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IN MEMORY OF VERN SVATOS
 Vern
C. Svatos - GIS Coordinator
June 15, 1941 - July 3, 2004
Poster
Reflections of Vern
Vern Svatos, age 63 of Wilmington and Newark, DE, died peacefully
at home on July 3, 2004 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Born
and raised in Cleveland, OH, Vern was the son of the late Vernon
E. and Ann (Kupcik) Svatos. He served in the U.S. Army, and then
went on to earn a BA and MA in English/Linguistics. He continued
his study of English at the University of Delaware before embarking
on a career in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Vern later
worked in computer information systems in the private sector, but
returned to GIS, joining Water Resources Agency (WRA) in 1994. Vern
held the position of GIS Coordinator, WRA, Institute for Public
Administration, University of Delaware. He developed a wide range
of systems and projects used for environmental analyses. The university,
community, and local and state governments valued him as a GIS educator
and expert resource. Vern was passionate about his work and even
more passionate about developing the potential in his students and
interns.
Vern
was an ardent baseball player and fan. He loved to travel with his
wife in the U.S. and abroad. They often chose to forego traditional
tours, instead making or losing their way down unguided paths of
Vern's choosing. Vern is survived by his wife, Kim Carrigan; daughter,
Erica and her husband, Lance Powers, of Chesapeake City, MD; sister,
Elaine M. Svatos, of Broadview Heights, OH; many other caring relatives
in Cleveland, OH; and friend and former wife, Karen Svatos, of Chesapeake
City, MD.
 Shown in picture above are: Ty Fitzpatrick, Katie Clift,
and Alison Rogozenski - some of Vern's former students currently working at ESRI in CA. Also ahown area Katie's husband Andy Clift and Ty Fitzpatrick's wife.
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Water
Resources Agency
Institute
for Public Administration | College of
Human Services, Education & Public Policy
DGS Annex | University of Delaware |
Newark, DE 19716
phone 302 831 8971| water-info@udel.edu
| fax 302 831 4934
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of Delaware, all rights reserved
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