IN MEMORIAM

Ed Uxke in characteristic pow,, Capitol Tower, Hollywood.

DWARD H. LECKF.: whose contri- Award "for outstand- cluded . tape recorders, butions to involved mo- ing contribution in the iniprovernent . speaker systems, mixmg tion pictures and; even more notably, of recording techniques." He was al- consoles and related equipment. the record in a long so a member of IRE and SMPTE. e career at Capitol Records, died this He by will be remembered friends ARTIK BEXDER, reg~ondl sales spring after an illness of sc\;eral cverywhere as a inan of many facets M manager for Altec Lansing in years, He was 64. and interests. Sitting as a member of the eastern United States, died this Born in Peoria, Illinois. Ed Uecke Capitol Records' record rating spring at the age of 64. A long career attended California Institute of Tech- "jury," Ed listened to and passed in audio dcsign. production, and nology, graduating with a degree in judgment on this company's classical sales led to Mr. Bender's mosr recent electrical in 1929. After both as audio par work, involving design of public ad- working as staff assistant to the chief excellence and as lover of the dress, ~peech reinforcement, console engineer, RKO Motion Pictures, he most dedicated sort. This remains the design and rnilitar) and commercial still audible legacy of this gentle per- went to Packard Bell in 1910 as de- communication systems for Altec. sign engineer, project engineer, and fectionist in an imperfect world-so assistant chief engineer with that described by one who knew hinl best. company, dealing mainly with radio- AMES BERRETT WELTOX, who was phonograph and home disc record- J owner of Protone Records and ing developn~ents. During World ~ERTA. FEGIN, former presidant Music, Hollywood, Caldornia, died War 11, as Packard Bell's chief en- of State 'Sound Service. Stock- earlier this spring. He waq 71. Owner gineer. Uecke designed field and de- ton. Calif.. died recently at age 72. of the Dr. of Music degree from tcst equipment for a variety of He had been living in Windsor, Con- University of Vienna, Mr. Welton's electronic navigation devices used b~. necticut and had already made a extensive career included that of mu- the AAF and Signal Corps. lengthy career as an electronic techni- sician, publisher, and producer of Ed Uecke joined Capitol Records clan and motion picture prolectionist phonograph recordings. In addition in 1936, became chicf engineer in when he jo~ned AES in 1950. In a to the Audio Engineering Society, he 1948. and held the title of en,'~lneer- letter to hTorman Pickering at the was a member of a number of music ing liaison officer for the Capitol In- t~me.he gave as his reason for apply- organizations. dustries group when illness forced his ing for membership "I want to be e able to learn all the new angles com- retirement. A Fellow of the Audio VDERSLF.I\P.ART K.JELT., chief en- Engineering Society since 1955, lng up for the improvement of sound " gineer of Studioproduktion AB, Lrecke's many awards included an reproduction through rhe various Stockholm, Sweden, makers of pro- honorary ruernbership given him at ways used. . ." fessional equipment for educational, the 38th convention of the 4ES in 0 public address, and other audio appli- 1970 "for outstanding contributions c. PEETERS, president of Wolec cations, died last March 5. He was to recording and sound motion pic- Ma Electron~cs, Belgian rna~ufac- 28. He had earlier held an engineer- t~~resover a span of forty >-ears, both turer of equip- ing position with Telefunken. At as engineer and research dircctor." ment. died earlier this year at the age Studioproduktions AB he was engaged In 1963 he received an Institute of of 67. Products his firm handled in- in the design of audio consoles.

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