
Home Reunion Schedule Contacts Alumni In Memoriam Registration Form Send us your bio and a recent picture	Larry Bronisz Spouse/partner: Carol Children: Ilusha (13) and Dima (11) 30 is quite few years, and it’s obvious that life is short and precious. I seem to understand that during or after the hard times; like when our alum, David Mitchell, my college roommate died in our first year of college. After 5 years at UC Davis I emerged with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (and lots of music classes). Carol and I married in 1984. She is also a mechanical engineer and loves people and animals. We have a cat, a house rabbit (who wins all sparring contests with the cat), 3 border collies, and a mare with a newborn colt. Yowza! On July 4th, 2000 we adopted our two boys at ages 4 and 6 from Russia. After 17 years of marriage without kids that was a 0 to 120 mph shock! We studied community college Russian for 1.5 years before the adoption, and spoke mostly (lousy) Russian at home for the 1st five months of parenthood to buffer the culture shock. Ilusha had great Russian and taught me half of what I know. Dima is energetic, and now I drink coffee. Now Carol home schools the boys and rides her horse to escape. I ski with our boys, and am still faster, maybe for two more years, since the 13-year-old prefers snowboarding. Ilusha plays baseball and piano, Dima plays soccer and flute. I still play trombone; in Los Alamos Big Band, the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, at church and occasionally for community or semi-pro classical gigs. Work has been interesting thus far including working in Sacramento, Calif., on the F-111 ejection system as a civilian for the Air Force, welding robots for a small company, and rocket engines for a defense contractor (Aerojet) By 1989 we had enough of California (and Carol is a native) and moved back to Los Alamos where I have worked at the Lab in robotics, superconductivity, and lots of other stuff. I took 3 years of entrepreneurial leave from the lab and tried unsuccessfully to commercialize a foaming sensor, while also consulting in medical robotics. Named in a few patents. I actually have worked with rocket scientists and a brain surgeon (not simultaneously)! It’s really not such a big deal unless you’re in a Far Side cartoon. We are now authorized (gray hairs) to philosophize. On my top 10 list of books are two by journalist Phillip Yancey: "What's so Amazing about Grace" and "The Jesus I Never Knew". I met Yancey recently and he is an honest, humble and questioning author. I highly recommend these good books along with The Good Book when facing the challenges of life. Kris Lundgaard’s books have been highly recommended to me. I might “golf” with some of you pros at the reunion to pick up tips and jokes. Back to Alumni

Larry Bronisz

Spouse/partner: Carol

Children: Ilusha (13) and Dima (11)

30 is quite few years, and it’s obvious that life is short and precious. I seem to understand that during or after the hard times; like when our alum, David Mitchell, my college roommate died in our first year of college.

After 5 years at UC Davis I emerged with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (and lots of music classes). Carol and I married in 1984. She is also a mechanical engineer and loves people and animals. We have a cat, a house rabbit (who wins all sparring contests with the cat), 3 border collies, and a mare with a newborn colt. Yowza!

On July 4th, 2000 we adopted our two boys at ages 4 and 6 from Russia. After 17 years of marriage without kids that was a 0 to 120 mph shock! We studied community college Russian for 1.5 years before the adoption, and spoke mostly (lousy) Russian at home for the 1st five months of parenthood to buffer the culture shock. Ilusha had great Russian and taught me half of what I know. Dima is energetic, and now I drink coffee.

Now Carol home schools the boys and rides her horse to escape. I ski with our boys, and am still faster, maybe for two more years, since the 13-year-old prefers snowboarding. Ilusha plays baseball and piano, Dima plays soccer and flute. I still play trombone; in Los Alamos Big Band, the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, at church and occasionally for community or semi-pro classical gigs.

Work has been interesting thus far including working in Sacramento, Calif., on the F-111 ejection system as a civilian for the Air Force, welding robots for a small company, and rocket engines for a defense contractor (Aerojet)

By 1989 we had enough of California (and Carol is a native) and moved back to Los Alamos where I have worked at the Lab in robotics, superconductivity, and lots of other stuff. I took 3 years of entrepreneurial leave from the lab and tried unsuccessfully to commercialize a foaming sensor, while also consulting in medical robotics. Named in a few patents. I actually have worked with rocket scientists and a brain surgeon (not simultaneously)! It’s really not such a big deal unless you’re in a Far Side cartoon.

We are now authorized (gray hairs) to philosophize. On my top 10 list of books are two by journalist Phillip Yancey: "What's so Amazing about Grace" and "The Jesus I Never Knew". I met Yancey recently and he is an honest, humble and questioning author. I highly recommend these good books along with The Good Book when facing the challenges of life. Kris Lundgaard’s books have been highly recommended to me.

I might “golf” with some of you pros at the reunion to pick up tips and jokes.

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