RT--Paul Wilbur Klipsch, 'A Legend In Sound' Will be Laid to Rest in Hope Arkansas Tomorrow
HOPE, Ark., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Audio pioneer Paul W. Klipsch will be
buried tomorrow in Hope, Arkansas. The 98 year-old inventor, engineer and
scientist died May 5 at his home in Hope. Klipsch created a new breed of audio
speaker and founded the company that bears his name, now known as Klipsch
Audio Technologies, in 1946.
Over the years, Klipsch held three patents in ballistics, eight in
geophysics and 12 in acoustics. His "Heritage Series" loudspeakers including
the Klipschorn, LaScala, Belle, Cornwall and Heresy are known worldwide for
quality and accuracy that continue to set audio industry standards today.
Klipsch received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New
Mexico A & M, now know as New Mexico State University in 1926. He received his
master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Klipsch has generously contributed to his New Mexico alma mater and in
1995 the university dedicated the Paul W. Klipsch Lecture Hall, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Klipsch School of Electrical
Engineering.
In 1997, the university dedicated the Klipsch Museum, providing a
scholarly and entertaining view of engineering history. That same year,
Klipsch joined the ranks of pioneers Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk and the Wright
Brothers when he was inducted into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame
for acoustic, ballistic and geophysical contributions to science.
Herndon Funeral Home of Hope is handling services for Klipsch. The funeral
will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow and interment will follow at the Rose Hill
Cemetery. His wife, Valerie, son, Raymond Booles, two grandchildren, two great
grandchildren and extended family, survive Klipsch.
The official biography, "Paul Wilbur Klipsch, The Life... The Legend,"
written by Maureen Barrett and Michael Klementovich, with a preface by Valerie
Klipsch and a forward by longtime Klipsch employee and friend Roy Delgado, is
available from Rutledge Books, Inc. (800-278-8533).
A full obituary and photo provided by the family are available on Klipsch
Audio Technologies' web site ( www.klipsch.com ), along with a memorial letter
from current CEO Fred S. Klipsch, a cousin of the deceased. Sound on tape of
Paul W. Klipsch is available upon request.
SOURCE Klipsch Audio Technologies
/CONTACT: Joshua Ryan Hall of Klipsch Audio Technologies,+1-317-860-8708, or
+1-317-702-7033/
/Photo: klipsch.com
/Web site: klipsch.comhttp://www.mrspaulwklipsch.com/ |
