I joined Motorola, I believe, shortly after she started working at Motorola. We started in the same big office. A few months later, the organization I belonged to was moved out of the building. In the next nine years, we kept our friendship outside the work. Until three months ago, both of us moved from freescale to Rockwell Collins and I began a brief but rewarded professional relationship with her. During a short three month of working relationship, we had shared the office again until we moved to the new building. I was impressed by her technical expertise and the willingness to share that helped our program greatly. Loss of her technical contribution was irreplaceable. More importantly, I will miss her as a person and her inspiration to live an enjoyable life and her energy to pursue happiness in and out of work place. I will miss her loud laugh that could be heard often at the other end of the hallway and injected most needed excitement into boring, most time quiet engineering environment. She lived a short life but meaningful. She has taught us in so many aspects of our life. She will always be a part of our group. The followings are the said from some of her colleagues in Phoenix Design Center in Rockwell Collins.

Tony pavio: Ellen enriched all of our lives. She will always be my friend.

CG Xie: David and Family, We will all miss her; she was so much fun to work with. My heart goes to you and your family.

Diana Davis, David and Family My deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. Ellen will missed. She was such a great person to work with. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

John Estes, David, It is with sadness knowing that Ellen will no longer be with us. You and your family are in my prayers during this time of sorrow. Holly and I will never forget the brief time that we were able to spend together.