With many of his responsibilities, he also co-ordinated the Ericsson North American Product Approvals meetings. He kept everyone up to date with current and pending new regulations from the FCC, etc., thus protecting Ericssons interests in new product designs. He was the glue that kept it all together.
He was a warm kind hearted man, who always had an interesting story to tell, and kept your attention with the latest tech news and inside stories.
The last time I saw him was here in Santa Barbara for the Ericsson Product Approvals meeting, Nov 14 2001. I think that was the best time we ever had together as a group, shared many laughs, and became much closer as friends and not just as business associates. On this occasion, Allen invited us to join him at his longtime friend's beautiful ranch (Stan and Connie) in Montecito. That evening we all piled into my car and drove up to Montecito. We were treated to wonderful home, hospitality and a spectacular view of the sun setting into the pacific ocean. The next night, Allen again shared another unforgettable evening on Stan & Connie's yacht, a boat cruise up and down the breathtaking shoreline views of Santa Barbara. It was a great time and my last memories of Allen.
Bruce
Santa Barbara, CA
Washington, DC
Groh, Allen R., age 55 died May 21, 2002 after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Kathleen Tamplin Groh, daughters, Angela Groh Floyd, Jocelyn Kay Groh and sons, Aron Tamplin Groh, Jacob William Groh, son in law, Scott Floyd and daughter in law Lily Sandoval Groh, grandsons, Mario Tamplin Groh and William Scott Floyd. At the time of his death, Allen was the Director of International Trade & Regulatory Compliance Group for Ericsson Inc. and was a member of the Telecommunications Industry Association, serving as Chairman of the Technical Regulatory Issues Committee. He began his career in research and development as an Electronics Engineer with Shure Brothers Inc. in Evanston, Illinois, and moved into international marketing and business development learning to speak German to increase his effectiveness and because it was fun. He worked as Division Marketing Manager for Texas Instruments and then became Manager, Sales and Business Development for NV Philips in The Netherlands learning to speak Dutch while living in The Netherlands. Returning to the US Allen became President, US Operations for Oberon International, a venture capital computer peripheral company. Allen was active in the Dallas Council Navy League serving as president for one year and currently as a National Director. He was active in the Navy League Sea Cadet program and was instrumental in creating a national exchange program between the US Sea Cadets and Swedish Sea Cadets beginning with the first exchange of Cadets from the Forestall Squadron in Dallas. Son Jacob�s Boy Scout Troop 800 was also a recipient of Allen�s international connections. Working with a Swedish colleague, Allen arranged for the troop to attend a Scout Jamboree in Norway with time spent in Stockholm at Swedish scout�s homes. Allen served in Vietnam with the US Army and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. He received his BS in Electronics Engineering from Arizona State University and for the last two years served on the ASU Engineering School Advisory Board. He attended the University of Chicago MBA program and was at the time of his death working on a PhD in Political Economy at UT Dallas which brought him the greatest joy he had experienced in learning. Allen also served on the School of Social Sciences Advisory Board at UTD and has been a devoted ambassador of Ericsson�s e-Learning initiatives. Allen holds four patents and has been published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society and the Annual Review of Communications, International Engineering Consortium. Allen was a dynamic individual who enjoyed life, dearly loved his family, friends and learning every minute. He will be greatly missed, as he was greatly loved. Memorials may be sent to the Scleroderma Foundation, 12 Kent Way, suite 101, Byfield, MA 01922.