Ronald "Ron" Robinson, 82, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois passed away on March 17, 2024.
He was born on December, 22, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio. Ron was a 1960 graduate of Girard High School where he was known as "Mr. Ability" for his many talents. After earning an electrical engineering degree from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1964, Ron began a distinguished career in the emerging personal computer industry. He helped start the NEC USA company in 1981 that went on to become a leader in PC monitors, laptops, and dot matrix printers in the 1980's. Ron played a key role in establishing retail distribution channels for personal computers. Prior to NEC, Ron worked as a development engineer at Lincoln Electric and in sales at Schweber Electronics. After leaving NEC in 1994, he worked at Analog Devices until his retirement in 1999.
Ron had a passion for trying new things, from taking sabbaticals to explore new opportunities, to helping to build a full-scale replica of the Wrig

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