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Although he intended to die in a rock climbing accident at age 104, cancer claimed Bob at age 66. He enjoyed 39 years of marriage to Sandy. His wife, 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. He cherished his daily devotion to family. His life serves as an example and an inspiration. After his BS/MS in electrical engineering at Stanford, he joined the Peace Corps for 2 years in Chile, teaching at the University of Santiago and climbing mountains. He was an engineer at IBM, STC-CRC, Adaptec, and Sun Microsystems before his last 8 years at Brocade Communications. He helped define the pathway of information storage protocols and technology, from the inception of SCSI to the development and expansion of Fibre Channel. As the chair of multiple technical committees and head of the US Delegation to ISO/IEC subcommittees, he defined rational interfaces to shape the future of storage connections. A backyard farmer, he spent long hours tending his trees and vines. He loved the outdoors; hiking (preferably above the tree line), sailing and traveling. His concern for sustainability and conservation guided his daily actions.

John Alciati, 85 years old, passed away peacefully at his home in Morgan Hill surrounded by his loving family. John was a lifelong resident of Morgan Hill where he farmed prunes, walnuts & grapes. He believed in the tradition of farmers helping each other. John volunteered for the Morgan Hill Police Auxiliary and served 13 loyal years. He also was a member of the Gilroy Elks & the Morgan Hill Full Blooded Italian Club. John enjoyed playing softball, where he was a pitcher, and also enjoyed vacationing in Lake Tahoe. John was a loving husband, father, grandfather & friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Elsie, and his 3 children, Don (Sandy) Alciati, Al (Sharon) Alciati and Rita (Sean) Nyulassy, as well as 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at St. Catherine's Church, in Morgan Hill, on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to Hospice of the Valley, 4850 Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 or to a charity of your choice.

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