I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Karl, and I want to express my sincerest condolences to you and your family during this difficult time. Karl was a mentor and an inspiration to me. His unwavering dedication to teaching and their exceptional ability to instill the values of detailed notes and the importance of root cause analysis in troubleshooting early in my career have left an indelible mark on my life.

Tracy Riherd
October 12, 2023

Karl and I were best friends we met in the Telecom lab at Collins. We made several trips to coal mines and hard rock mines to work on underground telephone systems. Karl was always ready to go and very creative in repairing things. My best time was when he pulled up to my house in a big U-Haul truck and said we were going shopping. He talked me into getting a water softener for my new house to me at the time. A few days later he came over to show me how to install it. I’d never done any plumbing. He turned the water off and then told me to cut the water line with a saw. After I was done he said he had to go. He started to walk out . Then busted out laughing. He said the look on my face was of terror! I think it was. We had many other adventures. I think of him all the time.

Greg Copeland
October 13, 2023

Karl started out as a "friend of a friend," but, over the years, I like to think we became friends in our own right. I'll never forget the tour of his home I received. He had so many interests, hobbies, and projects. His house was like a museum - you didn't know where to look first! Restored radios, the organ restoration project in the basement, and, at the end, Karl regaling us by playing a few songs on his organ upstairs. Everything narrated in that soft-spoken, but very knowledgable way of his. Karl was a damn interesting fellow whom I will never forget, and my condolences to all grieving at his loss, especially Steve H.

Steven Wendl
October 18, 2023

Karl had a dry sense of humor and was well respected by the new engineers (when I was one). There were insights/lessons that I still reflect on and now pass to the new engineers that I mentor many years later. I am very thankful that I was fortunate enough to know him and was sad when I was told he was gone.

Sean
February 14, 2025