.k.a. Dr. Counterexample.
He was born in Texas City, Texas July 29, 1945 to two loving parents: his hero, US Army Air Corps Captain Calder Wise and adoring mother, Ruby Lavon Strom.
Dr. Wise did not allow himself to be bound by the expectations of others.
He taught himself Calculus by the 5th grade and it was in no time at all until he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From there he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts in Electrical Engineering at Rice University (1971), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned double Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Math Mathematics and his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (1974).
In 1969, he began working for NASA, earning a letter of commendation from President Nixon for creating the landing module for the first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11. Because of his love for knowledge and desire to teach, he spent the years that followed as a jointly appointed electrical and computer engineering and math professor to many adoring students at UC Berkley, Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Austin. He poured many hours into developing equations which stretched across three chalkboards and challenged fellow brilliant minds around him to formulate more rigorous mathematical systems.
He co-authored the book Counterexamples in Probability and Real Analysis with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Hall. He created invaluable theorems that were helpful for all branches of the U.S. military. He also authored over 200 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals. One of his publications, co-authored with Dr. Vincent Poor, resulted in the creation of a new field of Electrical Engineering; this paper is still frequently referenced today.
Gary excelled at proving people wrong, inspiring truth, and mentoring many. He beat a stroke and cancer, taught himself Tae Kwon Do and loved to read the Bible. He cherished classic fast cars and oldies. In his time off, he enjoyed waking up before sunrise to go duck hunting with his trusty dog, Sandy. He regularly liked to tell jokes, make people laugh, befriend those around him and remind strangers not to “have a good day, but a great day!”.
Gary is survived by countless strangers whose lives were made better by meeting him.
Visitation is from 1:00-3:00pm, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, TX. Services are scheduled for Sunday at 3:00pm at Corley Funeral Home with graveside services to follow on Monday at 4:00pm at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Obituary published 12 Nov 2016 by Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas.
Arrangements entrusted to Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas.
NOTE: Edited to omit living persons.
He was born in Texas City, Texas July 29, 1945 to two loving parents: his hero, US Army Air Corps Captain Calder Wise and adoring mother, Ruby Lavon Strom.
Dr. Wise did not allow himself to be bound by the expectations of others.
He taught himself Calculus by the 5th grade and it was in no time at all until he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From there he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts in Electrical Engineering at Rice University (1971), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned double Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Math Mathematics and his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (1974).
In 1969, he began working for NASA, earning a letter of commendation from President Nixon for creating the landing module for the first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11. Because of his love for knowledge and desire to teach, he spent the years that followed as a jointly appointed electrical and computer engineering and math professor to many adoring students at UC Berkley, Texas Tech and the University of Texas at Austin. He poured many hours into developing equations which stretched across three chalkboards and challenged fellow brilliant minds around him to formulate more rigorous mathematical systems.
He co-authored the book Counterexamples in Probability and Real Analysis with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Hall. He created invaluable theorems that were helpful for all branches of the U.S. military. He also authored over 200 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals. One of his publications, co-authored with Dr. Vincent Poor, resulted in the creation of a new field of Electrical Engineering; this paper is still frequently referenced today.
Gary excelled at proving people wrong, inspiring truth, and mentoring many. He beat a stroke and cancer, taught himself Tae Kwon Do and loved to read the Bible. He cherished classic fast cars and oldies. In his time off, he enjoyed waking up before sunrise to go duck hunting with his trusty dog, Sandy. He regularly liked to tell jokes, make people laugh, befriend those around him and remind strangers not to “have a good day, but a great day!”.
Gary is survived by countless strangers whose lives were made better by meeting him.
Visitation is from 1:00-3:00pm, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, TX. Services are scheduled for Sunday at 3:00pm at Corley Funeral Home with graveside services to follow on Monday at 4:00pm at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Obituary published 12 Nov 2016 by Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas.
Arrangements entrusted to Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas.
NOTE: Edited to omit living persons.
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