Theodore Anderson Vanwormer

Theordore A. Van Wormer, 80, passed away June 14, 2012 in Sebring, FL. Ted was born September 6, 1931 in Long Island, NY. He attended Albany Academy; graduated from Yale University Magna Cum Laude & earned his PHD from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA as a Consultant in Management Science, some of his major accomplishments include providing the State of New York a complex prototype turnkey computer system to assist in redistricting; this was the first time a computer was used to assist reapportionment in the U.S. He worked for the Bureau of the Census to reduce undercounts in 2000; wrote 99-Gate, a high-speed, algebraic compiler (known as the fastest fortrax in the West) for Washington State University; co-authored an assembler (TASS) for Carnegie Mellon University; and an interpreter (IPL-V), a proprietary product funded by the Rand Corporation. Ted also taught Computer Science and the application of Computer Science to business students at Washington State University and the University of Pittsburg. He was the author and co-author to several professional publications. Ted served in the US Navy during the Korean War & was honorably discharged in July of 1954. He was a licensed instrument-rated pilot who loved flying and downhill skiing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald & Katherine Van Wormer of Bat Cave, NC; He is survived by his wife, Peg Gillick, Sebring, FL; sisters, Katherine Howard & Johana George of Minnepolis, MN; daughter, Lianne Pierce (Larry); son, Alex Van Wormer (Lia), 4 grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews & friends. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Sebring, Florida www.stephensonnelsonfh.com