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OCTOBER 2025 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 97 circuits," in addition to several others where he was named as a contributor or co-inven- tor. In 1993, Larry was involved in the IPC National Technology Roadmap and was a co-founder of the Technology Research Institute (ITRI). As a man dedicated to his profession and giving back, Larry invested in our industry's future workforce by providing students or college-bound individuals with a monetary contribution toward a diploma or degree program at a community college, technical school, college, or university. is resulted in the establishment of the Larry N. Velie California Circuits Association Educational Scholarship program. A long and storied career is not without its hiccups, and Velie Circuits' entry into Chap- ter 11 in 1996 only catalyzed the company, IPC Leadership (L-R): Ray Pritchard, Thom Dammrich, and Larry Velie, president of IPC bringing it into a strong financial and tech- nical position. ough reticent to talk about certain details, Larry was open and willing to discuss how the company navigated through change management in its way of doing busi- ness to create success once again. Many of us who were highly involved in the Global Electronics Association in its more formative years worked with and became good friends with Larry. He was proud of his company and was always willing to take sup- pliers, their other customers, students, and just about anyone who was interested, on a tour of his company and an explanation of its manufacturing processes. He was open and willing to offer advice and answer questions, and continued to be interested in new devel- opments and technology in PCB fabrication until the end of his days . PCB007